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For Xmas I got a Bayou Classic Banjo Burner, like this one. I started my brewday today and it worked fine. Had to mess with the air intake a little bit, but no biggie. Now, I am about 30 minutes into my "boil" and the flame has just gone way south. I am barely even sustaining a boil and...

I've been brewing for nearly 3 years, and I rarely have problems, and when I do, I can pretty easily pin point what I did that made it that way. So, back in early August I brewed a Belgian with Pilsner malt, aromatic malt, sugar, and saaz. It wasn't out of this world...1.074 or something like...

The wife and I have decided to take a mini vacation this October to the Smokies. Obviously there is Gatlinburg, but that is the "tourist trap" kind of place. Does anyone know of any other areas that are similar in that you can get a cabin and there is a little bit of a town etc?

Let me start by saying I know diddly about cars. I can do the very basics, but that is it. So here is my problem: I drive a '97 Infiniti I30. Love it. 157k on it. Engine and everything else runs great as far as I can tell. I have maintained it very well. Personally, I think I could get...

Just got a message from Pandora. Apparently because of royalties, "heavy users" are now going to be capped at 40 hours per month. Actually, everyone is capped here, but I guess only "heavy users" will notice. I will certainly notice. I work 45+ hours a week, and have it on most all the time...

So I was finally getting around to brewing my peach wheat yesterday. I normally brew this at the end of March, beginning of April, but life and whatnot has gotten in the way of brewing, so it has been put off until now. I use WLP300 for this brew. So, Saturday afternoon, I go to make my...

This just opened about 15 minutes from me. Quite an impressive menu. I haven't made it through the bottle menu yet, but I imagine it will take me a while to get through the drafts. Kind of stinks that they dont serve food. You can get food from local restaurants (they are all right there...

I have been trying to think of ways to revisit collecting yeast. Yeast washing has never been very successful for me. I mean, I guess it is in the sense that I collect enough yeast that when I need it I can make a starter and it will grow into a big enough colony to ferment my beer properly...

I am dismantling and cleaning all of my kegs when they get empty and I am wondering if I can soak the kegs and the parts in an Oxy Clean Free solution. I know that regular Oxy Clean is not considered safe because it has chlorine in it, but Oxy Clean Free is supposed to be free of chlorine...

I am a pretty modest cook. For the most part, everything I cook is good, but is nothing to write home about. Sometimes people tell me otherwise, but I guess I am my biggest critic. However, last night I made one of the best risottos I have ever had. 2 medium cloves garlic, minced 1...

Okay, as some of you know, I have been very limited in my brewing because of a broken leg. Also because of the leg, I havent been able to go down to the keezer to get my own beers. Luckily, my wife has been pretty good about getting them for me when I wanted one. Anywho, Friday I asked her...

8lbs Pilsner 1.6L 2lb Munich 20L 4oz Chocolate Malt 350L New Zealand Hallertauer 8.6%AA: 1oz @ 60 .25oz @ 40 Mash temps should be low to increase fermentability. I mash at 150, but lower would be fine too. Even though 1007 is an ale yeast, I find that lagering for several weeks in...

University researchers developing cancer-fighting beer Basically researchers think they will be able to alter the genes of yeast to create a odorless, tasteless chemical that helps fight cancer. All the more reason to drink beer!

I know there are a bunch of Crew fans on here. You guys hearing this? I am watching the Astros broadcast of the Cubs game and they are saying that Ned Yost has been fired. Two weeks to go, tied for the WC and in the middle of a pennant chase is not the time to be firing your manager IMO.

So, I brewed up an Altbier, oh I dunno, a while ago. I am at work and don't have my sheets in front of me. Anyway, I pitched said altbier onto a cake of Wyeast German Ale 1007 that I had used to ferment a Kolsch previously. Well, my keezer has been pretty full for while, but I finally got...

So, I brewed up an English Style Pale Ale about the middle of May. I transferred it to the secondary right around the end of May when it reached my expected FG of 1.015. My three kegs in the keezer have all been full since then, and my 4th backup keg was full of Altbier. So, this particular...

Just doing some stumbling on a Thursday afternoon and came across this. Pretty cool if you ask me.

The way my system is is I have a 7.2 cubic ft keezer that I keep three kegs, a 10lb CO2 tank and a three-way manifold. I only have the one regulator (actually I do have an addition, but I havent gotten around to attaching it yet), so for the longest time I have been carbing and serving at the...

OK, first of all, I work in IT and have for a number of years now. I am no expert, but certainly no slouch either. However, this problem has everyone in our department stumped. We first noticed the problem when we got a new computer for one of our VP's. He works in the design department...

When baseball tickets went on sale this spring I had bough two tickets for this Sundays Cubs vs Cardinals game. However, my mom (Cardinals fan) and my dad (Cubs fan) both have their B-days this weekend (5/2 and 5/4), so I decided to give my tickets to them for B-day presents. So I come into...