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I've made this recipe: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f126/choconut-porter-54159/ at few times, and the 1st time, it was perfect (to me), but I used all extract. The 2nd time was all grain and the hazelnut was way too strong. The last time I left it out all together. I'm wanting to make it...

I bottled a batch this past Saturday and I used a Miller keg along with bottles. I checked on the keg last night, and saw that there was a trickle of fluid on the outside of the bottle, along with some beer on the floor. The level in the keg had also dropped. I cleaned the keg off and placed...

I have a chance to buy some half barrel kegs at scrap prices, but since I'm still only doing 5 gal batches, would something that big be too much? I have a brew pot now that is close to boil overs with 6.5 gallons of wort boiling. I would like to move to 10 gallon batches, but I'm not sure if...

I brewed a batch in Aug using whole Cascade hops. My LBS only had 4oz bags, and I needed 2oz. I kept the bag in the fridge the entire time and moved them to the freezer a few weeks ago. Would these still be okay, so should I buy new?

Beverage Air cooler for sale. It has a glass door, stainless exterior, 3 adjustable shelves and an interior light. The controller was replaced recently with a digital one with a remote readout. The unit works great and is in good condition with just a dent on the back right corner that is...

The IC I bought finally arrived today so naturally I put it in my brew pot to see how it fit. My pot has an inside diameter of 14" and the IC is 9 1/2" OD. Should I make the coil a little bigger to take up some of this room? It's a 25' coil, so I know I will need to stretch it a little to get...

This past weekend was my first time to brew with an AG setup. First mistake was not taking the temps of my grain and mash tun. I left both in the sun for an hour or so why I got everything ready and I guessed at those temps. The result was a slightly higher mash temp (164 vs 155). My mash...

I'm going to attempt my first all grain brew this weekend, and I need to build the mash tun this week. I was going to buy a round cooler from HD, but Lowes had a 40L square cooler for not much more than the 5 gallon I was looking at. I bought a 12" section of stainless braid for the round...

I brewed this recipe a week or so ago, let it sit in the primary for a week, and moved it to the secondary Sunday. I brewed it the same as all my other batches, but after cooling, we let it sit in the brew pot to settle out and used the siphon to move it to the primary instead of just pouring...

A buddy and I made a batch of Black Lager a few months ago, and after sitting in bottles for 4 weeks, it was time for testing. I had one last night that was at room temp, and when I opened the bottle, beer went everywhere. It was similar to opening a soda after you threw it across the room. I...

I saw this burner on sale at Home Depot, and I was wondering if it would be good enough to use for brewing. http://www.homedepot.com/Outdoors-Grills-Accessories-Grills/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xgjZasfe/R-100056313/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053 I'm only boiling 2.5 - 3...

Hello all. I just got introduced to brewing a few months ago. I've been using Brewer's Best kits so far, and I've done 5 so far with a friend of mine, with 2 in bottles now. I'm hoping to graduate to buying raw ingredients soon. I spent some time reading the newbie section and a few others...