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I actually bought an extract kit! Trying squeeze a brew session in! Pipe lines are dry and have been for quite some time! :(

Ok I'm a Premium supporter and there are now ads in new side bar not in header, but I'm getting ads now.... is there a way to block them? I've been away for a while. New job and all but to tell you the truth, I'd rather the ads in the header than a side bar, at least you could scroll away from...

Black lager spruce? Their porter is sweeter... this is very dry and clean with a piney bang and not a hoppy pine... I'm thinking spruce. Love it!~ anybody else have a clue?

I order from Northern Brewer a gew times a year when I need some things I cannot get from my usual vendor. Last few times I was on their website I was having issues connecting or checking out. I placed my order this morning and now... can't check out. I need this stuff by friday so I can get my...

Just ordered a new 50' stainless jockey box coil... building a new jockey box for a camping trip in October, and a gallery opening reception in November. Current jockey box uses, 35' beer line coiled in ice, stainless is going to be more efficient. Old cooler is beat to hell and back. New...

Well with moving and new job, got a late start on all my gardening this year. But I did just receive my kent golding crown. she's going in the ground tomorrow and I have no expectation of any cones this year, but I am going to try to see how it does with growing horizontally... she be a decent...

I've brewed Ed Worts Haus Pale several times now, and it's great! BUT I want to modify it a bit because I got my hands on 2 oz of Sorachi ACE hops! (yes I found some!) and want to do a lemony summer american pale. substitutions and additions listed in parenthesis. 8lb 2 row 2lb vienna .5lb...

Gathering up ingredients for another ed worts haus pale, and I stumbled on to some grains of paradise. I've been wanting to try this spice for a while and Eds Haus Pale seems like a perfect recipe to make that addition. I ordered .5 oz. Should I use the whole .5 oz (.25oz last 10min / .25oz...

New Castle Founder's Ale recipe? Anybody got one? All grain preferred... yeast? let me know.. may brew this up and have 2 on tap for summer! :rockin:

with all my stress of new job and moving I have my arthritic neck flaring up... no health insurance for 3 months... want to have it looked at in 3 months but any exercises or even yoga I can do in mean time to minimize pain? any help.. can barely turn neck now and golf game is suffering...

I'm planning on working on my jockey box in the near future one option being a 2 gallon rubber maid cooler. Problem is there isn't much room inside for a coil and ice. Copper conducts about the best, and is easier to bend than stainless. My question is how bad is the copper for you? The...

been over my system over and over... got a slow leak somewhere! burning through 5lb co2 in force carbing 2 kegs and falling about a gallon in last keg. Have done a starsan spray bottle check but think it's a slow as I'm only burning a 5lb tank a month for force carbing 2 kegs and falling short...

Was cooking some wild rice, love the nutty flavor, and thought about adding some to my next cream ale instead of corn. I will be crushing and doing a hour cereal mash pre boil. My thought was wild rice hulls are so dark, will it add to SRM? Water while cooking is stained a bit. Was thinking...

Got 2 of these. silver base is ok, logo has to go. originally planned on sanding and masking and going black spray paint, but if I can remove logo may leave silver paint next to chrome. suggestions?

8 oz simple pale ale added to pot of gumbo made a world of difference. usually add to chili but never Gumbo.... until now not looking back will go in from now on! 1.75lb leg quarters 14 oz anduille stewed tomatoes tomato paste 1 cup ketchup gumbo veggie mix tony chacheres hot sauce gumbo file...

Had a old pack of thames valley II yeast I pitched in a porter, didn't have time for a starter as I last minute decided to do 2brews in one day last weeknd. First pitch didn't take off in over 24 hours, no big deal re pitched a fresher straight Thames Valley at 36hrs. Krausen came up in about...

Caught a 19.5" rainbow trout today from the Saluda River outside Columbia, SC today. I used use my 3/4 weight Eagle Claw Granger rod at 7.5' and a 6x (3lb) tippet, and a size 14 Pheasant Tail Nymph. I was working a run for about an hour and was down to my last cast before moving locations, and...

Milk crates are my friend! I know it's a little redneck but hey it works. Brewing a double header today with a buddy. about ready to chill porter, Short dinner break and on to Saison. :tank:

I bought some ingredients a few months ago, and I guess I missed the yeast. It's been at room temp for about 3 months, maybe 4, and it seems to have self puffed? would you pitch this yeast? brewing tomorrow or sat. should I switch up brew something else (grind grains and smak a saision culture...

Picked up some Tulle for .75 cents a yard, Got 3 yards want to make 3 bags. I have a cheap portable sewing machine, does simple straight stitich, nothing fancy (zigzag etc). want to make 3 Big Mashtun strainers. any suggestion on sewing them? need to hold enough grain in a 10 gallon mash tun...