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A friend and I are developing a website that will be a user friendly brew log. We're initially developing it to include the features that we specifically use and track in our paper brew-log. However, we'd like to expand this to include other, relevant functionality that people want to see (and...

Yes, I know what I'm about to ask is blasphemy, but bear with me: We've got a large menu for the smoker this year for the 4th: A whole brisket, 2 pork butts, and 4 chickens. I'm trying to avoid tending the smoker all day the day of the party, so I plan on smoking everything the night before...

For my latest brew I decided to go with Bee Cave Brewery's Bavarian Hefewezien. It will be the first time I've used a Wyeast smack pack, and I noticed when they showed up yesterday from BMW, one of the packs had gotten smacked and was swelling already. How long do I have to use this yeast...

Ok, here goes my first shot at brewing an IPA. How does this recipe for a 5 gallon batch sound: 12lbs 2-row 2lbs munich light 0.5lbs crystal 40 Willamette 1.5 oz @60min Cascades 1.5 oz @60min Willamette 1 oz @20min Cascades 1oz @20min Willamette 1 oz @10min Cascades 1oz @10min...

I've got my next few brews planned out, and one of them is going to be an IPA to tap in late summer. I'm having issues coming up with a good recipe. I'm reasonably sure I'm going with a hop schedule that combines equal amounts of Willamette and Cascades (because I have a lb of each on hand)...

I'm trying to fill out my "Brew Log" while at work in anticipation of tonight's brewing (and to save some time), but I'm missing a few key pieces of info that I can't get at work. I'm trying to fill out the extract potential, but the only number I have of the grains I'm using is for Maris Otter...

I'm having trouble locating a sanke keg to use as a BK, would there be any reason NOT to pickup something like this aside from the aluminum vs SS debate that I could care less about: http://www.kitchensupplydirect.com/THU-ALSKSP009.html I typically brew 5 gallon batches, but this would...

I just got the ok to purchase up to three pounds of hops in bulk due to the low prices going on at hopsdirect right now. I brew/am most interested in bitters, pale ales, and stouts; I plan on using this bulk buy as an excuse to pick up a barely crusher and some bulk MO and other grains around...

Yep, just doughed in on an ESB recipe I got from a friend that happens to be about the best beer I've ever tasted, and I'm sipping on some Apfelwein that's hit about the 4-5 month mark. Gotta say so far so good, no glitches, hit my temps, no broken gear (yet). So, who else is enjoying their...

Your keg posts. Especially don't forget to check them the first time you use the keg <facepalm>. I was getting ready to keg my Belgian Wit today, so I went with SOP: Pulled clean empty keg, mixed 2.5G Starsan, shook it like crazy, proceeded to hook up to kegerator to dispense so as to sanitize...

Well, it seems I've been bitten by the AG bug. I'm starting to gather my equipment now. I plan on picking up a turkey fryer/propane burner for boiling, building an immersion chiller for cooling, and building a MLT out of a cooler. The problem is I can't decide which cooler to go with. I've...

Yesterday I emailed the nice folks at Terrapin about some hints towards coming up with a clone for their Rye Pale Ale. I got FAR more help than I expected, infact this info does most of the work for me. This is my first attempt at formulating a recipe (I'm using beersmith atm, going to try...

......is finally gone after 3 or so weeks of various people drinking and loving it. It was great, but it ended a week earlier than planned :\ My second batch is done fermenting, and I was going to buy a second keg for it tomorrow to slow carb while we finished the first batch. The already...

So, my first batch of beer was finally ready to keg yesterday. I took the afternoon off class (ok I skipped my PHP class) and got my keggerator built. Sorry for the crappy pictures, but I couldn't find any batteries for my camera, so I used my cellphone. Well, on to the beer porn. I used...

I recently started the homebrew obsession, currently I have a nut brown ale in the fermenter for my first brew, and a kegging setup in my office taunting me that I cannot, as yet, draw any hoppy goodness from it. Next weekend (3/7) my fermenter will be free, and I want to jump right into my...

First time brewer here in Huntsville, AL. I have a Nut Brown Ale in the fermenter now. I decided to do it right the first time, so I have all the parts for kegging in my office, just filled my CO2 tank, and now I just have to track down a fridge or freezer to put it all in.