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so I cave had my cider fermenting for about 5 days now (cider +2lbs brown sugar + cinnamon sticks + oak chips + yeastie things ) and all looks good... ... the voices inside my head are telling me to go to my brew cave and add an ounce of hops pellets just dump them into the carboy and...

Hey guys I am back from my 4 month sabbatical and I have a new mistake with 2 options for correction: I just brewed my cider recipe (apple cider, cinnamon sticks, wood chips, brown sugar, and Lavin dry wine yeast) and I lost track of air space in my carboy - it is now DARN FULL (like as full...

Sam Calagione (owner of Dogfish Head Craft Brewery) wrote a book called EXTREME BREWING. The majority of his recipies have the directions "after initial fermentation takes off add ... (and has you add more fermentable sugar).:confused: Anyone do this? Why and should I??? Good book BTW...

I was an 18 year old high-school drop out running books and running a business cleaning pool halls, bars, and a strip club. I also made money playing cards (it's not gambling when you are truly better than the people you are playing). and I was considering investing some money in a...

I feel like a total NEWBEE and I am soooo lost I acquired 5 used corny kegs. I know I need to buy new gaskets and a tap handle / hose for dispensing BUT... NO WAY IN HELL I AM PAYING 100+ ON A REGULATOR SET-UP!!!! what do I actually need to build and what is this nitrogen vs CO2...

:D Now what??? I now have 5 kegs (5 gal) 3 are Cornelius NSDA VS-01, and the other 2 are the kind that PEPSI CO would own (also 5gal Cornelius) All stored beer professionally (due to Virginia certification of receipt stickers). 1- Should I soak these in oxyclean? 2- Store them with...

If prohibition was reinstated how would your life change? Would you go underground selling it and come out as rich as a Kennedy???? Would you claim to have stopped drinking and brew appfelwein for your personal consumption? Would you be a law abiding citizen and stop drinking /...

dates are wrong and time is wrong on this site. I can see the time change aspect but what's up with it saying that it is May 28th??? in Virginia it is May 31st at 2:38am.

So I am going back on the Atkins at MIDNIGHT TONIGHT last time I was on this diet I went from 312lbs to 215lbs in 9 months I am back to 245 so it is time to go at it again! (this is a form of forced committal) Whoever guesses what my weight will be on July 4th will win a prize (to...

I Quit Drinking & Smoking & women Last Night... ... And it was the worst 15min. of my life:D Has anyone else heard this song??? It's my new theme song!

Please give me your Ideas and suggestions I admit that this is childish and foolish but I am going to harass a foreman on my job site until he quits. I was thinking of starting with an ad on Craigs List "seeking older man to tame me... ... Call Al (888) 777 - 1234" a group of us have...

FIRST OFF trrrrrrrrrrrUST ME i AM IN THE right thread (drunkin ramblings) so I cannot use a hydrometer to save my a$$ but is an AG of 1.70 realistic for an Oatmeal Stout? \ No Recipe (sory Yooper I know you want to hit me for not having one but you will have a 700 mile drive to do it)...

My last attempt at Oatmeal Stout was great! But it lacked thickness, viscosity, and.... .... well ALCOHOL CONTENT. I am going to steep grains for 45min. Add Malt Extract and Boil for another 60. When do I add: Malto dextrine 8 oz., and Muntons Amber DME 1 lb. I also have some corn...

I have absorbed a LOT of info from you guys' and appreciate it all. My recent Oatmeal stout partial mash reviewed as follows: "tastes good - this is a stout?" "This is good, you brewed this? is it supposed to be thicker?" any-who I think the word is that my beer lacks viscosity...

Hey guys: This weekend I will be brewing an Oatmeal stout (partial mash with steeping grains) and the directions on the package are a bit ambiguous. AMERICAN "LIGHT TOAST" CHIPS You can add oak chips directly to the fermentor, or you can boil them and just add the liquid that is...

Guys: I want to thank you all: I now know more about brewing than friends of mine who have been doing this for years AND my recent brews prove it!:mug: YOU are the best and I hope to be an equal within the next year BUT first I need to know a few things before it is to late to ask. 1...

Boy #1 (5 years old) wanted to see a "real" baseball game so we went tonight to support our local team. The little blond catcher was Quick as heck and was impressive! out of curiosity: what are his chances of going pro? Do these guys get paid good money? I know this is a home...

SWMBO has lit candles and had me move the trash cans outside of the garage. Stuff has been put into the garbage disposal and the trash cans have been sprayed. yet a mystery smell still is noticeable. Are you going to tell her that it is the apfelwein fermenting in the basement? Me...

I have 5 gallons of apple juice, 1lb of brown sugar, 32oz of maple-blueberry syrup (all natural), and LALVIN EC-1118 Wine Yeast (it's whats in the fridge). Question 1: should I mix this in a 5 or 6.5 gal carboy. Question 2: should I add more suggar (I have white cane and more brown)...

I am off to Target and will be brewing my Apfelwein once I return (after mowing the grass and having a few pints). I have a 6.5gl and a 5gl glass carboy avalible for this. Since I have an Oatmeal Stout on deck I would like to use my 5gl carboy. The GREAT EDWART says: "There’s no need to...