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I'll be moving to the Ramstein area of Germany in April and I'm looking to connect with local brewers before I move. I heard there was a closed group on Facebook called D.R.A.F.T., but I couldn't find it. Any recommendations?

I've been all-grain brewing for a couple of years, but have never attempted a cider. I have a friend who sells apple purée commercially, and I'm wanting to use it for my first attempt at a cider. This is not a juice concentrate, rather a first press of the fruit. None of the recipes call for...

I brew with a 1/2 barrel keg (15.5 gallons) and mash with a 70 quart cooler. When I try to set up my equipment on Beersmith, there are many choices, but none for my set-up. I'm not sure that "close enough" works. If I have a recipe and change the equipment, it can make a major difference. It...

I've recently started kegging and I went with what was available at the time, pin-lock kegs. I plan to build a keezer and will be able to fit one more ball-lock kegs than pin-lock kegs, so I'm thinking about switching. I really like the pin-lock design, i.e., no chance of accidentally...

I was reading (can't remember where) that some Trappist abbeys will pitch more yeast prior to bottling. This is why you should use thicker European bottles because of higher carbonation. If I were to add more yeast, I think I would repitch. However, how much yeast and how would I do a...