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Hi all! I decided last minute to do a watermelon-lime tequila seltzer for my son's birthday next week. I'm planning on doing a non-fermenting method given the short time window. I've done vodka seltzers before and they've turned out pretty good. Thinking like, 1L tequila to 5 gal (should...

All, Making 5 gal of seltzers for a birthday party coming up - doing the easy route with vodka, water and force carb. For fruit, thinking of doing blackberry lime. I'll use lime juice for the lime but planned on doing blackberries. Do I need to sanitize them before using? I know I would for...

So my old craigslist Fridge I had converted died. I'm looking for a new fridge to convert into a tower kegerator. My old fridge could only fit 1 Corny inside and I'd like to upgrade to two (and keep my 5# co2 inside). For now it would be nice to have a cold keg "on deck" but will eventually will...

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Thanks all! Sorry I haven't been able to get on here with the Holidays. I didn't think of doing it myself at all. My current Kettle is a Bayou Classic 10gal so that might work perfectly.

A little while ago, my (cheap, first one bought) copper immersion chiller broke and I opted for an overall upgrade to a plate chiller. I've tried two batches since then and haven't gotten my new "cooling" system to work. The major problem revolves around two factors: My pump is not self-priming...

Thank you all for your positive encouragement, I took your advice and let it ride and it actually turned out pretty good. Maybe not my best beer ever but noticeably free of that extract twang...pretty pumped to be AG now.

Thanks! I did a coffee blonde a few months ago that turned out great (think light bodied ale with just a hint of coffee) and I'd like to try it AG. That or something a little more summer since it's June in Florida.

So I did my first All Grain brew yesterday. Made an IPA with 2-row, Munich, and Crystal 77 Grains and, according to brew house efficiency calculator, hit about 85% efficiency. Great start! ...And then everything went south. During my cooldown, my immersion chiller popped a leak, spitting (a...

GoeHaarden/Calder, thank you guys! I had honestly never heard about that before but this is only my second brew since I "upgraded" to a refractometer (vs. hyrdo).

I used refractometer, I'd never heard about the issues with alcohol in there. It was definitely still too sweet

I did only use one package. Been in fermenter 3 weeks now

I'm an Orlando guy myself. My OG was 1.063 so I've come down a bit. I used Golden light DME for this one. This actually isn't a stout but a coffee blonde ale - it's a unique brew and at least the one I had at a brew house the day before I brewed was AWESOME. I'm guessing I underpitched - I...

So I'm making a Coffee Blonde Ale after having one that was extremely delicious. However, my fermentation seems to be stuck at FG: 1.034 - resulting in a too sweet beer. I used Safale 05 but we had a cold snap the day after I brewed (I live in Florida so the house was down in the low 60s) and...

Ah I did leave that off didn't I. I was going to put fresh watermelon, likely cut up and blended into the secondary. Thinking 2-3lbs.

Hi all - I'm giving a new recipe a try. I've never really done a recipe "from scratch" like this before but I've done a few where I base beers off of clones or a few recipes. I'm looking for a not too sweet, citrusy watermelon IPA. I got the idea from Hell or High Water from 21st...

Does anyone know of/have a recipe for a Funky Buddha Nib Smuggler Clone? I'd prefer Extract but even an all-grain would help me get there. I love this beer and I'd like to try my hand at recreating it. I've never done a Porter or even a Stout to even know where to start.

Jordan, this is my test batch - which is why I wanted to give a couple tweaks a try. The "real" batches will be in January.

Thanks to both of you! Does anything think it's worth it to try a different yeast?

Hi All! I'm hoping for a little advice. I brewed Midwest Supplies Fresh "Squished" Extra kit about 6 months ago and loved it. I've got a wedding coming up and wanted to do a couple kegs for the rehearsal dinner. I've decided to go with a version of the Fresh Squeezed Clone. I've brewed...