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So i took my 14 month old blonde sour off the roselare/dregs(a lot) cake and added to 2 oz french american oak cubes that had been soaking in chardonnay. Before i transfered i tasted it and it smelled amazing lots of funk and lightly acidic in back just how i like it. But now it smells not...

So i pitched a brown ale base(1.052) on a 1 year old roselare cake that also had dregs from several commercial sours/brett beers and 40 hours in theres still no signs of activity. The beer the cake came from finished at 8.5% abv and im wondering if that has something to do with the issue and...

Got it from a local brewery its a francois feres barrel, compared to others it looks unused until i looked inside and for a medium+ toast it looks pretty raw(guessing it was steamed out). Do you think it would okay to put beer in it? Any suggestions on cleaning? It seems like its been hanging...

so i brewed my first funky sour beer a while back with roeselare and a plethora of dregs. I tasted it about a week ago and honestly if i just wanted a brett beer i would have called it done because it was amazing, lots of funky brett flavors and aromas with some sourness barely peeking through...

I got a sanke keg to get cut into a new keggle that ill be adding a ball valve and sight glass to. i I took out the diptube and it was just sitting around my house for a few days before i realized i could use it as a level gauge for my 8 Gal megapot. all i did was take my pipe cutter and ran...

Ok so im going to try my first wild/sour beer this is my plan and i was wondering what you guys think because i keep reading different things. Belgian Pilsen 9Lbs. Flaked wheat 2Lbs. Carahell 1 Lbs. sterling .75 Oz 60 styrian goldings .5 Oz 30 yeast...

Just like the title says im looking for someone in Fort collins who can cut my keg top and drill the holes for my sightglass and ball valve. we can discuss compensation. cash or beer your choice. thanks

I have a a banjo burner(the blichman setup) and first time around it worked perfectly out of the box and then i went to brew today and and i get nothing but a yellow flame my tank is full and ive tried everything else please help.

I order all my spare parts through them but they are out of Camlock Style F SS quick disconnects and i was wondering if anyone knows where else to find them i saw them on Mcmaster but they are $27 a piece instead of $3.90 on BF. Please help and heres what im looking for 1/2" SS Camlock F...

I have a big RIS at 10% finished at around 1.022 that has been in the bottles for about 6-8 weeks at proper temperatures and there is absolutely no sign of carbonation. I know these things take a while with the big beers but my main concern is that there isnt even any sediment in ANY of the...

im about to brew a big russian imperial stout for next winter consumption with about a 1.1 OG my question is would it be a good idea to pitch it onto the yeast/trub from my BIPA which is just finishing out, its OG was 1.078. are the yeast too pooped out from the high OG of the first batch or am...

looking to see what all the fuss is about and if i want to try and brew it. So if anyone can get a hold of some and wants to trade for some colorado brew reply here.

title says it all im trying to hook the 1/2 ID silicone tubing from my ball valve to my counterflow wort chiller with 3/8 OD copper tubing. I kind of figured i could throw two hose clamps on there and maybe be all right but i dont want to make any assumptions. any and all suggestions for a more...

http://morebeer.com/view_product/10072/103792/Kettle_Diverter_for_Boil_Kettle I wondering if anyone has used one of these? And what are your opinions on how its made because im thinking of getting one instead of trying to build a pickup tube.

my wyeast pack arrived frozen but the bag still inflated over night after i let it thaw in the fridge for a few days. am i good to go?

I got a kit with DME and specialty grains and it says i should steep the grains then boil dme in 2.5G water and then add the rest of the water in the primary to hit 5G. I was wondering if the beer would be improved if i sparged the grain in another 1-2G of water and then added it to my main...

Hey im about to start brewing and im looking to make a strong ale. I'd rather it not be too extravagant, if at all possible in this category, considering im new. Im a huge fan of Barleywines and IPAs so some decent fairly simple recipes in those categories would be greatly appreciated. Thanks