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I just started a business in NY and I'm renting an old warehouse where a previous tenant was and machine shop that made parts for planes. In the old warehouse they are some SWEET toys. Some of the tools are obvious like the lathe, band saw, and mill, I just don't know the value. The landlord...

So I just opened up a small rental car place and there is no running water. It sucks but life goes on and I do what I do best, jury rig stuff. Now I have the basic principle but I need some help implementing it. I want to create a hose/spigot from a 55 gallon drum. I have my air compressor...

I'm lazy, lets just start off with that, and I also like to keep my hands free while I'm moving around the kitchen. So I realized a better way to drain after steeping your grains in a muslin bag to keep from burning off your darn fingers. I used to hold the muslin bag in one hand and pour...

Okay so looking through all of the posts I have come to the conclusion that I need to clean my tap line. Sad though only because I knew this day would come and I'm cheap. Now I need for you guys to weight in on the pros and cons of the stuff I'm going to list and sound off on my comments...

Hello, I'm having a pot luck style gathering on the 11th of May, all are welcome. I'll have 4 beers of my own for people to try here is the link on Facebook with all of the information. This is in Shelburne VT. https://www.facebook.com/events/441330149291322/ Cheers, Chris O

I scored around 25 free (new) organic pumpkins yesterday and felt like making a pumpkin beer. I want to know what the range/amount is for spices to put in a pumpkin beer. I.E. slight spice flavor (1) - overpowering spice flavor (10). My goal is to make a lager with slight pumpkin, spice and...

It's that time of year for some holiday beer gifting. What better way to show your love of the holidays then in an amber growler. I have brand new, yes brand new, blank amber growlers. 2.65 per growler price even includes the cap. Hurry before supplies run out. Growlers ship in boxes...

Ben and Jerry's annual free cone day 4/21, 12:00 - 20:00. Annual, semi-annual?? It doesn't really matter, it's a great deal.

I mixed up some last night and don't have any testing strips. Does it lose it's potency after time? I'm looking to use it today during a brew. I found the answer didn't think before I typed sorry all.

I'm looking into buying 50# of DME. What will be the best way to store it? Seeing how DME is hygroscopic the second I open that bag it don't want it to turn to stone. Any Ideas?

Who in the Burlington vermont area wants to split 50/50 a 50 lbs or 55 lbs of extra light DME or the briess equivalent with me??

Last year it was called kerouac. Whos had it? What do you think about it? It seems that they have mellow out the beet this year compared to last. I think that is why I liked it in the first place. Check out the pic on. It might just be the ****ty lighting in my house. But the color is...

I bottled on Tuesday, Oh by the way 40's cant be capped first noob mistake. Back on task, I didn't have the mason jars that I need, it'll be friday tomorrow. At which point I'll have mason jars. The primary has been exposed to air and looks like this. At second glance I can't post...

I usually only boil the sugar for about a minute or two. I got side tracked and it was on the boil for about 8-10ish minutes will that affect anything?

Live on the Today show yesterday. It's clean, funny, and I fell off the couch laughing show to everyone you know. Bob Cesca's Awesome Blog! Go!: Afternoon Awesome

It looks like everyone is buying coir twine. I can get jump cord for free, will it work or will it get caught up for some reason.

I'm looking to get into growing hops this year and I want to grow a versatile hop variety. One that I can use for bittering, aroma and finishing, and one that can also be used in many different types of beer. What do you think is the most versatile?

I started to make some wooden beer crates about 2 months ago, about 12 of them, a couple of hours a week whatever spare time I had. The first few are just about finished. In the next post, if I can figure out how to attach a photo I'll put some photos up. White pine stained, a couple are...

This question is for a friend, I brew beer he brews soda. Apparently as it goes he is looking for an effective way to filter his soda before he bottles it. The way he tells, it takes 2-3 days to get cabonated then he crash chills it which stops carbonation, everything settles. Once he opens a...

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