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Im going to be makeing a Wee Heavy next week and I have Wyeast 1272 available (aka I bought the wrong yeast. Note to self don't drink and shop) Any opinions on this yeat working for this style or should I get a more appropriate yeast?

I was at a little hole in the wall store that sells brewing supplies. They had some old hops that they were giveing away for free so I took them on the off chance they could still be good. The store owner wasn't sure how old but would guess about 3 years or so. They are packaged in nitrogen and...

...every dark beer from a mild to a porter and stout that you brew is compared to Guinness. I understand that most people have never had another type of dark beer but my beer is night and day to the flavour of Guinness. lol ok a weak rant but still :) Anyone else have this problem?

Hey all, I just bought everyting I need to make my kegerator and will be installing it over the weekend. One question that I can't figure out is how to mount the CO2 manifold. I'm assumeing that I can't just screw it to the side because of the weak walls. Will I have to get long bolts and drill...

Over the last few months I had 2 dreams about beer and brewing. The first one I was (I think) tying to mash some grain in a bag or something. It was sitting on the floor and I happened to touch it and the grain spilled all over the floor. All I could think of was it's ruined lol. The other dream...

Hey all. If all goes well I'm going to brew an APA Sunday and I need some help with my hop schedule. I had some ideas floating around in my head but it's not comeing together yet. I'm looking for good flavor and aroma. Heres what I have so far: 3 lbs XL DME 4.25 lbs Maris Otter Pale Malt 1...

Hey all. I have a question about useing a keg for bulk ageing a mead I'm about to make. I'm assumeing after purging I will have to put some pressure in it to make a good seal on the lid. If so how much should I use? Since this is a still mead will I have to worrie about the CO2 getting absorbed...

Just went to my first beer festival last week at Blue Mountain in Palmerton, PA. It was a blast. I never had so meny great beers and I got to try some stiles I never had before. The one that stands out the most were the IPAs. Where has this been all my life! The aroma alone was enough to make my...

I was cleaning my keg lastnight and the poppet valve on both the in and out fitting came out. I tried to put them back but they just fall back out. Is there a way to put them back or are they junk now?

Hey all, I have a silly question but it's kind of bugging me. I forgot to take a O.G. reading before I pitched my yeast. So I decided to do it when I remembered. Will it effect my reading in anyway? The yeast was pitched from a 1 liter starter if that makes a difference.