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Howdy, I am heading to Sapphire Valley, NC on vacation. Does anyone know anything about the Sapphire Mountain Brewing Co.? Any recommendations for brewery tours? Thanks

Hey I am headed to the Bar Harbor area of Maine in september, can anyone recommend any breweries that I need to check out/ or beer related attractions? Thanks Scott

Hey folks the title says it all. The temp controller I have been using on my beer fridge crapped out. http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/brewing-equipment/fermenting-equipment/fermentation-temperature-control/johnson-refrigerator-thermostat.html I am looking for something reasonably...

Has anyone tried the kits from Williams Brewing? How do they compare to AHS or Northern or Midwest? I am intrested in the Fireside ale if anyone has used that one. Thanks

So I was sitting in my favorite movie theater Sunday and ordered a Dominion English Ale. As I was sipping, I got hit by a bolt of proverbial lighting, Damn, my beer is much better than this. Cool....just had to share

I have access to a large number of pickle buckets with lids. Has anyone had success in removing the pickle smell and using these?

I was wondering does the butter flavor/smell of Diacetyl go away with aging. My brown ale has a very noticable problem. I am leaning towards infection as the cause. Some background. I pitched my BA onto the yeast cake of my Milk Stout. Used Medical 02 and airstone for oxygentation...

I found some LME that I bought about a month ago from my LHBS. Is it still ok to use? My inner tightwad is screaming, "use it, use it". Scott

Has anyone tried these? They seem like a really good thing to waste my tax refund on...that and an immersion chiller.:D http://brewballstore.com

I just got finished brewing an Oatmeal Milk Stout :rockin: It goes in the bottle tommorrow. Can I repitch a Southern Brown Ale on White Labs Irish ale yeast? How much residual lactose can I expect? Thank you...

Hello, Is there any advice out there on scaling a recipie down from five gallons to 2.5 gallons? Do I just cut the ingredients in half? Thanks, Scott

Hello, I just brewed an Octoberfest Ale using White Labs Cry Havoc Yeast. Pitched at 70 degrees and Fermented at 65. I want to brew the same beer again but as a lager. Can I pitch on the yeast cake and still get a good beer? Do I need to add more yeast for the longer lagering time? Or...

Howdy, I thought I would take a stab at designing my Octoberfest this year rather than using a kit. Here is what I came up with, I ran the numbers through Qbrew but could really use help. This is for a 6 gallon batch, the biggest my pot and crappy stove will handle. 8 lbs light...

Howdy, I thought I would take a stab at designing my own Octoberfest recipie...please critique. This is for a six gallon batch. 8 lbs Light LME .5 # caramunich .5 # german pilsner malt 1 # American 2 row malt Steeped at 160 degrees for 1 hour 1 oz Saaz at 60 1 oz hallertauer at...

Hey folks, I have been brewing for a little over a year and a half. I have read Palmer's How to brew, Homebrewing for dummies, Home brewing by Dave Miller, Brewing Classic Styles, all three of Charlie Papazans [sp] books, as well as homebrewing gadgets... my question is this what is...

Hey Guys, I am starting an ocktoberfest in the next week or so and I am torn between which yeast to use. WL862 Cry Havoc and WL830 a german lager yeast. This will be a full boil extract recipie with steeped grains. Any thoughts? Scott

I am planning on brewing a ESB next week, I just got my brew fridge and external thermometer. Is there any drawback to fermenting at lower temps than recommended, other than a longer fermentation time. I was planning to ferment at 58-60 degrees. I am looking for a very clean tasting beer...

Does anyone use an airstone to pump air into wort? How well does it work? Is the airstone necessary or could I just drop a santinzed tube into the wort and let fly. I have access to medical grade o2. (I just unhook grandma for a couple of hours:D)

Howdy, Just thought I would pop in and say hello. I have been brewing for about a year and a half, 25 batches under my belt. I started with the umbiqutious Mr. Beer set up and quickly graduated to a 5 gallon kit. At this time I am brewing extracts but I am looking forward to moving into...