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Sorry if this is a repost, but spotted this earlier today: http://hackaday.com/2015/03/30/thar-be-beer-in-these-walls/

OK, so these are 3rd year hops in Jacksonville, FL (North FL). Last year was a good yield. I am moving in a month, so in Mid-March I dug up the rootball (well, most of it) and planted it in a planter. The idea is that when I move, I'll replant it in the ground at the new house. So I have a...

Thought this article was interesting. Is there really this much unfermented sugar in beer? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2551957/Nine-teaspoons-sugar-just-pint-real-ale-The-hidden-amounts-contained-alcoholic-drinks.html

My daughter is in a contest to win an Ipad from the local Y M C A. She has a 1 in 12 chance right now. If you have a minute, just click the link below and please vote for her painting. Her name is Sydney and it looks like this: It doesn't ask for any personal info, no forms to fill...

Would someone help me understand yeast population growth better? Is there an article somewhere that explains it? Here's what I would like to know: What is the relationship between initial yeast population and the size of a starter? Let's say I start with 100,000 yeast cells and put that...

Has anyone tried to use one of thesehttp://www.amazon.com/Creativeware-3-Gallon-Unbreakable-Beverage-Dispenser/dp/B001DYJ9ZO for fermenting 2-2.5 gallon batches. Seems it would be very easy to dispense to bottles or a keg with the dispenser leaving the trub behind. I did a quick search...

I got a smack pack of pacman a couple of months ago. Made a 2L starter from it, saved about 25% from that starter and used the other 75% for a batch. Flash Forward to this week. I took that 25% and made a 1L starter. Put it on the stirplate for 24 hours and now it's been in the fridge for...

Let me say that I don't have a problem NA's. I do have a porblem with: A. naming one Hoegaarden and B. making it even after your own employees hate it. http://blogs.wsj.com/brussels/2011/04/26/anheusers-new-0-alcohol-beer/

I am making an experimental 2.5 gal batch of a marzen style lager. It will ferment in a Mr. Beer at 50 deg or so until almost done, then diacetyl rest. My question is about lagering at 35 degrees. I am somewhat limited on space. In my kegerator I have room for 4 2 liter bottles. Can I...

Well, I had som WLP800 in my fridge that I washed back in August. It looked a little brown, but smelled like beer when I opened the jar. I pitched onto 1 liter starter and less than 24 hours later had this (see pic). I wasn't sure how 7 month old yeast would fare, but looks good to me...

Do you measure your grains and extract if they are prepackaged? I made a Gumbalhead clone this weekend. Used 3# Wheat DME, 1#Torrified Wheat, and 1# 2 row. They were ordered from Austin HB in those quantities, so I didn't weigh them. Just cut open the bags and used them as-is. (Also used 3#...

let me start by saying that I hate fruit in beer. It just is not my thing. Now, SWMBO is a different story. She had a cherry beer (she thinks it was a lambic) that was very cherry flavored. I thought I'd try to brew her a strawberry beer. I made a basic pale ale and planned on racking 2.5...

from my ingredients on hand. My plan is to make a 5 gallon batch. After fermentation, I'll split the batch. Half will go on strawberries (for SWMBO) and half I am going to experiment with Randalling (hop tea instead of dry hop). I have never done either strawberries or Randall before...

I can't find it, and want to reread it. If I remember correctly, someone was making a SMASH with each of the noble hops to compare the hop profiles. They even had cool names and lables for each beer. Ring a bell? I tried searching, but can't find it. maybe I am misremembering the thread...

Could you brew a small batch (1 gal) batch of beer, but ferment it on a stir plate to speed up the process...much like a starter. If a starter ferments out in a day or so, couldn't you brew up a simple batch that does the same? Maybe let it ferment out for 2 or 3 days, then cold crash for a...

I'd like to make a dunkelweis tomorrow. Here's what i have on hand: WLP380 with a starter 5lbs Wheat DME 20 lbs ultra light DMe 2 lbs Munich malt 1 lb each Crystal 10, 40, 120L 1# chocolate malt 1# carapils 1# Midnight Wheat coriander seeds plenty cascade and Hallertauer pellets on...

Started my starter Sat. night. It was some old, washed WLP001 that had been there for a few months. I wasn't sure how viable it was, so I made a 1.5L starter. Pitched it about 18 hours later in my IPA (1 PM Sunday). Woke up Monday morning to this beautiful mess in my fermentation chamber (at...

i've got a yeast cake from WLP800 that I want to pitch on top of. Can I use that yeast to make a cream ale?

I've built a fermentation chamber with an old dorm size fridge and insulation board. With the thermostat maxed out, the lowest I can get it is 40F. Is that cold enough to lager? I'm an extract with grains brewer and not looking for perfection, just reasonable good beer. I'd just like my...

so i washed some wlp001 on friday. ended up with 3 canning jars of cloudy liquid, as usual. By Saturday morning, the top quarter had cleared. Looking good so far. Saturday afternoon, I washed some wlp800 lager yeast. got 3 canning jars of cloudy liquid, as usual. By saturday night, the...