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Just curious about when Listermann opened the shop on Dana in Cincinnati. Was it just manufacturing to start, or was it always a HBS too? Anyone know what the building was used for before it was Listermann's?

Hey ya'll... just wanted to share my experience last night - did my first all-grain batch. It was a blast, every step of the way, and I really think the beer is gonna come out great. Well, REALLY GOOD at least... :p Use a 5 gal cooler w/a mini-keg bung and a stainless screen. The mashtun cost...

What are your all's thoughts on Oxyclean Free? This is the oxyclean that has no chlorine, dyes, or perfumes. I bought some to try on beer labels and it worked like magic... after an hour of soaking labels were floating on the top of the water! And also, after a quick rinse, there is absolutely...

ok, stupid title. But here's my question... After primary fermentation, I racked some wheat beer over about 3 pounds of wild blueberries. I plan on letting that stay put for 14 days total. After that, would there be any advantage to racking the beer off the berries into a third carboy and...

I read somewhere recently, not sure where, that if you store LME in the fridge, that you need to take it out for at least a week before you brew. Is this correct, and if so, can you offer an explaination? the reason I ask is that is that I'm trying to figure out why two of my last 10 or so...

I was reading something about brewing recently and had heard the suggestion of brewing pre-pro lagers. I am embarrased to say that I really can't characterize a pre-pro beer. Could someone enlighten me? I definitely understand that there were exponentially more brewers before prohibition - the...

I'm just curious what ill effect freezing might have on beer in it's various stages of production. I have a scottish ale in secondary in the garage, and it dipped down to 32... never saw ice crystals or anything, but I was out of town and wondered what might happen if it did start to freeze.

Hey all, first post... been brewing with extract for a couple years. I have two of those wire/probe thermometers, one is a polder, and the other one is from target. They have both gone bad... and I suspect the probe is the problem. They read about 50 degrees too high :confused: I'm...