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A few weeks ago, I asked everyone if they brewed with their kids. Some snark but, generally an interesting response. This past weekend, I was lucky to have my son (27 y.o.) here and we bottled a batch, we brewed a batch and we nearly drank a batch! Without a doubt, it was one of the...

Hi all, I was wondering how many of you brew with your kids. I am going to visit my son this weekend and we are planning his first ever brew session (extract). For me, this is pretty damned exciting. I'm no expert by a long shot but, spending the time with him showing him the little I know...

Hi all, Well, I'm one of those people that when it comes to bottling day, I don't want a bunch of left over wet from Star-san bottle caps that I have to wait for them to dry before I put them away. SWMBO isn't thrilled about the whole brewing thing anyway so, I try to clean everything up as...

Hi All, I'm just wondering if beer is considered a clear liquid in preparation for medical procedures? If is isn't, I vote we make it one. Greydog

Hi all, Well about 5 weeks ago I brewed an extract Cologne Kolche. As I was getting ready to bottle, I noticed what appeared to be mold growing on the top of my beer. I tried to leave both the trub and the "mold" in the carboy as I racked to my bottling bucket. Yesterday, I opened a bottle...

I just wanted to share with the newbs my latest newb experience. This past weekend I brewed a 5 gal. batch of Cologne Kolche. In the past, I've neglected to top off to the 5 gal. mark after racking to primary. This time I did and, not thinking, I installed an air lock as usual. Monday...

I certainly don't want to start, yet another, AL/SS thread but for those who are interested, I just picked up a 30 qt, Aluminium stock pot with a spigot already installed and a lid for $30. Rural King (farm store) had it on the shelf and I got the last one. As an experiment, I dumped 5.5 gal...

Well, being the crafty devil I am, I decided to make an insulated box to put my primary in to keep the temperature as warm as possible in my garage. When i racked to the fermenter (Hank's Wheat Ale), the temperature was 70F. Thinking that the yeast would be happy with a constant temperature, I...

Hi All, Being a new and cheapskate brewer, having read a lot about how many hydrometers are broken even while in storage, I thought I'd share my solution to try to help prevent hydrometer extinction in our lifetimes. My, so far, limited experimentation led me to a pretty simple solution...

Hi All, I am wondering how critical temperature control is for a lager brew. With winter on it's way, I thought I'd try a lager in my garage. I have a heater that keeps things from freezing but, temperatures can vary relative to the ourside temp. In the past, I've tried to maintain...

I've been reading the posts here for a few weeks. I am going to thank everyone in advance for all of the great hint and tips and, the friendly atmosphere here. I began, as a lot of others, with a gift of a Mr. Beer kit and, am slowly accumulating bits for a 5 gallon set-up. As soon as...