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i want to make some labels for my brews cheaply. just saw a brewer on here that spent 26 dollars on 100 blank labels. i dont spend that much on most of my brew ingredients for 5 gallons. whats a good program to try.

so sad, think i screwed up. i bought siphon hose at lowes. now i realize i dont think its food grade. could that give me an off flavor, when i siphon from the primary to the bottling bucket? kinda a plasticy smell but maybe cardboardy too. when i bottle(attach the wand to the bucket...

Its off to all grain from here on :ban: just one look at those grains mashing was all it took. and the smell. yummmy

why was the thread "just got accused" closed? but the ever so pointless "thread killa thread" lives its pointless little life undisturbed.

neighbors just accused me off making moonshine. grrrrrrrrrrrrr

i just made a "revvy dip tube" and ran a test with just sanitized water and 12 empty bottles. AMAZING. how did i ever bottle without one. thank you revvy. cant wait to bottle on wednesday

(because the weather was perfect outside and i was on vacation from work) i had to brew even tho all my buckets are full. i fermented in 1 of my 5 gallon carboys, which are usually my secondaries.((If needed)) (with a blow off tube, and a small beer 1.040) i always used bucket as a...

well, i almost did it. it was close. bound to happen sooner or later. thank god the phone rang, thank god because the phone was next to the saucepan. guess what was in the saucepan. my priming sugar. i almost bottled without adding the priming sugar. anyone ever done this?

can any1 please post a picture or 2. i need some ideas how not to melt my hoses on my immersion chiller when putting it in the boil. thank you in advance

why (or is it just me) do i get more of a buzz off homebrew than i do off commercial beer of same style and equal abv%. i just cracked open a scottish ale i did (5.99% abv) drank 2 and im nicely buzzed. feelin good. love the beer. ive drank plently of commercial beers of 6% and higher and...

i was so excited when they released this kit. now im grumpy. 1st the whiskey chips arent chips they're splinters. gotta filter them out of the secondary somehow. cheesecloth over the siphon? i dont know. any ideas? 2nd. my final gravity is 1.024. pitched more yeast with...

after 14 partial boils i bought a pot from my LHBS (32 quart) and did a full boil. why did i ever waste my time with partials. OMG. just ordered my first partial mash kit (oatmeal stout from northern brewer) got a cream ale kit also and california common. cant wait. i love this...

just downed my last esb. sad the last bottle is always the best

should i convert any recipe im brewing to all Dme to reduce the twang

i am purchasing an 8 gallon pot b4 i do my nxt extract/steeping grain batch. ive been doing partial 4 gallon boils with a late addition of the LME. getting twang taste tho. question with doing a full boil should i still add my LME late?

they shud call it whisky splinter kit. the so called "whisky barrel chips" are splinters. i put them in my secondary but im nervous come bottling time. gunna put a muslin bag over end of my siphon to filter. unless sum1 has a better idea?

i like the look of fullers esb bottles. they are 11.2 ounces. will they accept my usual standard caps i use on sam adams bottles or do i need special ones. and will my red baron double lever capper work

im going to do my 1st p.m. soon should i use 5.2 in my water

ok. so i did an extract brewers best whisky stout kit. in primary 3 weeks now. ready to rack 2 secondary and add whisky chips but.............. my G is 1.026!!!!!!! instructions say it shud be 16-19. tasted sample and i think it deffinately needs to lose a few points. question...

wish i knew what i know now when i was younger (under age) everything i needed was at wal-mart malta goya and bakers yeast. any1 ever tried this? think im gonna just for s#$ts and giggles. i got an empty gallon jug that needs to ferment something. it looks sad empty. maybe i'll...