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So stupid me brewed up a batch of AHS Agave Wit on Saturday night. I put it down in my basement to let it ferment and didn't check it out until today. Well, it turns out the stopper and airlock blew off the carboy. I have NO idea when this happened...it could have happened an hour after I put it...

Ah, feeling good about life right now! I feel like this weekend was a real turning point in brewing for me. So many things I did differently than normal and I feel like it's a new beginning for me. This weekend I: Switched to partial mashes and find them to be so much more enjoyable than...

I'm curious to know how you all take notes when brewing. Do you normally write things down as you go about the process or do you do your brewing and then record everything that happened at the end?

So, what’s a guy to do when he hates his job, gets absolutely nothing out of it, is living in an area that is quite expensive, has little to no friends in the area but gets paid enough to afford his nearly $75K student loans? That’s my current situation! I moved to DC about a year ago to be...

Upon returning to DC after a trip home to California, my roommate brought me a bottle of Pliny the Elder and Blind Pig. I'm interested in hearing some recommendations for food pairings with these beers. I looked on BeerAdvocate and saw general pairing ideas (i.e. grilled meats) but I'm...

Here's a link that I found on Craigslist. It's for a couple of things for kegging. http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/for/2139225829.html

Not mine...found this while scanning Craigslist http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/for/2136743633.html

Interesting article/video I found about the craft beer market in Chicago that I thought I'd share with you all: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20101120/ISSUE01/311209986/pay-to-play-infects-chicago-beer-market-crains-investigation-finds

I have several ideas for recipes that I want to make but I'm at a point where I'm not sure how to calculate the proper amount/type of extract, grains, hops, etc. to use when making my own recipes. My question to everyone is at what point in time did you all actually figure out how to...

Hello all! Just thought I'd share with everyone that I'll be conducting a sampling for Brewery Ommegang at Shawan Liquors in Hunt Valley, MD. It's this coming Saturday (10/16) from 3-5. I wasn't told what beers I'd be sampling so your guess is as good as mine! See ya there!

Hello all! My name is Alex and I'm a new brewer living in Washington, DC (originally from Long Island, NY). I've been a reader of this site for quite some time and finally decided to actually register! I've read on here that a lot people dream of owning their own brewery/brewpub but I'm actually...