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I will be up in Chicago next weekend for a wedding and am looking for things to do in the while in town. We are staying around the navy pier and I have been utilizing the rate beer places reviews for things to do around town. I figured I would put it out there for the forum for any suggestions...

Got a random package from my brother yesterday. Inside I find 2 Pliny the Elders and 1 Blind Pig. Score one from the good guys!!

I'll be up there for a long weekend visiting my brother and sister in-law. Brother in-law is a beer drinker so I am sure he will have some suggestions but I wanted to tap my resources here on the forum for any suggestions. I'm already a huge fan of Three Floyds so I plan on getting as much of...

I'm looking to brew on my nice 3 day weeknd and use it as an opportunity to explore with some hops that I have been meaning to experiment with. Not sure what my local store has in stock so I figuire I will pick some out when I go up there. My question, does anyone have a good base recipe...

Knowing that higher temps for ale yeast can lead to off flavors I was wondering how long was too long for a batch to sit at say 72 degrees. I know that the products produced during that period can't really be cleaned up but I would imagine that 2 hours of high temps is much better than say 24...

So I've been hunting Craigslist for some time now trying to find a fridge to put under my bar and turn into a kegorator. I emailed a listing for the make and cu/ft of his fridge and he emailed me back the below measurements instead. Anyone know if this is big enough for one keg and a CO2 tank...

I took a reading on my 2 below clone the other day and it was steady at 1.018. At the time it seemed high but it was steady for 2-3 days and I had been dealing with some stuck fermentation's so i just chalked it up to that. Anyway, 2 days after throwing the hops in I start to see see airlock...

Brewing this recipe today and not sure if I should steep or mash the grain bill. I have yet to fully grasp the difference between steep and mashing. I know the basic ideas but have no clue what grain to do which with. Anyways, below is the grain bill, I can post the full recipe if needed. Thanks...

I just made Yooper's Hoppy Amber and pitched last night with a stater. Now that I think about it (of course after the fact) this thing may take off and I am going out of town for the weekend. I would like to switch the airlock to a blow-off tube so I dont have to worry. The problem is I have...

I just received a ball lock keg that I purchased off of ebay. In the pictures the keg looked in pretty good condition. Upon receiving the keg I notice a pretty sizable dent in the side. Other than the dent everything looks fine. It holds pressure. Question is, is the dent an issue?

Is 4.3 cu big enough? Found one on craigslist for $60. Looks pretty good. Only info is it is a GE and it is 4.3 cu.

Why do some recipes call for both LME and DME?

I've been brewing for roughly a year now and am ready to try out my own recipe. I want to make an American pale ale/IPA. To come up with the recipe I am taking the grain bill from a previous IPA that I brewed but the hops will be inspired by 3 Floyds Alpha King because I just had one for the...

I am attempting a coconut rum porter recipe and am ready to rack onto the coconut for a few days. My question is, should I use sweetened or unsweetened coconut? I just got back from the store and sweetened was the only one i saw. What would the difference be?

Pretty busy up there... http://www.politico.com/click/stories/1005/house_passes_beer_bill.html

I have had a kolsch in the fridge for awhile now and am ready to bottle. This is my first attempt at lagering/cold conditioning and am curious what the next step is. Should I rack to secondary for a day or two to let it warm back up and wake up the yeast or can I go straight to bottling after...

So my mother-in-law is a flight attendant for Delta and mainly does the Amsterdam flight. She routinely brings back duty free liqour because it is so cheap. So were talking about it the other day and because she is a flight attendant she can carry any sort of liquid on the plane that she wants...

Looks like the "good guys" can still do well in a tight economy. Hopefully this will lend to growing the craft brew base. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/St-Patricks-Day-Not-as-cnbc-3335233287.html?x=0&sec=topStories&pos=5&asset=&ccode=

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/20100308_Troopers_raid_popular_bars_for_unlicensed_beers__Dozens_of_gallons_seized_after__citizen_complaint_.html Just saw this, pretty interesting.

Hey guys need a little advice over here. I have a coffee stout in the primary and I have stalled out at about 1.022. Took the hydro over 3 days. My question is do I need to get the same yeast (WLP 013 London Ale) to dump back in or can I use a packet of Nottingham that I have sitting in the...