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I'm sure it's been said before...BIG ups to the folks at Austin Homebrew! Fast shipping and some of the best packaging I've received. Every item that had the potential to leak was vacuumed sealed and the yeast smack-packs were sealed tight with ice packs and in great shape. The box had to...

Looking for good reading material for brewing belgians, dubbels and bigger beers. I've read "Brew like a Monk" and while it was good general/historical reading, I was hoping for more. Any suggestions? thanks in advance, dave

Anybody have any issues with Wyeast 1098 British Ale finishing out attenuation? Have 10 gallons of a porter split into two 5 gallon fermenters side by side...pitched at 70 degrees, cooled to 66-68 degrees for 30 days ferment. OG was 1.050 and 30 days later hydro shows 1.019. Should have a...

Have an APA that has been in the fermenter for 22 days. It has stalled at 70% attenuation...should be around 73%-77%. Normally I wouldn't sweat it except for the abnormally high OG it's still at. Background: first batch using new barley crusher...overshot OG by a bunch. Should have been in...

Got a call from a buddy telling me to come and harvest his wife's hops. The plant is over 7 years old...she can't remember what kind of hops as she doesn't brew beer and really didn't care what kind they were. Single plant...absolutely loaded with mature cones ready to harvest. She...

Asked for a water report from the county...and this is what they gave me: Alkalinity: 20-27 pH range: 8.5-8.8 Chlorine: 0.70-1.20 Sodium: 8.5 Hardness: 17.2 I've searched here for ideas on interpreting these numbers...and yup..."I No understandy" Bout the only thing I can follow is...