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Getting out of the hobby. Everything must go. First person with $300 who can pick up and take it all gets it. Partial list: Chest freezer with digital temp control. Blickmann burner with leg extensions. 8 kegs (4 purchased "new" 4 used, 3 with old beer) 20# CO2 cylinder with regulator...

I sent this email to the Monster Mill customer service people, but I thought I'd see what you guys have to say: What do you think?? L

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I have been buying hops by the pound for a while now. I keep the hops frozen and vacuum sealed and it seems to last forever. Well, at least it lasts fine until I use it. Through some bad timing, I'm running low on a few varieties and I need to order a few lbs. I usually avoid ordering hops (and...

I saw a recipe recently with this technique. Hops are added to un-cooled wort 20-30 min after completing the boil, then the wort is cooled, pitched, etc. I think I'm going to try it, but is this really much different than adding the hops at flame-out? If anybody has actual experience with...

I've noticed that when I use my refractometer to check my pre-boil and post-boil gravity that if I put a sample of hot wort on the refractometer the reading will be lower at that moment than it will be 5-10 min later. I had assumed this was due to the wrote cooling to room temperature, but I...

I have been asked to organize a "Beer Tasting" to benefit a local charity. It will be for about 24 people who presumably are not beer-experts. My guess is that the majority will be BMC drinkers although it wouldn't surprise me to find a few who like microbrews. Off the top of my head, I'm...

I've just finished my first SMaSH brew (Vienna/NB) and it's peacefully fermenting in my garage. I've been thinking about others. There are lots of threads about what works, few about what doesn't. Grain: Pretty much every grain capable of conversion has been used. It seems like 2-row is...

This weekend, I received an email from Midwest Brewing about an employee, "Andy H", who injured himself when a glass carboy broke while being cleaned. Not interested in starting another flame war. Just reminding people to be very careful with large glass containers. One brewer who has to have...

How often do you really do it? I just did mine for the first time in six months. Granted, this may be a bit too long between cleanings, but two weeks (which I've seen mentioned) seems insane. After every other keg, which is about equivalent to after every commercial keg, seems ok to me. For...

So far, so good . . . like the man said when he fell off the Empire State Building. Jamil's Oktoberfest from BCS: Munich Madness 5# Pils 4# Munich 3# Vienna 1# Caramunich Hallertauer to IBU 25 at 90 min (2oz x 3%) Hallertauer 0.5 oz at 20 min WLP 830 German Lager Yeast I mashed...

OK I'm going to try my first lager next weekend. I'm going to try to keep things as simple as possible. The recipe is the Oktoberfest from Brewing Classic Styles except I'm going to use WLP 830 German Lager yeast. OG appx 1.055. Large 3.5 liter starter on stirplate. I will ferment this...

I need help with a Sanke coupler. There is beer leak at the liquid out. There is no o-ring on the connetcion between the beer nut and the the coupler. On the only exploded view that I can find online it shows a neoprene beer shank washer which is listed as "optional" Should I get one? L

Recently, I've been disappointed in the "mouthfeel" of several of my beers (talking APAs mostly with some IPAs as well). It just seems that commercial beers have a thicker feel in the mouth while mine are somewhat watery. Mine have good aroma, good bitterness and flavor but seem "less...

I kegged an American Amber yesterday - one of the first that I have dry hopped with whole leaf hops. Everything was going fine until I had about a gallon or a bit less left. Then I started getting fine bubbles in the tubing. I've had this problem before with tubing that's loose on the...

I'm thinking of setting up one tap as a nitro tap, although I probably won't use it for stouts very often. All of the faucets seem to be chrome - not are just stainless. Anybody know of a stainless version? L

This month's Brew Your Own has a section on session beers. Let's call a session beer one with less than 4.5% ABV but that doesn't taste watered down. My favorite so far is BierMuncher's Nierra Sevada. Anybody else have a favorite? L

Today is my first brew in a new house. It's been one struggle after another. I have 40-50 AG brews at the old house, but nothing is where I expect it. To make matters worse, the wind is gusting about 25 mph and getting a consistent boil is next to impossible. On the good side, I've hit my...

Has anybody brewed this? I'm looking for a summer beer for my Miller Lite drinking friends. Per Beersmith, it's just over 30 IBU which may be a bit high for these folks. I tried searching but searches with 3-letter words (like "rye") aren't very helpful. I've already ordered it and will...

Has anybody brewed this? I'm looking for a summer beer for my Miller Lite drinking friends. Per Beersmith, it's just over 30 IBU which may be a bit high for these folks. I tried searching but searches with 3-letter words (like "rye") aren't very helpful. I've already ordered it and will...