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I know I'm bastardizing styles here but I'm essentially looking to create a nice sessionable dark beer for the end of summer here in NC. Here's what I'm thinking, any feedback would be great: Malt Weight (6 Gal) % 2-Row 8 80.00% German Munich 1.5 15.00% Carafa III 0.5 5.00% Hop...

I’ve set my sights high for my 2012 brewing goals. I’m dubbing the year a concept year in that I will be creating 10 different beers in a collection called Donk Side of the Moon (I call my brewery Wonderdonk). Each brew will map to a song from the classic Pink Floyd album Dark Side...

Looking for a brewing pump. Either a March or Chugger. Anyone have one they no longer use or know of a place to get a good deal?

I got a wine barrel from my father in law which he used to make red wine. I've rinsed it out and it is currently full of starsanned water. I brewed an IPA yesterday and want to oak it in this barrel but am curious about a few things: - Will my IPA taste like wine or be red? - How long...

I got a wine barrel from my father in law which he used to make red wine. I've rinsed it out and it is currently full of starsanned water. I brewed an IPA yesterday and want to oak it in this barrel but am curious about a few things: - Will my IPA taste like wine or be red? - How long...

I'm fermenting in a fridge in my garage with a temperature controller set at 62* but its just not warm enough to get up that high. Right now the temp in the the fridge is 58*. Is this too cold? It's been about 24 hours and no visible fermentation signs (I know I know, read the gravity) but...

So I had a thread about pitching and starters for this lager and after input from posters I created a starter from the total wort (too late I know), pitched yeast, waited 24 hours and pitched starter (no visible signs of fermentation yet). It has been 60 hours since I pitched the starter and...

So, I am brewing my first lager and I neglected to make a starter in advance because I didn't have any DME and didn't feel like driving 45 minutes each way to the LHBS. Instead I am making a starter by brewing 6 gal instead of 5. I took 2Q from the brew and am using that to make a starter...

So I made my mead on March 14th and it is now at a FG of 1.01. The sample had a strong alcohol taste to it and I know it needs some time to mellow. My questions are now: - Should it be bulk aged or aged in bottles? - What is a good duration for aging (3 mo, 6mo, longer)? - If wanting to...

I am doing my first mead and after being gone for a weekend I came back to the carboy to notice two half dollar sized mold circles on top of the liquid. I guess it's game over or is this salvageable?

I just kicked my last bag of 2-row on my last batch but have about 20 lbs of belgian pilsner from the last order I made, hoping to make a belgian but deciding not to. I want to brew a nice pale ale and use the belgian as the base. Any advice on what the end effect will be? Lighter color I bet...

Sooooooo I attempted to make my first batch of mead today using Malkore's Not So Ancient recipe. I used 12lb honey for a 5 gallon batch. Used about 4 oranges worth of juice added to the must, spices, zest etc.... I put this in my carboy and used a white labs sweet mead yeast. I smacked the...

I am going to be setting up an old upright fridge to use as a fermentation chamber but want to continue to use the freezer to store hops, meat, and other such frozen stuff. Anyone know whether this will work? In theory I could just turn the freezer setting as far down as it can go and hope...

I am in the market for a temperature controller since I will be inheriting a fridge from my parents this spring. I am looking at two options from Austin Homebrew Supply - both Johnson Controllers. One digital, one analog. Here is the analog for $70 -...

Just got my Kegerator up and running and my gf's grandfather who is a wood turner built me some custom handles for my taps. Pretty awesome, take a look: He might be interested in making some more to sell, anyone interested?

Just got my Kegerator up and running and my gf's grandfather who is a wood turner built me some custom handles for my taps. Pretty awesome, take a look: He might be interested in making some more to sell, anyone interested?

So I finally built my Sanyo 4912 kegerator this weekend after months of procrastination. Everything seems to have gone well but there was a leak in the faucet from where the (excuse my lack of kegging terminology) output tube plugs into the faucet assembly. I jammed it into the assembly...

I am getting ready to build my kegerator and want to make sure everything is nice and clean (especially the draft tower I got off craigslist) I figure I will just strip it down, soak it in some warm water with oxy clean, rinse and go. Any other steps I need to be taking with this?

I threw a halloween party and bought 2 kegs for it. We killed the 1st keg but decided to keep the 2nd for another time since it was already 3 am. If I leave it in my garage (<70*) how long will it last if I have not tapped it yet? Hoping it can stay fresh until the NFL wildcard weekend...

Is the shiz, had it yesterday and it was awesome. If you have a chance to try it , do it. You won't be disappointed.