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Ok so I bought a six pack of Sam Adams black lager it was in the fridge rather than just sitting on the shelf. Open up a bottle and it tasted defiantly old...look at the Sam Adams drink by dateand it was a couple months ago. Called the store and they really didn't seem to care that it was...

I had a sample if it this Friday at the beervana craftbeer festival in ri....it was amazing! When it's out, get a bottle. It should be hitting the stores in a couple weeks or so!

So my sister asked me and I didn't have an answer for her but I'm sure someone here will. She wanted to make a blueberry ale (her 3rd batch) she made a light/blonde ale fermented it out and let it clear a bit. Then she dumped a couple pounds of blueberries into the secondary and racked on...

I've done a quick search and I've seen many people brew/prime with molasses and I have a general idea on how much I want to start with, but someone mentioned in one of those year old threads about different grades. Fine, cooking, and blackstrap. I guess fine has less impurities and more...

I went to the package store last night and had about $4 worth of can/bottle deposits in my hand. I figured I'd look around and see "what $4 could get me" 1 bottle, 1 six pack, growler deposit... I was curious as to how far or (not very far) less than $5 would last. I saw "Golden...

So my soon to be father-in-law made me a mini-mash tun (3 gallon - perfect for half batches and mini-mashes) as a random gift. Now I guess I HAVE to go all grain and not just do partial mashes) Now what should be its madden voyage....Hmmm....I'm thinking a scottish 60/- followed by a porter...

So I was going to make my father 2 full cases or root beer for christmas. He used to make it all the time when he was in his 20s but since then lost the cellaring space that kept his bottle cool and not AS dangerous due to the colder temps (plus it was the 80s and he lived reckless back...

Ok so I know there are a million and half threads on here of people trying to get around jhonny law, or telling people not to try it, its wrong and gives homebrew a bad name: But let me ask you this hypothetical question. Is it wrong to ask someone to "pitch-in" financially towards your...

Ok my SWMBO's father has been making wine for years - and he and his mrs can go through an average of 3-4 bottles per week. on the other hand my swmbo and myself will occasionally drink 1 glass every now and then. When I talked with him about making my own wine, he said about getting one of...

post disclaimer: I am no where near anything close to a scientist. a love for physics and chemistry in highschool and brewing is about as close as I come. I have played with the idea of having a house yeast that I use - with all beer, it evolves to what we like and then we keep it there...

I saw a random picture of a grolwer tap - thought it was a cool idea but couldn't get much info out of the pic. Did a search and nothing I get has any info on building one - just commerical examples or "how long will beer stay in a growler" threads Anyone have one or detailed pics so I could...

So, I'm not a belgian fan - I don't mind spices and fruits and other things that can give you a different flavor and I see them as widening the possibilities, but belgian yeast just gives beer a nasty taste in my book. I have spent time in Antwerpen (antwerp in english) and I still found...

So in my parents basement, they have had this giant ceramic jug. Kinda like a carboy, but with some decoration on the outside and a small handle. Think "moonshine jug band" jug....only about 6.5 or 7 gallons sized. It has been down there in this corner since....oooooh, I can ever remember...

Thursday night I went and had a recipe made up for me (just an extract porter) and without yeast (harvesting from previous batch) it cost me about $50 OUCH! :mad: I know all-grain is cheaper but sometimes I don't have 3 hours to spend brewing I'm just feeling lazy, or don't want to go...

So I have a nice porter on tap right now. And I'm mashing right now a remake of the porter (so that i have enough to last me through turkey day into the holdiay season). After I started the mash, I thought "man a nice heavy/sweet porter would be nice with some vanilla and very light...

I'm a home-brewer - obviously since I'm on here. My girlfriend's father is also a home-brewer. He's been brewing for years and pretty much has every gadget you could think of and them some I didn't even know existed. What can I get him for christmas? I don't want to get him a...

I just had a random thought and figured I would ask the Gods known as HBT: Has anyone put any fruit in with their fruit beers into the bottle to carb and age? Am I just asking for a bottle bomb or 2, or 48. I just think it would be cool to have a blueberry ale with some blueberrys...

I did a minimal search (I typed in "beer with cider yeast" and "Beer cider yeast" and "Beer Cider") and all I seem to find is using beer yeasts in cider. I even looked at White Labs website at their WLP775 English Cider Yeast and there is just a note about it being used in big beers. My...

I had recently brewed an extract (with steeping grains) Amber Ale for a ski trip (5 gallons gone in less than 48 hours) and it was a hit among both BMC fans as well as Micro/Homebrew fans. I've been toying with the idea of doubling it and lagering for a long time and would appreciate any...