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I've searched the vast internets for this recipe and have found a few. I have also learned from a previous post on HBT about this recipe that a clone recipe exists in BYO Sept '05 issue. In that post was a link to this recipe...

I decided to try growing some hops this year. Since I tend to move every two or three years I didn't want anything too permanent. I've been growing plants in Earthboxes, a type of sub-irrigation planter (SIP) for years with fairly decent results. I even construct my own "earthbuckets" which use...

I went to my LHBS on Friday to get some ingredients for this weekend and saw this staring at me. I've never owned a mill before mainly because I didn't want to spend >$100 on one. Apparently the "little work" that it needs is only tightening some screws and cleaning some rust. My...

I recently brewed an American wheat using Wyeast 1010 american wheat strain of yeast. I usually ferment in primary for about a month but would like this beer to be ready on the Fourth of July. It's been fermenting in the primary for about 7 days. The gravity reading is 1.010. It seems close to...

A few weeks ago I picked up a large chest freezer at an estate sale. It turns out that the damn thing doesn't work. I'm a fairly competent DIY'er and handyman and have narrowed the problem down to the compressor/motor being stuck. I've tried hard starting it but still there's no response. The...

I'm going to make a scaled down version of Edworts Apfelwein and don't have the means to measure a pound of corn sugar. Approximately how much should I use. I'm guessing somewhere around a cup. Thanks for the help.

I've never reused yeast before and want to try on my next batch. I understand that I can wash the yeast to remove the trub and other junk that accumulates. I also understand that I could repitch onto the slurry left in the bucket. My concern is that I don't filter out hops before I pitch and I...

This being my first Thanksgiving as a home brewer I decided to conduct an experiment. I filled the drink cooler with half Miller light and the other half with my various home brews. After explaining to everyone what each of them was and how to pour them, I let them go at it. I also told everyone...

So I have this recipe that calls for whole allspice and whole nutmeg. I'm pretty sure I can find the whole nutmeg but am thinking it's unlikely I'll find whole allspice. Any ideas on where to find it? If not, any ideas on how much ground allspice to use if the recipe calls for six whole pieces?

I recently bought a turkey fryer and 10g pot off of craigslist. I'm concerned that the pot may not be suitable for brewing because it has marks and stains in it that won't come off. They're black, you can't feel them. I've scrubbed the hell out of them and they don't come off. I guess I could...

So I have a recipe for a pumpkin ale that I'm going to brew pretty soon. It tells me to get an eight pound pumpkin, quarter it, bake it at 350 for two hours, cube it and add it to the boil. Is this standard procedure for brewing with pumpkin? Am I supposed to scoop the guts out first or bake...

I'm making an oatmeal stout that calls for a pound of rolled oats. The recipe calls for me to steep specialty grains (not including oats), remove them and add malt extracts, honey, oats, and hops and boil for an hour. My question is: should I use instant oats or regular oats. If it is going to...

Hey guys, I have a recipe for a honey oatmeal stout that I want to brew. It calls for two pounds of buckwheat honey. I've never heard of this stuff before but did some research and learned a little about it. I also learned that it would cost me about $15 to get two pounds of this stuff shipped...

In my month long search for fermentation containers I have procured quite a few 2.5 gallon, 3 gallon, 4 gallon, and 5 gallon buckets. I've gotten most of these from a local bakery that sells them for $1.50 each with the lid. I've been using the 5 gallon buckets as fermenters up to this point but...

So my Pale Ale has been fermenting for just shy of two weeks. I plan on bottling tomorrow and decided to check the S.G. tonight. I opened the bucket for the first time since pitching, took a sample and resealed the bucket. The lid was off for a total of maybe five minutes. When I resealed the...