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I am going through my freezer and it looks like I have some excess inventory. All are one pound original packaging from Hop Union that have been in my freezer since December 2013. I didn't brew as many IPA's as I thought I would this year. I am interested in selling them to make way for incoming...

Only used once. Asking $35 (shipping included) to Cont. USA. Hop Blocker has been sold to osmogaia

I've noticed this for years. Spray some hops or a highly hopped beer with some Starsan in a spray bottle, and the resultant smell is petrocious and somewhat skunky. Hands reek for hours. Yes, sulfur containing compounds are there from the hops, but is it supposed to be so noticeable? The sulfur...

Anyone know where I can find the ICE-3 alpha and beta acid calibration standard for HPLC anaylsis? I found it at the ASBC website for $150 which is a bit pricey for the three analyses I'm going to perform.

Here in central Ohio today was a great day to brew, except for the bees! Temps hit the mid 60's. The bees must be hungry from the winter, because they came out in droves once they smelled my wort. I had three of them sipping the sparge and getting knocked into the wort. Had to fish them out...

According to California Senate Bill 39, there is a new law that starts January 1, 2012 that states "... the import, production, manufacture, distribution, or sale of beer to which caffeine has been directly added as a separate ingredient at retail locations within the state" is prohibited...

I've been seriously considering buying a Blichmann HopRocket for awhile now (I make a ton of IPA's), and was wondering if anyone had any feedback using pellet hops enclosed in a paint strainer bag (or equivalent) in the device. I realize that hop pellets are not going to work in the HopRocket...

I'm making a coffee oatmeal imperial stout today and my slow batch sparging is killing me. Sun is going down and it's starting to get cold. Curses on you oatmeal for making my runoff so slow, even though your creaminess will be appreciated later. Uhhh.....

I've got a 10 gallon Boilermaker and it does not drain once the liquid level drops below the dip tube junction with the pot (about 2 gallons left). Obviously, I'm losing suction because if I tip the pot towards the dip tube, flow resumes. I've re set the dip tube until it "clicks" a couple of...

This new thread is in response to the "Rubbemaid No" thread posted by Hex (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f11/rubbermaid-says-no-203227/. I thought it made sense to start a new thread in case anyone is interesed in this info and didn't plan on returning to the old thread. So last night after my...

Wow, what a great forum. I recently started brewing again after a seven year drought and boy have I missed it. I've been lurking on the boards for a week or so, and I'm amazed at the information and material that's here. I sure wish this message board was available when I started brewing way...

After taking too long off from brewing, I'm finally getting back to it. I'm thinking about switching from using glass carboys to the plastic "better bottle" carboys. I can see many benefits to using plastic (weight, shatterproof, etc.) but was wondering what people's biggest complaints are...