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Hey I am going to be taking a trip up to vermont this spring to visit some breweries and take in som sights. I wonder if anyone is from the area and can give me some advice on what to see, where to go where to eat and most important where to get some good beer. We will be going to try and visit...

I have a few experiment batches of cider going there are where i want them now flavorwise so i want to cold crash them for a day and slow the fermentation. After my cold crash i want the them bottle and carb them now i have half gallon batches and need to know how much priming sugar per half...

What are some free ways i can make labels on my computer dose anyone have any templetes for Microsoft Word or anything similiar?

Has anyone ever tried adding sliced apples to a secondary for a hard cider? what are some pros and cons of trying this. i think it would add some nice natural apple flavors back into the cider bring up the sugar level a bit. Let me know what everyone thinks. Thanks You

For all my fellow Buffalo/Western New York beer fans I am going to be launching Buffalo Beer Blog in a week I hope. Buffalo Beer Blog is going to hopefully be your one stop shop for any information in the local beer community. Our focus is going to be broad and cover everything from home brew...

Hey all, I am looking for a good brewing log for Microsoft excel I haven't had much luck finding a good one which surprises me a lot. Anyone know where i can get one or dose anyone have one? Please let me know, Thanks

I am gonna experiment with brewing a 2.5 gallon batch of cider with 1lbs of amber DME pitched with an ale yeast dose anyone have any advice against this or why it would not workout i would love to hear any advice for or against this.

I have just finished the primary on a batch of dark ale I made from a kit (coopers) and I am ready to bottle. I took an SG reading last night and a little taste just to track color and flavor for notes and there really isn’t much going on in the flavor department. Is there anything I can do at...

Tis the season for Octoberfests. I was excited to see when i visited my local beer supplier this weekend all the new seasonal micros had come in. All the Octoberfests and other "fall seasonals". So i wanted to take poll on everyones favorite Octoberfest and fall beers. Lets a get a good list...

Anyone from the Western New York, Buffalo areas i wanna take a poll on everyones favorite beer bars and beer stores for an article i plan to write. So let me know where you like to go for good beer and why. Cheers!!!

I have read a few articles lately about using 5.5 gal corny keg as a primary fermenter with a little modification. Dose anyone have any experience with this or have any advice or pros and cons? Let me know Thanks all.....

I am curious to find out what are some peoples favorite seasonal beers? Who has the best and even who has the worst out there.

i was wondering what are some of the common problems people run into switch over from primary to secondary so i know what to avoid and what to stay away from?

I am going to be in south bend indiana this weekend for the Notre Dame vs Navy game and was wondering if anyone new any places to go in the area to grab some good beer or even if anyone knew a good place to tailgate on campus or around let me know

I am going to be in south bend indiana this weekend for the Notre Dame vs Navy game and was wondering if anyone new any places to go in the area to grab some good beer or even if anyone knew a good place to tailgate on campus or around let me know

When useing concentrate(frozen i am assuming) what would the ratio to gallon be? How much frozen concentrate to gallon of fermented cider would i use?

Hey everyone in the DIY world i have recently gotten my hands on two 5 gallon gatorade water jug/coolers seat top with spigot i have seen a few pictures around of people who have built brew rigs with them so i am looking for ideas of what i can do with them so any suggestions???????

I am a relatively new brewer (few brews under my belt) and am in desperate need of some carboys. I want to get away from bucket fermenting but am having trouble finding Carboys that don’t cost and arm and a leg. I have read that a main supplier formally out of Mexico is no longer producing so...

Hey all mead fans, I am a Mead brewing virgin and want to take a small crack at it anyone have a good "easyish" mead recipe. I am planing on just fermenting it in two half gallon growlers corked and airlocks. I have never even tried Mead before so this is a 100% total experiment. But I am...

I am wondering if anyone has any advice on what preportions i could use to back sweeten my 2 gallon batch? I know i wanna use some cinnomon sticks some nutmeg but i dont want to use too much and over power the flavor. I think I may use some apple concentrate to bring about more apple flavor. I...