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I'm leaving/taking a break from the brewing hobby and would like to sell everything I have. I'm located in Cincinnati, Ohio and travel to Columbus, Ohio often if you would like to arrange a local pick up. Of course, we can always work out shipping. Anyways here's a list of what I have: 5...

I started my first mini-mash about 20 minutes ago but after sanitizing everything, I realized I don't have the time or energy to brew tonight. Anyway, all I managed to do was get a bucket of OneStep solution ready and I threw a couple items in it to soak. Since I plan on brewing around 4pm...

Hey guys, I'm sure this info is on this site somewhere but after a quick search I couldn't find it. Palmer's book (How to Brew) states that you should boil a pint of water and stir in 1/2 cup of DME to make your starter. Since I don't have any DME, is it ok to just use the same amount of LME...

My girlfriend gets really bad motion sickness almost every time she gets in a car. I recently read about the health benefits of ginger and came across a site (Health Benefits of Ginger) that claims that ginger can provide more motion sickness relief than dramamine. Does anyone know if the...

I've brewed 3 batches now. The first was a True Brew IPA extract kit. It sat in primary for 2 weeks and has now been bottled for 4 weeks. Still tastes gross like cider, which I was somewhat expecting because of way too high fermentation temps (80s). Now, maybe I'm just getting discouraged...

Does anyone have experience buying a kegging setup from homebrewing.org? They seem to have very cheap setups...almost too good to be true, so I thought I would ask around here. Thanks! Here's the link: Homebrew Kegging System Also: Will a 10lb co2 tank fit inside my chest freezer or would...

Hello all! I'm a college student on a budget but I really want to get into kegging. I was wondering if any of you guys had a "grocery list" of items I need to start kegging. I already have a 20 cu ft. chest freezer and a collar for it. I was thinking of just buying the whole starter kit on...

Alright, I made a rookie wordworking mistake yesterday...I forgot that 2x6's aren't really 2x6. I measured everything several times and all my numbers came out to be perfect, except for that one oversight. Anyway, I was thinking about lining the collar up with the back of the freezer so that the...

Anyone out there tried the Austin hombrew supply Double Chocolate Stout extract kit? The site says it is "similar in style to Young's Double Chocolate Stout" which I love, so I thought I might try it, but I wanted to ask around here first to see what you guys thought of it. Any other...

Ok, I am extremely excited about my first major homebrewing project. I've been searching craigslist and freecycle for some time now and finally found a very nice, working 20 cu ft chest freezer for FREE! The catch is that there was rotting meat in the bottom of it for about a year (God only...

I recently scored a second equipment kit for $25 (craigslist) and the kit included a Brewer's Best Ingredient Kit. The reason the kit was so cheap is because it has been sitting in a basement, unused for about 8 years (my guess) and the previous owner never found the time to brew with it...

I've had my first batch (IPA brewed from a true brew kit) in primary for 2 weeks now and was planning on bottling tomorrow. The FG has been steady for a couple days now. I just took another hydrometer reading and tasted the sample...it tasted like sour apple cider. Is this the normal "green"...

So I have about 20 bucks burning a hole in my paypal account (I know, it's so much!) and was wondering what you guys think it would be best spent on. I'm slowly building my arsenal of brewing equipment and I'm now looking at either a beer thief or an auto-siphon. I would love to hear which of...

I am taking a welding class at college and have to pick a project to do by the end of the class. Obviously, my mind went immediately to things I could fabricate for brewing. The only thing I can think of is making a bottle tree to dry my bottles and to make the bottling process a little easier...

I'm a new brewer and have recently put my first batch in the fermenter. Since I don't know too much about the brewing process in terms of adding ingredients (I just bought a kit and followed the directions blindly) I was hoping you guys could help me out with my next batch. I want to use a...

Hi everyone, I've been snooping around the forum for awhile now and have already learned a lot from you all so I can tell this is an awesome forum! Anyway, I'm a new brewer (made first batch of True Brew IPA on Tuesday) and think I might have a fermentation problem. My first mistake was...