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So next week I'm headed to NYC for three days for work. What is the best bottle shop in the city? I'm hoping to pick up things that never see their way to Texas... mostly Belgians and Sours... so Cantillon, JP, Fantome etc... Someone please point me in the right direction! I'll be staying in...

So keep in mind that this is from grain to glass in a month, but I kegged it. Obviously if you bottled this you'd want to let it ride as this beer easily could have gone down a few more points, but I was very happy with where it was and decided to keg it up. I made a sour wheat beer. It's...

Just found out earlier today that I get to go to Italy (Tuscany specifically) for work in May. I'm sure I'm going to get to try some great wines while there but I really want to get my hands on some great beer that I'll never get a chance to try again. And all I've seen state side from Italy...

So for work I'm going to be taking the WSET test. It's a certification for Beer, Spirits and Wine. We were offered a training course through one of our vendors, that the vendor developed. Here's a few of the gems that I picked out of the beer section. Did you know that Lambics are defined...

Today was probably the busiest brew day I've ever done. Started with brewing five gallons of a simcoe/el dorado IPA. During which time I also smoked a rack of ribs and a chicken. Baked a loaf if bread, made potato salad and a batch of BBQ sauce. The end result. In the top corner is my...

5lbs. Two Row - Uk 1lb. Brown malt - homemade 8oz. Crystal 60l 8oz. Victory malt 6oz. Pale chocolate 4oz. Roasted Barley 2oz. Chocolate malt 1 cup cocoa powder 1lb. Canned pumpkin 152 mash .75oz Target hops 8.8%AA - 30min. 5 ancho chile's - in fermenter for two weeks after fermentation is...

This thread merits little discussion but I'm in such an awesome mood and it needed to be shared with my brewing homies. I work for a large retailer in Texas and back in march I won a sales contest that resulted in a trip to Austin. I'm here now. On my drive in from San Antonio I stopped at...

If anyone in San Antonio is available tomorrow night my store is hosting a free beer dinner thursday June 16th from 6:00pm - 7:00pm. It's at the HEB plus at 281 and Evans rd. on the northside of town. I will be cooking and serving... Cheese course with Real Ale's Devils Backbone Slow oven...

Hey guys I want to trade for some Jolly Pumpkin. I'm looking for Biere de Mars and Madrugada Obscura. Particularly Madrugada Obscura. Here's what I have for trade. Rogue Double Mocha Porter Saint Arnolds Divine Reserve 10 (English Barleywine 2010) Saint Arnolds Divine Reserve 11...

I've had my mind set on making something great for the summer with strawberries and ginger, and hop bursted with sorachi ace hops for a nice lemony profile as well. I picked about 7 lbs. of strawberries from a nearby orchard. I want to do something clean and easy to drink. Supplies and...

5 lbs. American 2-Row 8oz. Chocolate Malt 8oz. American Crystal 60L 1 oz. Target Pellet Hops 8% AA 15 minutes. 1 packet English Nottingham Yeast Carbed to 2 volumes. Mash at 151 for an hour - single infusion. This is a great dark beer for the summer. So easy to drink, and just...

My birthday is Saturday and I want to brew something awesome. I have tons of various base malts on hand (pils, munich, vienna, 2 row) several crystal malts, chocolate malt, wheat, rye etc.. etc... For hops I have about a pound each of target and Willamette. Then a few ounces of brewer's gold...

I just saw this at my LHBS. It's a new strain from White Labs! I'm a saison freak and plan to get a batch fermenting ASAP with it. WLP670 American Farmhouse Blend Inspired by local American brewers crafting semi- traditional Belgian-style ales. This blend creates a complex flavor profile...

Malts and Fermentables 5lbs. Belgian Pils 3lbs. American 2-Row 2lbs. White Wheat Malt 1lb. Table Sugar .25lbs Special B Malt 180L Hops 1 oz. Willamette Hops 5.5%AA 20 minutes 0.5 oz. Nelson Sauvin Hops 12.4% AA 10 minutes 0.5 oz. Nelson Sauvin Hops 12.4% AA 5 minutes 1 oz. Nelson...

I'm in the middle of moving. Of course my number one priority is to ensure that all of my beer and brewing gear is in order and accounted for. All 13 of those cases are filled to the top. I've got three more cases worth in my beer fridge and two full kegs. I know it's not the most...

There is a house bill in Texas that, if passed, would allow brewpubs to sell their beer to distributors and would allow breweries to sell their beer on sight. Currently breweries are only allowed to sell either on sight (brewpub) or to a distributor (for retail) and not both. If you live in...

So in a few weeks I'm going to be brewing my saison. I make a pretty darn good saison. Typically I hop it with more noble hops (saaz hallertau and even willamette) with nothing but later additions (30 minutes is the earliest addition) and then a small amount of dry hopping. Anywho I got my...

So about a month ago Real Ale Brewing Co. out of Blanco Tx decided to offer the late runnings from their annual barleywine to homebrewers. I would have posted it on here when I heard about it but I found out last minute. Anyway, if you've never had the Sisyphus (or any Real Ale beer) then you...

So for Christmas my wife orders me a Barley Crusher Malt Mill from Austin Homebrew Supply, along with a huge sack of two row. Now it clearly says on the website that the mill ships directly from the manufacturer. My wife orders it TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE!!!! It doesn't show up in time for...

I want to do a very sessionable light ale but pack in tons of flavor. I love brett funk so I thought that would be a good way to add in some extra flavor without having to up the ABV. or go insane on the IBUs. From what I've read you can expect brett to dry your beer out pretty significantly...