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I was looking at getting a "Depth Charge" Dry Hop Filter to use for my 6.5 gallon plastic Big Mouth Bubblers (BMB). Some of the product reviews on this item included, but not limited to, being delicate, hard to clean, some sharp edges, and $$$. So, I wanted to try something different to use...

Just tapped a full 5-gallon keg of Dry Irish Stout. But there is excessive foaming from the Intertap faucet (with a self-closing spring installed). Pressure is set at 12 psi and temperature at 42F. Note the other keg is pressurized from the same CO2 source, pours fine, and has a self-closing...

Found a solution to support my extra 5 lb. CO2 cylinder after reviewing other ideas gleaned from various search results and came up with this. PVC fittings: Qty 4, $1.87 ea, 1/2-in x 1/2-in x 1/2-in dia 90-Degree Side Outlet Elbow. Qty 8, $0.45 ea, 1/2-in x 1/2-in x 1/2-in dia 90-Degree...

I'm trying to understand the water retention issue for grains as I venture from extract brewing to BIAB. As with brewing, there are seemingly endless schemes and methods other brewers use to make an excellent batch of home brew. I enjoy the math behind the process, and am doing all the...

If you could go back at a time before you were born and drink a beer with one person no longer living, who would it be with and where at? And what would you be drinking? I'd be with Samuel Adams on the ship Dartmouth at Griffin's Wharf in Boston on the winter night of Thursday December 16, 1773...

A Macallan Fine and Rare 60-Year-Old 1926 bottle (700 ml) of whiskey recently sold for $1.9 million USD. That's about $41,000 for a 15 ml (0.507 us oz.) pour. Distilled 93 years ago in 1926, so for 33 years it must have aged in the cask before bottling. What would you do with your bottle...

Interesting article on Sam Adams Utopias. https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/new-sam-adams-beer-is-illegal-in-15-states/ My limited edition bottle 2007 has been empty for quite some time now. A unique taste wirh a deep rich malty smoothness reminiscent of a vintage port, cognac, or fine...

On October 14, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed H.R. 1337, which contained an amendment sponsored by Senator Alan Cranston (D-CA) creating an exemption from taxation of beer brewed at home for personal or family use. This exemption went into effect on February 1, 1979, making homebrewing...