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You're probably right that the emphasis should be more on the beer and less on the bombs. I had that same thought on the name of the brewery, "Mad Bomber". I was worried that with all the "bad things" going on in the world that this would get the brewery off to a bad start. So far, I've been...

My son is recently out of the army where he was a bomb squad guy disarming bombs at home and away. He and a couple of bomb squad friends are starting a nano brewery in Hayden Idaho. He's got an interesting story and has gotten a lot of good local press. If you're interested in learning more...

I like the way you think but it should come in around 7% ABV and will have about 6 ounces of hops. I can't believe I didn't think of that..........

We started brewing nearly three years ago and HBT was the source of much of my research and learning. Thanks to all of you for the advice, the recipes, and encouragement. Tonight we brew our 100th batch which will be a slight variation of the Bell's Two Hearted Clone found on this site. We'll...

I'm not really sure how you would go about getting a good seal if you're naturally carbonating in a keg. I force carb after kegging and will hit the keg with about 30psi to get the lid to seal tight. It also helps the poppits to seal as well. I'd probably try putting keg lube on the lid gasket...

Give him nothing now except maybe some beer. Same goes for anyone else who drops out. If the day comes that the equipment is ever sold, then everyone gets a percentage of the proceeds. Otherwise, I wouldn't want to be the last one remaining in the ownership "group" and be into this $5,000 when I...

Going sailing makes it easy. The first beer out of the cooler makes room for the yeast.....

We have probably brewed 50+ pale ales and ipa's with 1968. So to reiterate the above suggestions. - pitch plenty of healthy yeast - ferment low to prevent unwanted esters (I like 65) - gradually ramp up temperatures after fermentation slows, usually after about 4 days for me, and finsh the...

Crash cooling your beer for 2 or 3 days down to around 32-35 degrees will do wonders to settle the hops to the bottom of the fermenter, making it relatively easy to siphon from above the hops.

Also pleased with our Barley Crusher. It's probably seen 1,000 pounds of grain and no problems yet. We use an 18V Dewalt drill but always on low speed.

It's been quite a while since I brewed my clone attempt so the details are hazy. We live near Big Sky brewery and are in their tap room regularly. I'm not a big Moose Drool fan but I have tasted fresh Moose Drool on many occasions. My clone was extremely close to the real thing and can share my...

I mashed at the recommended 145 (or so, from memory) degree mash temp and then fly sparged with approximately 180 degree water in an effort to raise the grain bed temp. I don't remember the numbers exactly but I think it worked well. The beer finished 4th in the BOS round of a local competition.

We keep reminding ourselves that he's home (almost) and out of harms way and we are truly thankful for that. I just got off the phone with my son and they're trying again tonight. Apparently they've been authorized to fly commercial if that doesn't work out. That ought to be a riot when they...

That letter (email) to the Montana delegation is going out this morning. I talked to my son this morning and they've been delayed again. This time they were told to show up at 2:00 tomorrow morning. What a bunch of crap. If anyone knows an air force general, please get them to release the army's...

You can definitely hear the clank when those guys walk into a room......

Amtrak or commercial airline or rent a van and have a road trip. They showed up at 11:00 this morning only to be told to come back at 3:00. If the air force would just cancel their flight instead of continually postponing it then the guys could fly commercial. They looked into it and $200 each...

My son is in the army and has spent the last year in Afghanistan with his EOD unit, looking for and disposing of IED's. Their deployment is over and they are in transit heading back to Washington State. The thing is that they have been sitting at Dover Air Base in Delaware for nearly 4 days...

When I got my refractometer I checked gravities with it and compared to my hydrometer. It worked great before there was alcohol but not so great after. I used beersmith to correct the refractometer reading for the presence of alcohol and it was not even close to what the hydrometer read. Now, I...

Brewed the Union Jack per the CYBI recipe and it was definitely a great beer. We entered it in our first beer competition and placed 4th in the best of show round. I can't wait to brew up another batch and get it on tap again.

Double brew days are definitely the way to go. My wife and I will each pick and brew a beer, taking turns at cleaning and sanitizing. We do the double brew days throughout the winter and then just do singles after work during the summer.