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I may be interested, but it depends on where all the meetings would be at. Any idea on what part of Houston we would meet at?

So, I'm trying to find a nice christmas/winter beer, and was wondering if anyone has ever made a beer that had some cider in it. I've never made cider before, but I was wondering if I were to make a 4.5 gallon batch of beer and added .5 gallons of no preservative apple cider from the store if it...

Good idea. I learned something new today :) Thanks!

Yeah, I think it needs to be in the primary longer. I never go less than two weeks in the primary, and three is preferred. Also, 3/4 cup of priming sugar may be a hair much (might be over-carbonated). But that might just be me and the fact that my beers carb at fairly high temperatures.

Well, I figured I'd give it a shot and try and design a recipe. I'm really not sure how it will turn out, so I figured I would hand this off to you guys to see if you see any big mistakes. I want this to be a sweet beer that reminds people of german chocolate cake (if that wasn't obvious from...

It looks like you're going to have around 32 IBUs which is double the IBUs for the hefeweizen style. If you're going to something to style I'd tone down the hops, but you should be good for a full bodied hef (1.052 OG).

Hello all! I'm about to invest in a little freezer to ferment my beer at the correct temperature (I live in Houston, so it's never cold enough in my apartment). Because the mini-freezer will be such a tight fit I am concerned about not being able to use a blow off tube. I measure the carboy...

How many gallons is the rough maximum I should boil at once on an electric stove. I live in an apartment, so using a propane burner isn't exactly a viable option, but I was hoping to do a full boil this weekend if possible. Any help would be much appreciated.

I have a recipe I want to make, but it calls for lager yeast. Given that I live in Houston, my apartment doesn't get below 72 degrees, and is usually around 76. Unfortunately I do not have a refrigerator or anything to ferment in, so would it be better for me to use ale yeast? Or will the...

I always heard to not use aluminum. I could be wrong, but that's what I heard when I first started doing all this. I've only used stainless steel since.

Hello all. I'm somewhat new to homebrewing and have a brief question. I've searched the forums quite a bit (along with the internet) and have yet to come up with a good answer for my questions. Is Agave Nectar good to prime with? I've heard using it in your brew will give it a smoother...