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I'm not quite sure where to put this thread, but I figured since it was going to end up being a DIY project, this might be as good of a place as any. I line in MN and as most of you know, it can get awefully cold here in the winter. I love my brewing and plan on doing it all year long, but...

So I have 10 gallons of fresh cider that has been split into 2, 5 gallon batches. I used 2 different yeasts to see what would happen. I pitched the yeast about 5 weeks ago. I was sent out of state for a lot of work and forgot all about this cider until now. Is it bad or can I save it? If...

A friend of mine and I are brewing a double espresso milk stout, extract. We are at the point of transferring to secondary and are wondering what the best route to go for the espresso part? Do we just put the beans in to the secondary, brew the espresso, cold press...other options. What is...

So I have 2 semi-beat up wine fridges that I am going to try this on before actually moving it to my only small fridge. Instead of putting the kegs in the cooling area and taking up all the space, I'm thinking of putting my cooling plate from my jockey/draft box onto the top shelf and just run...

A guy I work with is into home brewing and he has a 40 gallon pressure cooker sitting in his garage. He bought it for canning pickles but has never used it. We got to talking and trying to see if we could convert it into a big boil kettle. Does anyone have any idea how that would work or if...

I have a birthday party coming up in just under 2 weeks that I am supposed to bring a few kegs of beer to. One of the batches I had going went bad on me and I now need to try and replace it. I brew 5 gallon extract and specialty grain kits from Midwest Brewing. Am I SOL or do I have some...

I'm in the middle of designing a new item to help with my home brewing and need some help. I want to mold the part out of plastic but I have no idea what kind to use. This will be in contact with the wort so it need to be sanitized and not have any large porous areas to harbor bacteria. Does...

My roommate was inspired by the breakfast beers in the last issue of Brew Your Own and decided he wanted me to make the bacon porter. I brewed up the standard porter kit from Midwest and followed the directions in the article about "dry-hogging" the beer. Basically, adding crispy bacon to the...

So after the last heat wave we had and all the reading I have been doing about these fermentation chambers, I have decided to design one of my own. The drawing below shows the main dimensions of what I am looking to do. The area labeled "KEGS" will be the keggerator portion. There will be...

So after the last heat wave we had and all the reading I have been doing about these fermentation chambers, I have decided to design one of my own. The drawing below shows the main dimensions of what I am looking to do. The area labeled "KEGS" will be the keggerator portion. There will be a...

Hey everyone! I'm looking for a recipe for Augustiner's Oktoberfestbier. I do not know anything about it except that it is really tasty. Here is a link to their site: http://www.augustiner-braeu.de/augustiners/html/en/Sortiment.html My friend's 30th birthday is coming up and he loves...

I saw this recipe on here about a month ago and decided to brew it at home. I wanted to thank Chad, whom I believe to be the creator of said recipe, however, I managed to lose the thread in which I found this and therefore could not thank him. Chad, if you happen to read this, Thanks! This...

Is there a way to check and make sure your bottles are carbonating with out having to open them? I am making 6 packs of beer for gifts and do not have any extras to test. I'm hoping this can be done by simply shaking the bottle or something. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I have your basic home brewing set-up for kitchen brewing. I'm looking for an organized way of storing everything so I do not get cat hair all over my stuff. I have looked into a 24"28" toolbox but that is just as unorganized as storing it in a bucket. Does anyone here have any good ideas...

I am making my second home brew from a kit. The directions say to take a gravity reading and once I get the same reading 3 days in a row I am ready to bottle. Do I have to take the sample out and measure it separately or can I just drop a sanitized hydrometer into my whole batch? I'm...