I was wondering if anyone was part of a brewing club in NW Houston. I just moved to the Heights from Montana and was looking for a group of brewers. I have been brewing for 8 years or so. I do both AG and PM brews of a variety of styles. Anyone know of any clubs and/or shops in this area?
I temporarily moved to Houston for 3 months to be with my wife while she is on an internship down here. I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to any fun beer related stuff/events are going on down here between now and Christmas?
So I am making some hard cider from cider. It started at 1.105 and is now at 1.010. The cider tastes excellent except for a small amount of alcohol flavor at the start. I realize with something this high in alcohol I will probably not be able to get rid of this taste but are there any ways to...
So I went to the local brewery yesterday and they pulled me a mason jar full of English Ale yeast for my next few homebrews. I was wondering if anyone had any storage suggestions. Right now it is just sitting in my fridge. I didn't know if anyone had any ideas how I can make it last longer...
Can someone give me some personal experiences in using a CFC versus a plate chiller. I need to buy one of the two here soon. I have used my buddies Shirron plate chiller a few times and it works well. Is there really a reason to spend almost twice as much on a CFC chiller?
How do you keep an accurate gauge on the temperature of your sparge and mash water. I brewed yesterday and I kept overshooting the water temp and then having to wait for it to cool down. I was using one of those long probe dial thermometers and I don't think it was providing me with very...
Does anyone have a good method for storing all there brewing equipment. I am having a hard time coming up with a good way to store everything from Pots, MLT, down to things like a stir plate and stir bars. Any suggestions?
I was wondering if anyone had ever used a fish tank air pump to aerate there wort. I was planning on getting a fish tank air pump, tubing, a HEPA filter and a fish tank stone to aerate my wort for an upcoming Imperial IPA. Anyone ever done this?
I am about to make an IIPA for the first time and I was reading that I should make a yeast starter in order to do this. The question I have is how do I go about doing this? So far I've read 3 different posts and received 3 different awnsers.
I was wondering if anyone can tell me how to add mouthfeel to a beer? I made an excellent brown ale it just lacks any sort of mouthfeel. Any suggestions?
I was thinking about doing my first AG brew and I was wondering if there was something I can use besides a mill to crush all the grains? I dont have one and neither does my local home brew shop. I have done several PM brews where I just crushed the grains with a rolling pin. Would this work...
I am looking to a make chocolate flavored nut brown . I have a good recipe for a brown but I was wondering what the best way to add the chocolate and nutty flavors to a beer are?
I have a Danby 9610 refrigerator I want to turn into a kegerator. I want to remove the plastic door interior and replace it with a piece of plywood that I can mount my hardware to. Has anyone done this and know how to get the door off? It doesnt appear to have any screws under seal that hold...