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Just made the all-grain version today! Tastes great! The hibiscus turned the wort a neat purple color. I cant wait for this beer to be ready! Anyone else every played with hibiscus before? I'm seriously considering adding it to some other brews for that tangy rhubarb-y taste. OOOoooooo...

So.... Just came back home from Easter only to find the house smelling like something died and rotted over the weekend. Found out what it was... 1) one roommate defrosted the freezer 2 weeks ago...left chicken out in the garage... it stank 2) the other roommate had a party in the garage...

10# Maris Otter & [Insert your opinion here] hops I've heard Amarillo was a good choice, and a friend of mine is making that soon...I'd like to try some different hop and compare! So toss me some suggestions!

A friend of mine owns a gas station here in town and is considering selling my home brew at his store. Does anyone know what kind of paperwork I, the home brewer, needs to fill out to make this legit? My friend already has the license to sell beer and wine in his gas station.

just cracked open a bottle of my belgian white beer. It's been bottled for about 3 weeks now, and I've noticed the flavor change pretty drastically over the bottle conditioning period. I added doubled the 15 minute boil additions to 1oz coriander and 1oz orange peel. At about 2 weeks in...

So far, I've had 2 of my good friends start making their own beer after they sampled some of mine. One of my roommates wants to get started too! I started brewing after I tried a brew a good friend of mine made. :mug: How many people have you sucked into this awesome hobby?

Tuberville just fired everyone...including Ruffin. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=4824927 Guess Tech is screwed for the next 3 years as we turn into a SEC team...

http://www.tokyomango.com/tokyo_mango/2009/07/blue-beer-from-hokkaido.html I have a friend that goes to Japan regularly and showed me this beer. I assume it gets the blue color from algae. Anyone every try it or think they can make an odd colored beer?

Just kidding! :ban: My AHS Bavarian Hefeweizen and my first Apfelwein are fermenting like crazy! Picture of my Nut Brown Ale that I'm drinking while watching Independence Day! Bottled 9/13. Nom. (Sorry for :off:)

How does one go from homebrew to Nanobrew? Nano to Micro? I'm years off from considering Nano...I'm curious though.

Just wanted to say.... I JUST ordered my yeast packets! Making my first batch of EdWort's Apfelwein should be enough distraction before my finals start next week. :mug:

I am looking to clear up a batch before I bottle, and I suppose doing a cold crash would get rid of some of the extra proteins floating around? If I gently moved my better bottle to the shed out back, it's 28 degrees in Lubbock currently, and covered it with a blanket to keep any light off...

Anyone in Lubbock use the tap water? I use to work for a water conditioning company here and know that the water is disgusting. I've only made one batch, a Texas Red, with some spring water...everything else has been topped off with pure Lubbock tap. Once I find the right batch to...

Since Xmas is around the corner, and I'm running out of things I could ask for...other than gift cards to AHS :rockin: Anyone know of any good homebrew books that I could ask for? Maybe an all-in-one book, like something with recipes, info on different hops, yeasts, brew techniques, and...

a mini mash liquid recipe with an absurd amount of cascades needed :tank:. I love me some cascades. I substituted cascades for the cluster in this recipe: http://www.austinhomebrew.com/product_info.php?products_id=12282 and will bottle it later next week! I've added things to recipes...like...

I have a Lemongrass Wheat Ale and a Hefeweizen that use the same yeast strain. Which beer should I brew first if I want to reuse the yeast cake in order to minimize the chance for off-flavors? I'm poor and dont want to buy another yeast vial, and I dont wash yeast or make starters.

Hello fellow brewers! I am an Economics major from Texas Tech. My girlfriend goes to UT, so the only thing we argue about is college football...and how much time I spend in the homebrew store... I'm originally from Ithaca, NY, and I've been living in Texas since 1998, but I'm a Yankee at...