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okay, so i'm considering switching from 12 oz bottles to 16 oz. bottles. main reason being that most, if not all, of my glassware are pint glasses. this may be a dumb question but will a cap used for a 12 oz bottle still work on a 16 oz bottle? :mug:

i've been brewing 5 gallon batches of beer for several years now. considering i haven't used my mr beer fermenter in a long time, i've decided to bring it out of retirement and use it for ciders from mr beer. it would be the perfect size for batches that i would want as i don't go through as...

does anybody out there know of any good camping forum websites? planning to get back into doing some camping after a 5 year absence.

since i started brewing (8-9 years ago), i've always brewed on the stove in the kitchen. recently, swmbo started to complain about the smell of the boiling wort. she enjoys the homebrew, she just doesn't like the smell of the wort boiling. :( that being said, i think it's now the time to buy an...

this next week might get kinda busy for me. within a weeks time from now, i plan to bottle a batch of brew plus brew a smaller batch. i also plan to get back into making homemade ice cream (after 3-4 year absence) and also try to find time to make homemade beef jerky. all starts to add up...

this may be a dumb question but i'm gonna ask it anyways. just wondering if any one has ever used their brown glass beer bottles to bottle their soda as well?

just wondering if any of you have a particular day you use as "brew day"? normally, i've been brewing on whatever day is most convenient. i'm now thinking of using sundays as my "brew day". :mug:

of all the different commercial brands of root beer out there, my favorite root beer is A&W. unfortunatly it's hard to find a root beer that has caffine. i posted here once before of how i could add caffine to a soda recipe; i already checked the soda recipe database and didn't find a clone...

i've been playing around with the idea of make my own wine. problem is the wife and i don't go through enough wine to make a 5 gallon batch worth it. i've seen articles about making 3 gallon batches and even 1 gallon batches of fruit wine. i think the 1 gallon of fruit wine batches might be...

this year i'd like to brew a beer for the christmas holiday. i'm planning to brew it within the next week or so to have it ready for christmas time. anybody have any suggestions on what to brew? :mug:

just wondering how many on the forum occasionally use the ingredient kits or do you select each ingredient seperately for the batch? i myself had been buying the ingredient kits until recently. recently, i went to the local homebrew shop to buy an ingredient kit to make an oktoberfest. however...

why is it that every time i plan on brewing or bottling a batch, the wife has to have some kind of plans? i enjoy brewing my own beer and i always tell myself that i'm gonna brew more often. the thing is every time i plan on doing it she thinks we have to go out of town for the weekend or have...

anybody watch the arizona/iowa football game last night? damn hawkeyes :mad:. yes, i'm a big hawkeye fan, but i will say that with as terrible as iowa's offense and special teams were last night, they didn't deserve to win the game. i can rant on and on about the game, but i won't; just expected...

have any of you ever started drinking while brewing a batch but ran out of whatever you're drinking before the night's over? that just happened to me earlier tonight when i ran out of oktoberfest! :mug:

first saturday of college football is 2 week from today! go hawkeyes! :mug:

been thinking about growing hops. anybody have any suggests on what multi-purpose hops grow best in iowa? :mug:

just wondering if anyone uses or have used a party pig kegging system? been thinking of getting one but would like some feedback on it before i go and by it. does anyone have any likes/dislikes on the party pig? :mug:

i've been thinking about making my own soda. since i've never done it before, i'm curious about something: can there be a way to add caffine to home made soda?

just wondering if anyone makes homemade ice cream? i haven't made any for about a year and 1/2 because i've been busy brewing beer. would like to get back into making ice cream as often as i brew beer. anyone have any good recipes for homemade ice cream? :mug:

i store my beer in the basement during fermention and bottle conditioning as that is were i have room available. temeratures in my basement are about 62-65 degrees during the colder monthes of the year. as i understand, 70 degrees is about where i need the temerature to be for the best results...