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We put in a snazzy new kitchem faucet that does not have a normal threaded end, it has a pull-down sprayer instead. Was wondering if there is an adapter out there I could use for hooking up my wort chiller. Any ideas? Faucet is this one...

I picked up some stuff to make a California Common, then got side-tracked and let it sit in the fridge for 5 months. (what can I say, weddings and stuff). I pitched the White Labs San Francisco Lager yeast a little warmer than I should have, but it is sitting at 65 degrees now. It's been about...

I've got a Cream Ale happily fermenting away. I liked the effects of dropping temps on a Kolsch and lagering it for a few weeks. Would I gain anything by dropping temps on a Cream Ale? Or since I used Nottingham yeast, would it be pretty pointless? I know Notty is a different beast than Kolsch...

I know. It can take up to 72 hours for fermentation to start. Frmentation can also start up quick and taper off. And I know I just need to back away from my fermentation bucket and leave it alone! Brewed up a batch of Cream Ale from extract on Sunday. Boiled almost all of the water. Used...

Haven't made any homebrew in maybe six to nine months. Was thinking about selling my brew bucket, bottling bucket, better bottle, hoses, capper, bottles and books. Then I looked in my fridge. Miller Lite, bought at my wife's request. Huh? What? Had the day off yesterday so went to...

I've been away from this forum for quite a while! Well, my wife tested my blood sugar and it was over 100 a couple times, so I've stopped with soda and only have beer maybe twice a week. However - back under 100 and thinking about lower calorie sodas. I know I can cut the sugar way down and...

I'm doing a basic hard cider based on 5 gallons of apple juice. Nothing fancy. Doing Graham's English Cider. It will have been in primary for four weeks come Sunday. I could rack it to secondary, but my better bottle is a little too tall for my big ol' tub cooler thing (I wouldn't be able to...

It's around 80 degrees in my garage. Is temperature control important after your Kolsch has fermented and been in secondary at 40 degrees (I short-changed secondary, and only did three weeks - next week and weekend are looking really busy). Anyway, do I need to try to keep the Kolsch down to 70...

My oldest son enjoys Bohemian Pilsners and asked to do one. I looked up Extract recipes and Extract/Steeping Grains recipes - and found some great choices. My concern is fermentation and lagering temperatures, though. I'm in the South East, and using a room off my garage for fermenting. I...

So, I went from Ales with a 5 week turn-around time to a Kolsch. Two weeks primary fermentation, four weeks at 40 degrees (wrapping up the 3rd week), then two weeks of bottle carbing. Darn it - I didn't time it right! Down to 5 homebrews left. Gonna have to ration the homebrew for the weekend.

I'm trying to wrap my head around doing labels with opensource software, and used The Gimp to just do some really basic photo editing. I went into Inkscape and tried to do some basic label info and import my picture. I had read that you can get a decent PDF by sending the whole mess to Scribus...

My son's friend will be in the area in October, and since he loved the cider we did last time, I'm planning on making him a case. We'll just use Publix apple juice (no preservatives), maybe some pectic enzymes, maybe a campden tablet per gallon (maybe not), maybe a cup of sugar per gallon (maybe...

So, I decided to do an Americanized Kolsch. Went to Brewmasters and got a great bunch of stuff, and swapped out the Ale yeast for Wyeast Kolsch yeast. Picked up a little extra hops for a late addition. (okay, so it's not to style) Got it going, and had a great aroma in the house. Had a hard...

I wanted to bottle up my most recent batch of beer. Didn't want to do it on a work day, as after work, dinner, cleaning up - I'm not into starting all over again. Decided to do it Saturday. After shopping for Easter candy for the kids. And Easter dinner. And making dinner. And cleaning the...

I got obsessed with what types of things I could brew in warmer temperatures, just using a swamp cooler and an ice cooler for temperature control. Read about different lawnmower style things that are light and tasty for summer. Thought about Kolsch. Wheat and Blonde Ales. Decided on one of the...

I'd like to make a Kolsch for a summer brew, and I'd also like to try and move from Extract and Grain steeping to Partial Mash. I did a search on Jamil's Kolsch, and came up with the following: 9.00 lbs Pilsner 1.00 lbs Munich Malt .5 lbs Wheat malt .9 oz Tettnanger Pellet at 60 .4 oz...

I'd like to try my hand at a Kolsch, and was thinking about modifying John Palmer's "Plzenske Pivo - Pilsner Lager" into a Kolsch. Main reason is that I will be fermenting and storing in room off the garage (with HVAC, but still gets too warm for Pilsener). So - if I use John Palmer's recipe...

I've been having fun brewing from extract and steeping grains. Did an Extra Strong Bitter, an Amber Ale, a Pale Ale, a Pilsner and have an Amber in the fermentation bucket.. I like Pale Ale. I really liked the Pilsner, and the last bottle was crisp, clean, clear. Just really tasty. I hated to...

I happily read the swamp cooler threads, and thought I'd be all slick-like and use my huge bucket, ice-cold water and a heavy beach towel (rather than t-shirts) to keep my fermentation bucket cool. I swapped out frozen water bottles a couple times, and stuck my hand in the water (outside the...

I'm doing a California Common beer from an extract kit. I'm using safale us-05 yeast. It's in the fermentation bucket and in a room off my garage. Temps in the garage are right around 70 today. (should be getting a little cooler later in the week, but the room off the garage will probably be in...