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Hey everyone, So as most of us around here I have been wanting to keg for quite some time now, but just never had the funds/space available to take on such a project. Low and behold I ran across this on craigslist this afternoon, and it ended up in the back of my scion on the way home from...

Anyone doing any exchanges right now? If not, Im always looking to swap brews with people (local or via mail). Let me know! Don

I'll be attending a party early in september and want to have some brews ready for 'mass' consumption. Anybody have any experience with the Lite Ale kit from B3 (Light Ale-Extract | MoreBeer Im just wondering if I should be going one step further down the taste ladder and brewing the American...

All, Im going to brew up a batch tomorrow evening after a few month hiatus. Morebeer is right up the road from me and Im looking for some recommendations. So, whats your favorite B3 extract/mini-mash kit? gp125racer

I intended for this to be a pictoral, but I got distracted by my dogs and the daughter multiple times during the brew so I didnt get pics from some parts of the process Id of liked too. This is my first stout, and Im calling it "Thieving hour brew" as it was about 4:30am before I got to bed...

All, I did a search and saw that others have had water leak in from the airlock, but I use vodka and had about half the liquid in the airlock end up in the primary. Im thinking Ive just ruined the flavor of the beer. Any advice? -=gp125racer=-

So I noticed in the orig. recipe it states: Malts 3 pounds extra light DME 3 pounds light wheat DME 1 pound Caramel Caramel 60L (steeped for 45 minutes) Hops 1oz Cascade for bittering (60 minutes) .5oz Saaz for flavor (20 minutes) .5 oz Tettnang for aroma (end of boil) Yeast...

Im wanting to brew up my first wheat beer tomorrow, but I wont have the secondary available for quite sometime as Im letting my friend borrow it to brew his first batch. With my other brews, Ive just let them sit in the primary for 2 weeks, then I goto bottling. Will that be acceptable with...

All, Ive just got my recipe/brewstash site Ive been working on and off for a few months now. Im still new to homebrewing, so Id love some feedback as to ingreidents youd like to see availble, beer styles etc etc. Anything at all youd like to see feel free to email me and Ill try and add it...

All, Im wondering if anyone has experience with purchasing hops directly from a local hop farm. Im looking to eliminate the middle man by making my own trip to Oregon or Washington and picking up some FRESH hops, and storing them at home. :mug: Thanks in advance, gp125racer

All, Im planning on doing my first real fruit brew (not using any fruit extracts), and I have a few questions on how others approach this process. Heres what Im planning: Step 1: Chunk or Puree 2lbs of fruit per 1 gallon of wort Step 2: Freeze Fruit Step 3: Add thawed fruit to...

Hi All, To celebrate our return trip to hawaii Im hoping to brew some pineapple beer. Anyone got any recipes? Thanks in Advance! -=gp125racer=-

All, So as ususal, when I get into a new hobby I go all out :) Ive done 4 batches of beer in just about as many weekends. One of the things that Im thinking about is a conical fermenter as I have a little bit of space in the garage, and I want to start doing full boil 10 gallon batches...

Hi All, Im wondering how one goes about carbonating there beer in bottles without sugar? Im hoping to find a way to carbonate which doesnot effect the flavoring of the beer. Thanks in advance! -=gp125racer=-

Hi All, Im putting together a piece of software that will alow you to track your brew stash inventory. Im starting out with a"brewed beers" inventory, and would like some feedback as to what info might be nice to store. So far I have: * Brew name * Brewers name (or brewery) * ABV (%) *...

All, Ive had my brew in the primary (6.5gal carboy) for 10 days now. Im still getting some airlock activity every 45 seconds or so. When should I take my initial gravity reading? When all the airlock activity has ceased or after 14 days? Thanks a million! -=gp125racer=-

OK, so Im gonna go the kinkos route I think, and all the text is just placeholder for now. All this waiting on my first batch, I had todo something with my time :) -=gp125racer=-

So its been almost 24hrs exactly now, but noactivity in the airlock. Its got a good head of foam on it, and I can see all types of bubbling and churning going on inside the carboy. Also, when I brewed (EG) I used a nylon mesh bag for the grain and the hops. I poured all the wort from the...

Hi All, The first brew is fermenting. I think I added too much topoff water as my OG is low but oh well. Recipe states 1.046 - 1.05x, and Im at 1.034 with a correction for temp. :( When I want to check the gravity again, is ok to remove the stopper and airlock todo so? Thanks in...

Hi All, My wife and I think weve selected the brew kit we want to start out with. Luckily we live about 30 minutes from Beer, Beer, and more Beer in Concord. Im planning on heading up there within the next few days to pick up this kit: http://morebeer.com/product.html?product_id=15911...