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Didn't see anyone else had posted it, apologies if they have....... Regardless of the opinions, it's a pretty good summary of west coast breweries and a could help with trip planning. http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2011/06/27/berrong-on-beer-going-big-on-west-coast-brews/?&hpt=hp_c2

Used my BC for the first time today. Brewed a big IPA with 18# of grain. Loaded up the hopper and started cranking. Yes, I tried using the crank handle. Lasted about a minute before I chucked up my drill and motorized the sucker. Went through 18# in just a few minutes with a beautiful crush on...

After a little over 2 years of brewing, I was starting to feel like it was all the same. Recipes and techniques change, but still mostly just mashing, sparging, boiling, and cooling. Last night I did my first ever midnight brew. It felt naughty. Respected brewers aren't supposed to out at...

Today, after 30 some odd batches, I had my first dumper. It was a traditional roggenbier. I used wyeast 3068. I won't bother with the recipe etc. because after 1 month in the primary @ 67 degrees (liquid temp), I racked to a secondary and took a sample. It was delicious. Amazing in fact. I can...

Kegged my wife's razzwheat and my IIPA night before last. I was really out of it having slept only 2hrs in the past 48 or so. I knew I needed to get the beer kegged or I wouldn't have time to do it for another week or so. When I hooked up the gas to seat the lid and purge head space, I heard...

Got a kegging system for Xmas that was ordered from Midwest. Have been having with one of the regulators not showing the correct pressure in keg and had up til now chalked it up to learning curve. After some research realized it probably wasn't me. Called Brad at Midwest. Didn't have an order #...

I have gotten spoiled by the simplicity and great results of using dry yeast. I am going to be brewing my bavarian hefe next weekend and have only used 3068 in the past. Love that stuff. Is there a dry equivalent? I don't like WB-06 for hefes. American wheats...ok...but not a hefe. Never tried...

My father in law gave me a bud keg that he had sitting in his garage for a few years. He offered, I accepted, now I'm not sure what to do with it. My current set up is all grain. Mash tun is a 10 gal rubbermaid cooler. Been doing 5.5 gal batches. I have a 10 gal brew pot currently and a bayou...

http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/business/microbrewers:-sunday-sales-will-up-tourism Thank God.

I just finished my first all grain brew day. My entire system was new, so I had to guess on efficiencies, time, temps, etc. I was doing a fairly ambitious brew for the first go round, an IPA with an expected gravity of around 1.068. I ended up with a gravity of around 1.061. Not bad and still...

I have a Bayou Classic SQ14 burner and am doing my first boil with it tomorrow. Starting with a 6 gal boil for 60 min. Anyone else with this setup know about how much gas I'll go through? Pulled the tank off my grill and there seems to be about a quarter tank or so. It's one of those tanks...

I am on the northside and wanting to fill up my brand spanking new 5# tank so I can get my pale ale on tap. Anyone have ideas where I could go so I don't have to do an expensive exchange?

Doing my first AG on Saturday and am working on the recipe. Doing an IPA and have come up with a gran bill of: 13 # Marris Otter .75# Crystal 60 .75# Carapils I was planning on a single infusion @ 155. Does anyone see why this wouldn't work? Do you think I need to do a multistep? Plan...

I have a Rubbermaid 10 gal cooler and am getting supplies in order to build my MLT tomorrow. Planned on getting a Zymico Bazooka T screen. I'm trying to keep the cost down by putting it all together myself and I've got a question. Is the T in the braid threaded? From the pics I have seen...

Got a new refractometer and will be doing my first AG batch this weekend. I was checking the grav on my pale ale in the fementer and the hydro said 1.012. Figured while I had the sample pulled, I would calibrate the refractometer and see if they matched up. Didn't have distilled water on hand...

New to kegging and have an empty 5# tank. Tried searching but couldn't find an answer. About how much does it cost you guys to fill 'em up?

Hello HBT! I have been poking around the site for some time now and figured it was time to join. I have been brewing for about a year and have 16 batches including a cider under my belt. I have noticed something about my beers that I can't explain. It's happened on pretty much every batch I...