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Hey guys, I wanted to be lazy during the holidays and decided to buy an extract kit (versus all grain). So I bought the Brewer's Best Rauchbier. Anybody have any opinions on this beer? Do I need to add anything? Overall, I'm a little worried because the yeast had a date of july 2010...

Anyone know of a forum for growing and enjoying hot peppers. I found gardenweb.com but the forum does not use V. Bullentin and subsequently the layout is horrible.

I searched but couldn't find any good information on this on either this site or the BJCP. I entered my first competition with 3 beers. One got a really low score but the other two were 35 and 36. I personally don't know exactly what that means in the overall scope of things. Do you know if...

Where's the best place to get a good selection of hard to find beers in DFW? I got a friend going there this weekend and he wants to pick some up beers you can't get in Kansas. He plans on going to Central Market in South Lake. Any other suggestions?

I'm making a barley wine with a OG between 1.096 and 1.11. I ordered Notthingham because I thought I remembered it had a high alcohol tolerance. Today, I decided to check and now I can't find any info. There website says to pitch more yeast for high gravity brews but doesn't specify the...

Hey guys, just went by the liquor store this morning and they had the 2008 Double Dead Guy for sale at $4.49. Two questions: 1) Is this is a really good buy or is it that cheap because its too old (60 ibu's). I was thinking about buying a couple more to add to my beer cellar for aging. 2)...

I had a weldless bulkhead fitting and used a brass ball valve to connect. I then got the bright idea to use brass fittings inside to make a dip tube. Then I got thinking, is using brass in a boil kettle bad (lead, etc)? I could have done the copper dip tube but don't have the welding parts...

So I've been doing 10 gallon all grain batches for a year now and with chrismtas coming I want to improve my system. I currently have a Keggle for the boil kettle. I Currently use a IC but it is only 25' and not doing the job. This christmas I plan on getting a March Pump and CFC (like...

I have a refrigerator (in the house) and a freezer with a johnson controller. The freezer is in the garage. This weekend I'm brewing a Vienna Lager with S-23. It appears the proper temp zone for fermentation is 48 to 57 degrees. I would use my freezer but highs are expected to be 41 to 57...

I did a 10 gallon irish red that I split into 2 5 gallon batches. I then used US-5 for one and a washed Wyeast London Ale III. I tasted both batches and they seem comparable. The US-5 is clearer while the London Ale III is more cloudy. I understand this can be explained by the differences in...

I've heard several people recently discuss Imperial and Double IPA's as separate beers. Is this true? I always assumed the double (IIPA) meant the first "I" was for Imperial. Is this true? Or are they different styles? If so, what is different?

I dry hopped (pellets) for the first time and did it in the secondary. No bag just threw them in. I dry hopped for 6 days and then cold crashed for one day. Then I siphoned over to a keg careful not to get trub and hops. Forced carbed it and then tried two 8 oz pulls. Both pours contained a...

I used second runnings of Wort as my starter. Before I boiled I checked the gravity and it was 1.020. So I added corn sugar until it got to 1.040. Is this ok? Will the yeast act the same from corn sugar as sugar from wort?

So I kegged my first beer last night. Everything went great except one item. Before you burst carb you are supposed to release the oxygen in the keg and then shake it. I forget and started shaking it. I stopped after 3 seconds and released what presure I could. Do you think this will ruin...

I'm thinking of buying my hops from Hopsdirect but since I'm new to brewing I'm unsure what to buy. I'm looking to buy some versitle hops to be used in Barleywines, IPA's, and Pale Ales. If I was going to buy three different kinds, which three would provide a good overall hop profile? Thanks,

I've been straining the wort after boiling and being chilled. I strain it when transfering to the primary fermenter. Is this appropriate or am I reducing the overall benefit of the hops (bitterness/aroma) flavor? I'm new so I can't remember if this is good to do for clarity purposes or if I...

I'm new to the forum and just started all grain brewing (previously did partial mash). I made a Holiday Ale and when I was done boiling I had 5 gallons of wort in my plastic bucket fermenter. When I transfer it into the secondary fermentor (carboy) there will be a lot of head space. I've been...