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This weekend I had an early St Paddy's Day party, and I had a blonde and a Guinness clone for the occasion: - My IPA ran completely dry and got raves from everyone - I did a blind side by side with my beer and actual Guinness, and the only person who picked the original was a guy who LOVES...

Ok, so knowing the pros and cons, I have experimented with a couple of batches being tossed right on the prior's yeast cake to see how it turns out for me. I did a Centennial Blonde a bit ago, and the thing TOOK OFF and finished quick, no harm no foul. So yesterday I threw a bigger (1.080)...

I saw this today and thought it might be of interest for us homebrewers: http://beernews.org/2010/11/heretic-brewing-to-open-in-san-francisco-next-year/ I know I'll be pouring some of my beer fund into this! Super cool. :rockin:

Since I started homebrewing not that long ago, I'll mention it to friends and coworkers and stuff, and something like 80% of the time people ask "Are you going to sell it?" This isn't people trying my beer and saying I should sell it, just hearing of the notion of making beer and immediately...

So last night I sat down with Photoshop and decided to make a label. What I came up with was honestly nothing like what I originally thought I'd be making, but I think I really like it. I honestly was thinking of starting in a Port Brewing or Avery style, and ended up looking more like a...

So a few weeks ago, I did my first AG batch of beer. It was an amber ale, and I ended up making some mistakes in the process and my efficiency was only 60%. I was discouraged for a bit, but then realized two things I did wrong: 1) I did not stir the grain very much, and I think I ended up...

So, I didn't actually end up brewing this weekend. However, I did accomplish a few awesome HomeBrew tasks. While my girlfriend has politely listened to me geek out on this, I figured I'd nerd out here where people are slightly more interested! :ban: - I tried my first bottle of my first brew...

So, last night I decided to try my hand at harvesting some Pac Man yeast. I picked up a bottle of Chatoe Rogue, their GYO beer where they use their own house grown malt and hops. The beer was ok, reminded me of a slightly more balanced Fat Tire. I poured the dregs into ~1L of wort I made...

So, one of my favorite beers is Rogue Double Dead Guy. What I don't like is paying $10/bottle for beer. I was thinking of plotting this out as an early project when I go AG. I searched for some threads, but everything is like a year old and nobody ever replied anyhow. They have these specs...

So, I am currently fermenting in a stand up freezer. Despite some issues with coils in shelves, I managed to make everything fit ok. Here's the thing...I have room for 2 carboys. My fear is that I'll have beer chugging away and the shelf will collapse and make a big mess of everything...

Hey all, So I just brewed my second batch and threw it in the fermenterator this weekend. It's chugging away in there, but I noticed the foam (err, krausen right?) is getting HIGH...like, all over the top of the carboy and dangerously close to the top. I don't want it to overflow and spill...

So I've been lurking around all sorts of information on this site for a few months now, as I'm the type who does a ton of research before I jump into anything. Almost a month ago now I made the plunge into buying homebrew gear. I purchased: - A full size stand up freezer + electronic...