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Just brewed my 4th all-grain batch and it went nearly perfectly. It was Honey Ginger Blonde of my own devising. I think I've pretty much got my process down pat. 5 hours start to finish with cleanup (and dinner during the boil!). Hit all my numbers almost right on, just 1 point off both pre-boil...

So I recently made the switch from extract to all-grain brewing. My first All-Grain brew was a Belgian Dark Strong Ale and I had the most insane fermentation I've yet witnessed. I wound up getting 89.1% apparent attenuation, a record for me, and smashed the 1.020 barrier I'd been struggling with...

A batch I brewed a few weeks ago became infected in the primary and turned into this foul-smelling, foul-tasting, cloudy mess. I let it sit for another week thinking maybe I could salvage it somehow, but eventually dumped it. 8 days ago I brewed a batch of the same recipe and now that same smell...

I found a website, K&L Wines, that seems to carry a lot of the beer (Russian River!) that I've been wanting to sample but have been unable to locate due to my living in "the middle freaking nowhere". Just wondering if anyone has ordered beer from them before and what their experience was...

So I've read/heard about a lot of conflicting processes for using specialty grains in extract brewing. I've settled on a process that seems to work for me. My gut tells me that I'm getting more from my grains than I would from other methods, but it is a PITA. For a 5 gallon batch, basically what...

Hi! I've been lurking and posting a little for a few weeks and though it's time I introduce myself. I've been brewing for a few months now and am brewing batch #5 this weekend. I'm a computer guy by trade and the geek-factor in homebrewing is right up my alley. It's a ton of fun, addictive, and...