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So, I've brought up the grain mill purchase with my wife ever since I started brewing all grain, all to no avail. NOW she wants to start grinding her own flour since she is on a gluten free kick, due to a newly discovered allergy. Is there an adjustable 2 roller grain mill out there that we...

I know, I know, another hop nutrition question... I'm not sure if I have one issue or possibly two issues here. These hops are 2nd year Nuggets. They are growing like beasts. All new growth appears to be yellow(er) then the first bines of the year. Also, some of the early growth is cupping...

Well, I'm tired of following everyone else's recipes and just modifying them a little and calling it my beer. So, I figured for the first time in 3 years of brewing (2 doing all grain), I would formulate my own recipe. As you can see, I am starting really simple. So, let me know if this is...

I have the option of buying two CO2 tanks my company is willing to sell to me from their now defunct cafeteria. These were "powering" the fountain drink machine. They are 25 lb CO2 aluminum containers with unknown (if any) CO2 contents and they want $50 a piece for them. One tank says it...

Last year I made a Mr. Beer recipe when that is all I had to brew with. It was actually a hit with the family, so this year I'm an All-Grain brewer and did Yuri's Thunderstruck Pumpkin ale. It seems that the Mr. Beer recipe was much more spiced than Yuri's. In fact, check this out and keep in...

I'm looking to start a Christmas beer (probably a little late) for the Holiday season. I would like to try to make something a hue of red. If anyone is familiar with Mad Elf by Troegs in Harrisburg, PA, this is a good example of what I'm looking to make...

I'm looking for some guidance on adding real (or frozen) cherries to a batch of wheat beer I made. Very simple recipe for an upcoming picnic. I say simple because it is 55% 2-row and 45% flaked wheat. Well, I want to make this a cherry wheat. I used Fermentis WB-06 dry wheat yeast. I hit my...

I'm drinking my first all grain right now... A total success. I started with a Mr. Beer kit making mediocre beer, and I did a few "kits" with my 5 gallon kit... Reading everything here, I made my MLT which was a blast (hunting all the parts). I made the "Pottsville" common ale recipe I found...

So I have one of those stick on carboy thermometers on my glass carboy... I had it in a swamp cooler for a week and a half, but the thermometer was never "submerged" but may have been wet from the t-shirt pulling up liquid. It worked fine the whole time it was in the swamp cooler. On bottling...

I'll be heading to Tampa, Fl for a business trip. I was curious if there are any Micro Breweries that are a must to visit when in the Tampa, Fl area? Steve

I've heard over and over that the foam from StarSan is good (don't fear the foam), BUT I'm curious about something. StarSan is supposed to kill bacteria and foreign yeasts. I had no choice today but to pitch DRY yeast (not hydrated) into my carboy today. The yeast landed on the foam and as I...

I brewed my first all grain yesterday which was awesome! Everything was going great until I was ready to pitch my yeast. My starter smelled of god awful vinegar. I didn't pitch that, as that has to be infected. Although, I did decant the wort off the top of the yeast cake and put a small...

So I made a yeast starter on Thursday night which consisted of White Labs WLP001 California Ale Yeast, 1/2 cup of DME, and 2 cups of water in a flask. I fermented it at about 72* in a dark cabinet. I had a HIGH krausen, as it reached the tin foil that was tightly wrapped around the top. I...

I have an LD Carlson 2 oz bag of "Yeast Starter" which is probably just 2 oz of extra light DME. I have a one liter flask/beaker and no stir plate. I'll make due for now without a stir plate (waiting for my stir bar). But, what I'm wandering is if this info is correct: need a gravity of...

What do you you guys do in regards to neatly storing your equipment? I'm beginning to get a lot of buckets, pots, carboys, turkey fryer, wire brush's, etc. What do you guys do to neatly keep your brewing equipment organized? I was thinking of getting a wardrobe storage type cabinet for the...

Check this guy out. Living the single life, one bar at a time, for a year: http://www.aguywalksinto365bars.com Great reviews of New York bars... Steve

Here is a link to the latest "report" on my drinking water. http://www.dovertownship.org/Downloads/Information/Public_Works/CCR_2008.pdf Is there anything in here that I should be concerned with? I've been using spring water @ $1.00 a gallon and that extra couple of bucks is something I'd...

Here is a link to the latest "report" on my drinking water. http://www.dovertownship.org/Downloads/Information/Public_Works/CCR_2008.pdf Is there anything in here that I should be concerned with? I've been using spring water @ $1.00 a gallon and that extra couple of bucks is something I'd...

Anyone know what the max temp a plastic bottling bucket/plastic fermenter is? I see you can use them as a lauter tun, so I imagine at least 170ish degrees...

It's going to cost me about $25 for grain (12.5 pounds at $2.00/lb) and I can get 7 lbs of Muntons bulk LME for $24? Am I missing something here? Is $2.00/lb a bad price? I'm sorry to ask all these questions lately, but I REALLY want to go all-grain soon, as it's hard to call opening a can of...