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I have some trouble getting whole hops . I tend to use pellets when I brew but I'm interested in dryhopping and wondered if you could use pellets for that too. My gut says I can't but I thought I'd put it out there to see if anyone ever tried it.

Here's a beginner question. What makes an imperial an imperial? Is it just the abv? can it be any style? Also when someone says they love IPA's I never know if that means India pale ale or Imperial pale ale. I know these are very basic questions but thanks for your patience and you replies.

I'm looking for info on upcoming competitions though 2011-2012. I've never competed before but I finally feel confident in my ability and have been recieving incredible feedback on a particular recipe, so I figure its time. Does anyone have any recomendations for a begginner, new to competing...

I've never kegged before but I've always wanted to.I am currently waiting on a Damby keggerator to ship. My question is what kind of keg do I need to buy to be able to use my homebrew. I know corny kegs are used for homebrew but that would require conversion of some kind I think. I can't see...

I'm thinking of purchasing my first kegerator. My budget is $500 or less. I'm looking for something easy to assemble. Any suggestions?

Oh no I just started to get ready to prime my beer only to find I'm out of corn sugar. I make 2.5 gallon test batches and use 2.5 oz of corn sugar for them. I have regular sugar and pale malt extract, I know I can use either one to prime but I don't know how much to use. Has anyone used these...

I'm doing my first all grain batch tonight and thought I should do a 2.5 gal test batch first. My question is sparging absolutely necessary with this size batch or can the entire 2.5 be mashed? I know sparging rinses the sugar from the grain but I don't have a fly sparge system and am unaware of...

I'm posting this to brainstorm solutions to some rather rare brewing equipment issues.I have been brewing for about 6-8 months now with a buddy of mine. I am getting ready to begin brewing multiple test batches on a weekly basis. Problem is I'm legally blind and I'll be doing it by myself. I...

I'm planning to run a series of 2.5 gal test batches to zero in on the flavor I'm looking for. I decided to do this after a couple of batches at full scale 5 gal didn't turn out how I wanted. I know extract would be a big time saver for these testers but I can't seem to find extract in any...

Can you make roasted barley by baking flaked barley?

Can anyone recommend a good way to keep track of your beer after 4-5 batches. I'm thinking label maker but I'm not sure which and cheaper would be better?

My last two batches were recipes that I tried to make myself. I used the recipe database to give me ideas.However I think I might be over doing it a bit becuase I'm averaging 4-5 LBs of specialty grain.My first recipe was a brown ale that we racked after 7 days this weekend and it was bitter and...

I'm getting ready to brew my pumpkin ale this weekend but of course I'm always looking ahead to the next. I want to make a winter ale with tones of fruit citrus nuts and spices. I'm not sure which ingredients/malts and adjuncn will give me what I'm looking for. I want a moderate hop flavor to...

I'm working on a pumpkin porter recipe for the holidays and its only the second recipe I've written so I have a couple questions. First any feedback would be much apreciated and second My brewing buddy wants to use real pumpkin he grew instead of canned so does anyone know how much to use in...

I recently was turned on to homebrewing a couple months ago and I am sold its basically taken over my life. So naturally when I was assigned a research project this semester I chose home brewing supply stores to look into. The problem is I;m a history major and I don't know much about business...

I still consider myself new at home brewing with only a couple months and 5 batches under my belt. My buddy and I have been splitting cost of pretty much everything but I was wondering what the typical home brewer spent a month on supplies. We are extract brewing now but we want to move to all...

I just finished my first batch of English brown ale last night. It was a partial grai/extract kit that included Nottingham dry yeast. I can see tiny bubbles forming in the airlock but not the vigorous bubbling I envisioned. I don't know what to expect since this is my first batch in a 5 gal...

I've been reading about a recipe database when I'm looking for recipes on here does anyone know where it is located and is it free? I want to begin collecting some to make my own cookbook. Sorry I know its another newbie question

Ok so I've only been brewing for a short time but I am totally obsessed. I mean I love it! Unfortunately I have noticed a slight problem, there are no supply stores for at least 90 miles. This doesn't make much sense considering my community is a fair sized college (about 130,000) town with at...

So I took some advice from a member here and went to my favorite bar to inquire about used bottles. The only problem was most of them were domestic which I think tends to be screw off caps.I'm guessing these won't work but is there any way to make it work or should I just find a bar that sells...