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The Crescent City Homebrewers, Louisiana's oldest homebrewing club, proudly present Winterfest 2016. Keeping a bit of the Oktoberfest spirit going with an evening of beer, music, German food and more. Sample more than 30 complementary homebrewed and commercial beers, from classic styles, to...

Not trying to start a political thread, but this gem was buried in the Senate Postal Service Bill which passed the Senate yesterday: "(Sec. 404) Authorizes the mailing of wine and beer by a licensed winery or brewery in accordance with the laws of the state, territory, or district where the...

Next time you need an air filter, pick up some of these...pure genius :) Koehler 5/16 to 7/8 in. stainless steel easy twist handle hose clamp...

I've now have in my possession about a gallon of freshly pressed raw sugar cane juice. November is the harvest in south Louisiana and I have an Uncle who grows a stand for his personal supply of cane syrup (a real delicacy). He has kindly supplied the juice it in exchange for an hour or two...

I've been employing a BIB method for three gallon pilot and experimental batches. After four successful trials (and four pretty tasty experiments :D) I thought I'd share it. The set up accommodates 4-6 lbs of grain and has just enough room for four gallons of water, netting a three gallon...

I just gave a simplified brew-in-a-bag method a go. 5.5# of grain with a standard grind for a 3 gallon batch of steam beer. I used a paint stainer bag and my trusty old 5 gallon canning pot, which was just big enough for this trial. I heated up the full 4.2 gallons of water necessary, and set...

Friday I put together and installed a DIY sight gauge for my new keggle. I wanted it to be able to survive bumping and dinging without damage so I went with a full attachment at each end. Materials were as follows, and ran about $25 total (I had the copper pipe)...And I know the regular black...

Finished this up this weekend. It just needs a cleaning and a boil, and it’s ready to go. I decide to upgrade my old 20' coil of 1/4" tubing. I had a leftover 10' length, dismantled my first attempt at a semi-counterflow and sometimes pre-chiller for another 10’ and added 20' more. So I now...

If it hasn't been pointed out, anyone brewing in the New Orleans area should check out Caire Hotel and Restaurant Supply (Home for a map). It has virtually every sized food grade container imaginable, potential brew pots, as well as a host of kitchen equipment that will get your imagination...

I've been brewing since '92 and after a bit of a slowdown I'm picking it up again. This looks like a good place for ideas and info. I'm looking forward to brewstalkers new local outlet.