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I am on a business trip in Herndon, Va next week. Are there any local brewpubs or good local brews I should visit or try while I'm there?

How much yeast do you pitch for the starter? Meaning, if you're making a starter for a lager then you need a much larger yeasts cell count. Say you make a 5000ML starter. Do you pitch 2 vials of yeast into 4600ML (so you don't go over the 5000ML) of "wort" to make your starter? Do you pitch...

In the middle of batch sparging my manifold came apart and runoff stopped cold! So I ended up having to scoop out about 5 gallons +/- of 168F water and 12 Lbs of grain using a tupperware container and straining/draining it through the screen in my funnel into a 1 gallon plastic jug. So it is...

Has anyone ever order anything from them? All they carry is stir bars of various sizes and shapes. I need to stock up as I have a habit of dropping them into the fermenter and forgetting they are there 2 weeks later.

I have a frig in my garage I will be using for fermentation. I have a Johnson controller on it, but the problem is, it is still too cold outside/in the garage for the fridge to get up to the temp setting of the controller. I could do a lager but that would tie up my fridge for a couple months...

If you are in the Philly area, the Drafting Room in Springhouse is doing a firkin tap on Friday, March 26 at 5pm. They will be tapping Troegs Nugget Nectar.

I am trying to solder together my wort chiller and have encountered a problem. Not a joint one will solder solid. It is as if the solder will not flow into the joint of the elbow and the copper tube. I plumbed my bathroom fine and this didn't happen so I am at a loss as to the problem. Each...

Like many brewers I get info from as many sources as possible and take them all with a grain of salt. I read a lot about mash thickness, grain crush and it's affect on efficiency of the mash. My question is, since I can't find any information about it, how does mash thickness affect...

Money is tight for everyone right now, including me. So in order to maximize my brewing, I am looking for 2 recipes that share as many ingredients as possible. I prefer an ale. Any suggestions?

My wife is working on her masters and a required class is marketing. Not sure what that has to do with HR but hey I'm just a HS grad. She is curious what homebrewers spend (average) per year on homebrew supplies. She knows what I spend but wants to know how I compare to your average person...

http://retroyoutube.blogspot.com/2007/12/retro-youtube-1930-german-beer-factory.html Now, if only I could read German......

I put in Jamil's Dunkelweizen recipe in Brewtarget and it is telling me that the OG, FG and ABV are high. I don't want to adjust it for fear of throwing the recipe/final product out of balance. For the users of brewtarget, have you found that it is off or a little liberal in it's calculations?

I was wondering how the time in the boil at which you add hops affect the hop bitterness, if it does at all? I understand that adding early on in the boil can give more bitterness, but how does that flavor (early on in the boil) compare to adding hops much later in the boil?

This may sound like a pretty simple question, but when making a starter on a stir plate, after approx 12-18 hours (according to the Mr Malty directions) it should be ready to pitch into your wort. Do you allow it to settle, pour off some of the liquid and pitch the slurry or do you pitch it all...

I am midway through the mash on my first all grain. It just so happens it is a BIAB as well and a SMaSH. I am using 12 Lbs Vienna Malt. Missed mash temp by 2F and hit 152F I have 5 Oz of German Saphir in waiting. I opened the hops and was smacked in the face by a lemon lime smell. IT...

Momma is tired of empty bottles laying around. She is telling me I need to start kegging. SO I guess I HAVE TO go get a kegerator. I know, I know, buy a chest freezer and convert. Well, the problem is space. We have very little space in order to do so. She said since I get to keg beer, she...

How do I guesstimate how large a cooler I will need for full boil 5 gallon batches? Is there a magic formula for X qt cooler per gallon wort size?

I have the best SWMBO ever! I have been trolling the forum for a long time learning everything I can and even asking a few questions. Well my better, MUCH better half bought me a homebrew kit for my birthday and so now I have the dubious task of trying to figure out what to brew first! I...

I was halfway thru my first cup of coffee yesterday when the swmbo asked if I felt like going on a tour of the Yuengling brewery in Pottstown, Pa. Needless to say I did the tour and had an awesome time but........ The tour guide said something that didn't quite seem right. She said they made...

I found an interesting article and after reading it, knew I had to share. Rewriting the Rules of Brewing Beer - The Atlantic Food Channel