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Has anyone ever added yeast energizer (DAP) to their priming sugar. I've thought about doing this to give the little guys a boost and speed up bottle conditioning. Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing?

So i've been dreaming this one up for months now, and I finally got around to brewing it last weekend. It's been fermenting in my basement (~60°F ambient temp) for 3 days now. Airlock activity has slowed way down, so I'm going to open it up today and toss in one of two planned incremental...

Does anyone know if Austin homebrew has changed their crush settings recently? I just brewed up a couple of batches this past weekend and my numbers were way off on both batches. My system is dialed in, and I normally get 80% efficiency. I had efficiencies as low as 75% when my mash is too thin...

Brewing really good beer has become less of a challenge to me lately, so I decided to start venturing into the winemaking world. I've done a couple of kit wines, and a strawberry applewein with pretty good results. I'd like to try making some wine from fresh grapes, but until the harvest happens...

Sam Adams is doing the Longshot brewing contest again this year, so I thought I would ask. Are you going to enter, and what are you going to brew? It needs to be brewed no later than next weekend if you're going to get it in on time. Any thoughts? I think I'm going to go with an Irish red. :mug:

Alright, so I've never put one of my new recipes up here for critique before, but I guess it can't hurt. I'm heading to the LHBS after work, so if anyone has any comments, they would be appreciated. 6.5gal batch 11lbs 2-Row 1lb munich 1lb biscuit 10oz Crystal 90 6oz wheat 0.5oz...

So I brewed up a huge Belgian Trippel on Sunday night and I've been worried about it ever since...To make a long story short, I don't think I ever got around to sanitizing my primary bucket. I absolutely know that the bucket was cleaned with soap and water, but I was in such a rush to get...