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I'm brewing tonight and for the first time I'm using 1.5# of honey. Does honey have the potential to burn on the bottom of the kettle like LME? The recipe calls for the honey to be added 45 minutes into the boil. Do I need to take it off the heat when adding the honey or is it somehow different...

I'm brewing an IPA now (call it IPA 2). It's an extract brew, steeping grains now, 5:10pm EDT. I plan to pitch this batch on the yeast cake of different IPA (let's call it IPA 1) that I'll be moving to secondary in an hour or so. I'm going to dry hop IPA 1 with some Kent Goldings pellets...

Has anyone tasted beer that flowed from the keg, through a home water filter that has been stuffed with whole leaf hops, then out the faucet? I'm not sure what it's called. I've seen a few photos and once saw a short clip on TV, but never in person. What is this type system called? Does it...

Does anyone grow their own hops in New England? If so, what varieties have you grown? What success and failure are you getting? Lower alpha, mold problems, etc.?

I'm going to a party this afternoon and taking some bottled HB with me. I also have two empty, 1-gallon growlers that I want to fill with two different kinds of HB that I have kegged. I've never done this before. Is there any trick to keeping the foam down while maintaining carbination when...

I'm mounting a backsplash/drip tray made of 304 stainless steel on my keggerator. I need to drill six, 7/8" holes for the faucet shanks to go through. I bought a bi-metal hole saw for the job. I know that heating the SS through friction hardens it and makes drilling/cutting extremely...

I have three batches that I'm kegging today. It's my first time, so someone please check to see if I'm missing any steps. Disassemble used corny Scrub parts and kegs inside and out Reassemble with new seals and lube Sanitize Seal with about 30# of CO2 Bleed off some of the CO2 through...

Dear Dr. Ruth; I'm having a bit of a problem with head rentention. I'm considering trying Acacia. Anyone have experience with this additive? http://morebeer.com/product.html?product_id=15511

I brewed my first yeast starter at 5 p.m. on Friday. I'm planning on brewing a batch of beer tomorrow, Monday. Since it's just a mini batch of beer, can I leave it at fermentation temperature for a week or more? Should I leave the starter in my basement at 66*F or move it to the fridge? Also...

I just bought some 1 liter, swing top bottles with painted labels. Any good ways to remove the paint besides paint remover?

Have any of you used White Labs Servomyces? If so, what was the result?

I'm building a 6 tap, upright kegerator and am considering using 3/16" ID self-retracting nylon air hose for beer line, because I don't want my beer lines hanging out all over the place. Have you had experience with this, or know anyone who has? Check this out (copy this part number before...

I know some brewers like to use clear Co2 line so they can see if there's any beer backing up from the corny to the Co2 tank. I'm leaning toward the colored gas line, in my opinion it looks really cool in red or blue. I'd like to have the best of both worlds, balancing function and appearance...

I just bought a 21.9 cubic foot Maytag fridge with freezer on the bottom (pictured below). I should be able to fit six, 5-gallon cornies, and 5+ cases of 12 oz bottles. I want to drill a single hole to run Co2 line through the back. How do I avoid wires and/or cooling elements in the back of...

Just bought a fridge for conversion to kegerator. WOOHOO! Getting ready to buy everything this weekend. What kind of Co2 line do you suggest? Planning on 4 taps when all is said and done (Space for 6 Cornies in giant fridge). Can I use same stuff as beer line, but 5/16" id for gas line?

Has any of you converted a freezer into a kegerator? Do I need some kind of thermostat converter?

OK, brewed my first batch of Belgian Trippel last Sunday (3rd batch ever). Got a fast vigorous start and still getting a good amount of airlock action. I'm getting a distinctive banana smell from the top of the airlock in the primary. I've read that that can be a sign of a batch gone wrong...