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I've been adding 5.2 to my strike water and have noticed that it makes the water cloudy. Sometimes the water stays that way until it goes into the mash, other times it goes clear. Any idea why this would be the case. I've brewed several times with different water sources and don't...

A group of us are going to be brewing at Weak Knee Homebrew supply (http://www.weakkneehomebrew.com/) starting at 10:00am. There will be brewers from both the Berks County Homebrew club as well as the Bruclear homebrew club. (Berks Homebrew facebook)(http://www.bruclear.com/) There will be...

Friend wants to pick his Niagara grapes, is there a specific brix level they should be before harvest? Is there a general range for all grapes or is it dependent on variety? I'd really like to find a chart that gives recommended brix levels for different grapes. Specifically, concord...

I kegged 10-gallons of my "American Homebrew Day" IPA and force carb'd it. I'm now pouring lots of dry hops floaters that apparently got pulled in from the fermenter. As I pour more pints it is getting better, but I've got an event that I need to bring one of these kegs to in a week and want...

All stocked up for National Homebrew day tomorrow. 10-gallon batch of IPA!

With the AHA, National Homebrew Day this Saturday my homebrew club is doing a big brew. Several of us are going to meet and brew at one of the member's homes. I live a 15 min drive from there and wanted to get any tips or ideas for transporting (2) full 5-gallon carboys home. I've traveled...

Does a down-tube need to be used with a pump? (by down-tube I mean a copper tube than bends down below where the fitting comes into the pot, so that fluid below the fitting can be removed.) I put one in a keggle a just made and it did not drain the water all the way down. I thought that maybe...

It is almost finished! I planted Williamette and Cascade rhizomes. All I have to do is attach the 16 foot 6x6 to the base and tilt it up. It is build like a tank, all 6x6 pressure treated lumber and stainless hardware when I could find it. Total height should be about 18 feet. This design...

Here is the progression of a label for my Doppel Bock. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_nPwqzOaiUDs/SpSGl56ZyVI/AAAAAAAAAAk/MQugJ6Hyxo0/s1600-h/dorninator-in-progress.jpg I live in the town of Womelsdorf, which is commonly referred to as the "Dorf", add the typical "ator" ending found...

New label for my Trappist style Belgian ale. This beer is named after the valley region between the Blue Mountains and the South Mountains that surround my home town of Womelsdorf. The Tulpehocken valley, meaning "land of turtle" in its Indian origin, is 322 square miles of beautiful farm...