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http://www.gourmet.com/food/gourmetlive/2011/100511/beyond-pot-brownies?currentPage=1 "...,the future of marijuana ingestion may be found at the bar; liquid extracts allow nearly any drink to be infused with cannabis, and beer and winemakers have already begun to embrace the possibilities of...

Plan to do a full boil brew using a half-boil recipe (NB Waldo Lake Amber). (Have done about 8 other recipes converting 1/2 to full boil w/o problem). The first part of this first-time recipe has me scratching my head and here it is just about verbatim. It never says what temp or time to...

I had built a great double-coil copper chiller set up as a a parallel circuit through the two coils. But then I went and added a ball valve, pick-up tube and DIY hop strainer to my keggle that left the coils lop-sided out of the wort where they had to sit on top of the pick-up tube. So I cut...

I have a std frig with overhead frzr in laundry room that is 90% beverages (soda, beer, water, etc.). I have zero use for the frzr. Would like kegerator for 1-2 cornies PLUS space for other beverages. (Taps would have to be on the front door due to location.) I COULD use the current frig but...

Ranco Single Stage Temp Controller, wired with HD electrical cord about 3' female end and about 10' male end. Comes with manual. Little use as I quickly discovered I needed a dual-stage in my unheated, separated garage. $40 plus shipping Paypal only. Send me a PM with your address...

Was up at 5:30AM and in the woods by 6:30 AM for the first day of muzzleloader season. 35 minutes into the season had a nice doe laying on the ground. By 9AM had the quarters and loins in the frig. Ate breakfast and because the wife was busy making apple butter decided to push up my planned...

I have to ferment in a frig in a detached, unheated garage. I have a mid-size frig working with a dual stage Ranco and all is good EXCEPT I can only fit one batch at a time. I want to pick up a used frig/frzr that can handle two carboys at a time. The frig/frzr would sit right next to my brew...

Popped my first HB today, a Tommyknocker Maple Nut Brown Ale clone (extract with specialty grains). Excellent, if I do say so myself. Need to stop by my local craft beer outlet to pick up some original and compare. Might also attend a local HB club meeting to share and get some opinions...

Testing my keggle's new ball valve and pickup tube operation and I can't get it to drain much below the valve body. On the outlet I first tried with a 90 degree copper fitting and short piece of tubing that extended just below the keg bottom. Keggle is up on a counter draining into a bucket on...

First off - I know a secondary is not needed but I want to have two brews going at once and my problem is my equipment. I have a fermenting refrigerator in an unheated garage (dual-temp Ranco-controlled) that is only big enough for one 6.5 gal bucket and one 5 gal Better Bottle (already owned)...

Anyone know the height and width of a 6.5 gallon plastic carboy? I want to see if I might be able to fit two in my refrigerator as primary (only) fermenters. I currently have a 6.5 gal bucket and 5 gal plastic carboy to use as primary and secondary and I want to stop racking to a secondary...

I was talking to the clerk in another LHBS today and he was surprised to hear I was doing full-boils with extract. This seems to be the going reaction of those I meet. I've only got one brew under my belt and even though the first LHBS owner was a little taken aback by my plan, he still took...

Did up my first brew (Tommyknocker Maple Nut Brown Ale) yesterday and currently have some good fermentation action going on. I guess it is what is called a partial mash brew with initial steeping of grain, dry malt extract and hops, boil, some more hops and Irish moss, boil, some more hops and...

Just finished a successful test of my almost complete boil/chill setup in my garage. I am using a DIY keggle (polished of course), turkey fryer burner, DIY dual/parallel coil immersion chiller with 25' 3/8" copper tubing for each coil, submersible fountain pump, bucket and ice. My well water...

Gradually getting my gear together to do a full 5 gallon boil of extract in a DIY keggle. Keg in hand and top cut. Now what? I want to add a spigot but not sure how high or what I need to do for the inside pickup. I plan to go weldless to keep it DIY. Do I need a thermometer or sight gage...

I am gradually putting together my gear for my first brew. I plan to do full-boil, 5 gallon extract and need an immersion chiller and a pre-chiller. My plan is to buy 50' of 3/8" tubing from www.coppertubingsales.com for $36 + $10 shipping, saving me about $10 vs. Home Depot. My question is...

I plan to start brewing in a couple weeks. My only equipment so far is a Ranco thermostat for the spare refrig in my detached garage (installed and working perfectly). My first plan was to buy a good equipment kit from a local brew supply store, buy a 20qt SS pot, partial-boil extract in the...

Have been researching home brewing for awhile. Purposely held off due to some recent job changes and vacation and hope to brew in about 2 weeks. Plan on buying supplies at WeekendBrewer in Chester, VA. Have already installed a Johnson digital controller on my spare refrig in the garage...