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Good afternoon brewers, The time has come to part ways with my homebrewing equipment. I haven't brewed since my daughter was born in November 2012 and now I have a second one running around and even less free time. I've inventoried everything and attempted to price everything to sell, let...

I'm looking at the GE 7.0 cu. ft. chest freezer, specifically model FCM7SUWW. I've found plenty of information on the forums regarding the number of kegs it'll fit and combinations of fermenters, e.g. (1) 6.5g carboy and (1) 6g carboy but I never came across a definite answer about (2) 6.5g...

Sell me on a brewing system. First a little bit about my current setup, I've been brewing all grain 5 gallon batches for almost two years now using a 10g rubbermaid cooler with a CPVC manifold (upgraded from a SS braid just recently) a 44,000 btu turkey fryer and a 30qt aluminum pot. I also...

This weekend I'll be making a trip down to Bucyrus, OH from right outside of Detroit and am interested in grabbing a barley pop or two. Can anyone recommend any Ohio breweries that I would encounter on my way down? Here's the map of the trip, Detroit to Bucyrus Thanks in advance, :mug...

I did a bit of calling around a few weeks back and was able to track down a water analysis report from the plant that supplies water to my city. Making water adjustments is another step I'd like to take in advancing my brewing techniques and making better beers...but at this point I haven't...

Fellow AG'ers I finally made the plunge and picked up a barley crusher. I was hoping I could get some feedback on the grains I just crushed, don't worry about being gentle, you won't hurt my feelings :) :mug:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/8278312.stm "A brewery has launched a low alcohol beer called Nanny State after being branded irresponsible for creating the UK's "strongest beer"."

http://www.mensfitness.com/nutrition/beverages/187 "1. Always us a clean, dry 20 oz Imperial pint glass 2. Hold glass at 45 degree angle and never allow the spout to touch beer or glass 3. Pull faucet down and allow beer to fill glass 4. Allow the nitrogen bubbles surge, creating...

I decided to brew up my first SMaSH recipe today and went with Maris Otter and Chinook. 11lbs Maris Otter 3oz Chinook (60/15/0) Nottingham Here are a few pics: Ingedients Mash Out water heating up Honestly, covering my mash tun with my sleeping bag has made the past few...

I like watching Gordie's twitter updates during his brewdays so much that I thought I'd start doing it myself. Not only do I think that talking/typing about what I'm doing will be a great help in improving my brewing I think it will also be helpful for those looking to make the jump to all...

Well I'm going to give a SMaSH recipe a try tomorrow, so the strike water should be heating up shortly after sunrise, approx 7:30am. My ingredients: 11lbs Maris Otter 3oz Chinook Anyone else brewing tomorrow? Discuss. Curt

For my dad's 50th birthday (11/17) I decided to convert one of his old extract recipes to all grain and brew up a batch that will be ready for the big day. I browsed through his recipe notes until I came across the comments "Real Good!" written on a beer he brewed for the 1996 New Year, one he...

My dad has been my biggest influence in my brewing and drinking good beer. He brewed back in the mid 90's and got me started with his old equipment as well the recipes for the beer he made. His 50th birthday is coming up on 11-17 and I thought it would be a good idea to take one of his old...

Brewed up a Spiced Pumpkin Ale on Wednesday afternoon and thought I shared a couple of the pictures. This was the first batch I made a yeast starter for. Prior to this batch I've only used dry yeast. For this one, I made a starter for my WLP002 consisting of a 16oz of water and 1/2 cup of...

Had the day off work today for nickel beer day. Nickel beer day, you ask? Yep, there's a local bar, the Dakota Inn Rathskeller that opened back in 1933 and in honor of their anniversary they celebrate ever year by selling Blatz for the price it would have been back in 1933, .05 cents. It's...

In just a couple of hours I'll be heading off to the Michigan Summer Beer Festival in Ypsilanti, Michigan. This will be the first beer festival I've attended and don't really know what to expect. I've checked out the beer list and have kind of sort of picked a few of the beers I'd like to try...

That's how the story goes, "So for now, the lone test store will serve a half-dozen kinds of beer and wine, ranging in price from $4 to $7." I'll Take a Venti Beer, Please | NBC New York Does anyone else foresee the most expensive mocha porter ever? :mug: Curt

Enjoy! American Beer Consumption Per Capita: By State (Infographic) | Sloshspot Blog Curt

For each batch I try to bottle one in clear glass so I can watch was is going on over the course of time. I kind of like this shot: Porter, Irish Red, Ed's PA What do you think? Curt

It seems like I've done quite a bit of brewing since February but I haven't done much drinking of said brews. Yesterday I bottled the last 10 gallons of beer I had sitting around, made for a long day bottling by myself. I organized all of my bottled beers and snapped a few pics. Most of...