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Last year I let my hops go. Yesterday I cleaned up the mess. I had 3 to 5 ft vines running through the weeds and up the barn side. I cleaned out the weeds and had to cut back the vines to a 1 to 1 1/2 ft. Will they grow back after such a agressive trim? M&M

I went to Cooks Tractor. A tractor junk yard. I bought a wheel from a combine. It is a 4.5' circle and 20 inches high. Cost me $20.00. It works great. M&M

I got a Perry recipe from the library a long time ago. Just try google now, or your neighbor or grand mother. I think it was for 1 gal. I did the math and made a 5 gal. batch. It took a long time, longer than beer.... When came time for bottling, I added priming sugar (honey), not quite as...

My wife asked me to clean up a corner of the basement... I have not brewed for 3 years. I found a Quart of Calif Ale. and 3, 12oz. bottles of carbonated pear wine. I looked in my records and the ale was bottled in Feb of 08, and the perry was bottled in April of 03. I chilled them real good...

My last bottled batch was in 09. Wife asked my to clean up my corner of the basement last night. I found a quart of Calif. ale bottled in 2-08, and a bottle of Parry (carbonated pear wine) bottled in 2-03. I put them in the refrigerator to chill and maybe will not gush so bad. Cannot wait to...

I grow chinook hops in Missouri ozarks and they taste like chinook hops. Hot and spicy! M&M

I bottled 5 gal. of calif. ale, and 5 gal of Burton ale 2 weeks ago. I was worried when a week went by and beer was still flat..My basement dark corner floor is 60 degrees. I moved a 6 pack upstairs to my closet 69 degrees. I waited 4 days and tried an upstairs beer and it is starting to fizz...

I have used 6oz. old acl pop bottles for 3 years now. Collected them at flea markets. Many more beers per batch... I have never had a problem w/ clear glass, I keep my beer in the dark till use it anyway. M&M

I use local honey. For 5 gal. 3/4 cup = 1lb.. Priming I use 1/4 cup honey disolved in water. I boil the honey and water in the microwave for several minutes, let it cool a bit then add it to the bottom of my bottle bucket. Siphon beer to bottle bucket and bottle as usual.

why not just use a bottle brush. It is just a beer bottle. M

In A Beer Contest, What Temperature Should The Beer Be For Judging? I Like Room Temp Ales Or Chilled In The Ref. Ale. What Is The Standard? M&m

I Always Taste My Brew Any Time I Get The Chance. Usually The Only Time Is At Bottling. When I Am Careful There Is Not Enough To Drink ,just Taste. M&m

If You Live Away From A Metro Area And Need Warranty Service........not Likely. M&m