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I'm picking up (12) 16 oz Swing Top Bottles, this weekend. The first step in embarking on my 1.5 gal. Journey of Experimental Beers Doing small batch will allow me to brew in one night, and let me play with styles and profiles. My first 3 batches planned for the pipe line. 1. Rye Imperial IPA...

Has anyone brewed a special beer for the Super Bowl this year? I did a 5 gal batch of APA Blonde Ale - "Super Blonde 53"

I guess I offended some of you sensitive types with my initial post, but if you care to venture from your "safe space" please read the article and offer up your opinion. P.S. This NOT a political rant, it is a BEER related link. VinePair: Hop Take: We Need to Talk About Beer Diversity...

For me, this will be the Year Of Beer. Last year I started brewing, and was able to complete five 5.5 gal batches. Each batch I learned something and improved upon the previous batch, I feel like my beers got better and better every time. My goal for this year is to do a lot more Brews, so I'm...

On Sunday I brewed APA Blonde Ale, and it is without a doubt the most deliciously sweet fragrant aroma coming out of the airlock. Not sure why this is, just thiught I would share. It is my first time using US-05 and first non IPA brew.

English Muffins, Fork or Knife?

Has anyone done a 1 gallon extract pre boil the night before. What I thought, is do a quick one gallon 60-minute boil with your bittering hops the night before and just let it chill overnight. Then the next day on your Brew Day, do your 4 gallon full brew, but just bring the four gallons to...

Has anyone done a Yeast blend? If so, what were your results/opinions? Example 10 gallon Brew 3L Yeast starter with WLP001 3L Yeast starter with US-05

The feeling you get when a friend tries your 3rd brew and claims "Damn that's good, it taste like a Grapefruit Sculpin" HELL YEAH

I am planning on using using Santa Cruz Organic White Grape Juice as an adjunct ingredient in a upcoming brew. From what I can gather, this stuff is legit, no preservative, non gmo, organic, nothing added, steam pasteurized, nothing but water and grapes. So my question is, would you boil prior...

“Holiday DrIPA” Brut IPA (Partial Mash) Grain Bill 4# American 2 Row Malt 5# X-Light DME Adjunct 1# Corn Sugar Hops – MTz Blend 5oz (2 oz Zythos + 3 oz Citra) .5oz MTz Blend – 60 min Boil .5oz Mtz Blend – 30 min Boil 2oz MTz Blend – Hop Tea #1 - 15 min Whirlpool 160° 1oz MTz Blend – Hop...

Next fall, I am going to start growing my own hops. This year I will get my ground prepared and and set up the frame and irrigation system. I am buying 4 plants from Burpee's Seed Co. Cascade Centennial Chinook Mt. Hood. I am going to cross pollinate 2 each of the plants and create my own...

Ars Technica: How to get that great “hoppy” beer taste without the exploding bottles. https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/how-to-get-that-great-hoppy-beer-taste-without-the-exploding-bottles/

I have a crazy question. I have a small batch of beer in bottles about 1.5 gal, they've been in bottles for 6 weeks now and still won't carbonate. I believe I know the reason why they won't carbonate, so my question is. Can I, should I make a small 2.5 gal batch and pour the 1.5 gal of old beer...

Growing 300 Billion Yeast Cells in 3L of wort... Getting ready for Sunday Brew Day [emoji482]

A lot of research indicates to aerate your wort when you pitch the yeast. When transferring wort from kettle to fermenter, would it not make sense to pitch the yeast as you are transferring. This way you get full solution and aeration as the fermenter fills.

Since the Hoppiness and Bitterness in beer comes from Hops, and those characteristics come from Alpha and Beta "Acids" in those Hops. Would it make sense to drink an Alkaline water when tasting/sampling beers. Would it be a good idea for Breweries/Pubs/Bars to serve Alkaline water with their...

How many of you have done your hop blends? My next brew, a 5 gal IPA. I'm going to Mix 6oz of various hops and then distribute them throughout my brew schedule. My Hop Blend - 2oz Amarillo - 2oz Cascade - 1oz Chinook - 1oz Citra Hop Blend Distribution - .5oz 60min Boil - .5oz 30min Boil -...

How did you start brewing? Did you buy a kit? Did you have someone help you build your first brew? Or did you take the path like myself, I jumped in head first and created my own recipe and did full "All Grain" brew which took 9 hours from start to finish.

Has anyone tried their hand at the new "Hot" trend in IPA's Brut IPA's Let's hear what your thoughts and idea's are... I'm looking at Light malts; 2 Row, Pilsner, Vienna and Maris Otter Heavy in the Aroma hops; Cascade, Centennial, Citra And WLP715 Champagne Yeast