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Hear me out, not a typical beer thread... I'm a Red Bull addict, but I simply cannot afford to buy 12 oz cans of Red Bull for $2.49 every day. So, I looked around for cheaper alternatives and discovered SodaStream: http://www.sodastreamusa.com/store.aspx?gclid=CPjcuvi-iaoCFUFx4Aod5QLyzg...

I'm looking for an exchange for someone with Pliny. I have access to Bell's, Southern Tier, Smuttynose, DFH (some), and some local South Carolina. Please PM me, if interested, thanks.

I used Jamil's recipe for Bear Republic's Red Rocket: http://beerdujour.com/Recipes/Jamil/JamilsAmericanAmberAleExtract.htm It's now about 8 weeks since boil, and wow is it amazing. I kegged it last weekend and I already think it's the best beer I've made. If you like RR, this recipe is a...

I hear altitude spoken about frequently in culinary discussion and I know temperature is affected by altitude. I've never heard of it discussed in mashing, even though mash temperature is a pretty critical thing. Is there a relationship to take into consideration?

One of my kegs has an air leak through the gas-in valve. I can only assume it's the poppet valve. Sometimes, it seats and seals, but not for long. I just transferred a beer into this keg and wonder about how important it is to have a tight seal while it's conditioning for a few weeks. It's...

I have an extra keg I'm not using and space in the fridge, so I thought: hey, why not fill it with water, a few little lemons/limes and voila instant carbonated perrier on tap! It's only been in there for a day or 2, but still pretty flat. I serve/carb my beer at ~12psi, but I'm starting to...

Got my CO2 cylinder refilled at the local welding supply store. They exchanged me for a 20 lb tank. When I got home and hooked it up, I noticed a few white chunks form inside my line. At first, my assumption was dry ice.. but the more I think about it, is it more likely I got some moisture...

I have some leftover 2-row (about 5 lbs) and 2 ounces cascade and was thinking of making a simple smash ale. Since I have so little, I was going to make a small batch (2-3 gallons) and bottle it, so I have some to keep as reference. Recipe suggestions?

Didn't want to invest a lot of money on my first, so I bought the $20 dry irish stout kit from NB. GREAT beer! After having completed my second stout, I'm also equally convinced that it's hard to screw up stouts. This is one kit I'd definitely recommend to others who want to try it out. It's...

I recently bought a 55 lb of 2-row pale. I had them mill it, because, well I don't have an expensive miller at home. But, I'm concerned I won't be able to use it all up in time before it goes stale. It's stored in an air-tight pet food container. I think it's going to take me about 3-4...

There seems (to me) to be some discrepancies between the two with regards to pitching rates. I wondered if anyone here could help explain what I'm missing. Wyeast packs contain 100 billion cells, which claims to be able to innoculate 5 gallons of wort at 1.048 OG. Mrmalty acknowledges this...

I've seen this topic come up a few times, but I want to rehash it and get some opinions. I brewed my first AG beer (irish stout from NB). It turned out right on target (yay!). NB instructs 6 weeks, which falls right in line with the 1-2-3 rule of thumb. However, I'm thinking of skipping...

I followed a great tutorial on building a mash/lauter tun. But, one of the steps suggested using a steel wire and coiling it to snake inside the SS braid in order to give the braid structure against the weight of the grain bed and also to allow it to be shaped easily. Unfortunately, the wire...

I've decided to start kegging my beer now. This last batch (English Pale Ale) was the second beer I've kegged and it's apparent after a week that it still has strong apple-y flavor to it. My question is- should I just leave it in the fridge for a while, or does it need to be unpressurized and...

My first keg was running low and I needed the gas line for my second keg. In addition, the batch from my first keg was good, but not great. And, there was only a gallon left. So, I decided to try my hand at draft bottling. I attached my 3/8" vinyl tubing to the end of the picnic tap (fit...

I've seen this in a few recipes that I've wanted to make. Anyone know where I can actually buy the stuff? A suitable substitute?

So, I decided to build a mash tun, from a 52 quart igloo cooler. My only question, now, is this- as water collects in the stainless steel braid that I constructed from a garden hose, the spigot is still about 1/2 inch above the bottom of the cooler. In order to completely remove all water...

I finished my 5th batch and decided to enter the world of kegging, because I hate bottling. One of the reasons I wanted to keg was because I got too impatient to wait for bottle priming and the time it takes to bottle. After reading and watching and sampling, I'm convinced that even in kegging...

http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/brix-refractometer-w-atc.html Saw it in a magazine a few weeks ago and was just curious. I waste a couple of beers on measurements each time I brew and wondered if these were accurate. Thanks in advance.

I'm getting ready to bottle an Imperial Stout tonight and I wanted to experiment with vanilla extract in a few of the bottles. Does anyone have suggestions on how accomplish this? Should I drop extract into individual bottles or perhaps drop some extract into the beer after I've bottled the...