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My wife keeps raving about this African brew that's popular in Germany. I'd like to brew some up, but I've never tried it and can find only very limited information on it, including recipes. Anyone have any info?

This should make mandatory functions a little bit easier to swallow. Pun intended.

Just finished my first steam distillation of some Cascade whole-leaf hops. Got around 10 mL of oil from 1/3 lb. Will do some work in the future with various plants to see what this thing is capable of.

I have heard some talk of creating air fresheners from hops and it got me thinking a bit. Is there a market for essential oils that come from different hop varieties? I've got a method I've been working on to extract the essential oils from the hop cones and mix them with chlorophyll to give a...

Bear with me here as I may be answering my own question, but I could definitely use the advice of someone a lot more experienced than I am. This problem is killing me. I switched to all-grain about 4 months ago and ever since I did, I've had some serious issues with strong (sometimes...

Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: California Ale V Yeast Starter: Yes Additional Yeast or Yeast Starter: None Batch Size (Gallons): 5 Original Gravity: 1.049 Final Gravity: 1.01 IBU: 16 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: 3.5 SRM Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 days @ 68...

So, I'm all about trying new things. Olives, when pulled directly from the tree, are unbearably bitter and must be treated in brine prior to consumption. This got me to thinking, what about using this in conjunction with hops as a bittering agent for beer? Any thoughts? Has anyone tried this in...

My chamber is just about finished, it just needs the top on. I wanted to snap some photos of it before I closed her up to get some feedback from you guys. Credit goes to TwoHeadsBrewing and jboehle for the inspiration and material ideas. I swear my garage isn't usually this messy, but projects...

I figured you guys could appreciate this. Have to be dedicated to what you love, right? I go in for color in a couple of weeks; I'll update this when it's done. "I brew, therefore I am."

I know that seems like a stupid question and your first response is probably, "None, jackass!", but hear me out for a sec. I have a kegerator that holds two cornys. Attached is a 20lbs. cylinder and a dual regulator. I had a leaking issue that turned out to be a combination of the relief valve...

For those of us who enjoy culturing their own yeast, I think i may have come up with a few ideas for doing the same with bacterial strains used in certain beers (i.e. Lambics or Berliner Weisse). Bacteria cannot be cultured in the same way as yeast and require special handling, media, and...

Do we have any biologists here? I've been doing some dabbling in biohacking and was curious whether or not one would be able to identify yeast mutations using a gel electrophoresis. My theory was that it may be possible to create a reference map once you receive your initial yeast specimen...

I've dug around, and maybe it's my choice of wording, but I either find conflicting answers or none at all. I've homegrown some Cascade and Willamette hops this year and have already harvested several ounces from each plant, dried them out, vacuum sealed them, and thrown them in the freezer...

Does anyone have any information on if/at what temperature starch begins to denature? I've done searching on Google and can't seem to find too much that isn't related to the amylase enzyme, but if there's any chemists around, I'd love to know.

How does their system work? I've never utilized CoD before. Unfortunately, I'm over in the Middle East right now and won't be home for another month, but ordered my burners for the rig off of there. Do they normally call/email you and get information that way?

I've dug through the forums and can't seem to get detailed information on mounting a Honeywell Q314A6094 Pilot Burner to a Banjo BG14 burner (with flex line, not solid copper). I've seen some posts alluding to the BG14s having a pilot thread on it, but no matter what picture I pull up, I can't...

Part of my Cascade harvest from this year, I thought I'd share it with you guys. They're being dried out using the box fan method, then vacuum packed and frozen. I'll be home in a few months to add them to some delicious brew.

I've noticed that a good majority of people are using the ASCO-type solenoids for gas control on their rigs. I've been looking into doing a 24V furnace valve with built-in pilot safety that seems like it'll be significantly cheaper and easier to set up. What are the advantages/disadvantages to...

So, I'm looking at an automated system similar to the Brutus 10 (direct fire MLT) and automated temperature control on the HLT. It'll be a low pressure propane system (the BG14 will be drilled out for low pressure use) and I think I have all the bugs worked out, but I wanted some feedback from...

I'm new to the mini-fridge world, and I noticed that the compressor is running 24 hours a day. Does anyone else have this? I know large refrigerators go on and off, but haven't had experience with the little guys.