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This will be my first attempt at barrel aging, I've read quite a bit already but like most things the opinions are all over the place. If someone who has barrel aging experience can answer a few q's I'd appreciate it. Background: I got the 10 gal. barrel in mid last week and a couple...

Has anyone used these before? They are single malt whiskey. Distiller recommends the Uprising for stouts and Battle Cry for Belgians and the base grains for each whiskey are from each style respectively.

Interested in seeing the analysis of the hops I frequently use, just not quite enough to buy all 3 volumes @ 250.00 €. Anyone been down this road and found a good alternate or a library stocking it? I went to University of Missouri School of Agriculture and the librarian found nothing among...

I got fed up with inconsistent results so a couple months ago started taking steps to address. Could use some advice on next contemplated steps. Previously I was doing all grain back patio brews with 10 and 15 gallon bayou brewing pots on a banjo burner. Pots were good value but the false...

12# Local Wildflower(clover) Honey 4 gallons H2O (Office/home carboy water) 4 tsp. Fermaid K Lalvin 71b-1122 (pre-hydrated only) 6.5 Glass Carboy Primary No boil (the honey is "MO Wildflower" from LHBS, but I got the beekeepers name, googled him, and talked with him before starting about...

I can't find much of anything on this one, either here or thru google. Tired it for the first time recently and fell in love. So the brewer in me took over given its a limited release product. Wanted a high abv so... 4 gallons Musselmans Fresh Press Apple Juice (26g/8 fl oz) dumped in...

I have 3 gallon of cyser starting but bought 4.5 gallon of fresh pressed for extra. I also have an Ed Wort apfelwein kegged and recently put on tap, (I did use nottingham vs. chapange yeast but everything else the same. Musselman's "fresh press" brand juice used.) It was good as usual but I...

I ran a recipe through brew calculus. As an exercise I also did the calculations manually using Palmer's direction as a guide in an excel spreadsheet. They numbers do not work out. Palmer method gives higher OG and IBU. Pretty sure the factors are near identical in both methods. Can someone...

I am trying to put together a Golden Ale OG ~1.065 - FG ~1.016 Target IBU ~45 I have not worked with a hop bill this varried before and just wanted to get some feedback. I know the IBU is on target, more looking for thoughts on order and duration of schedule. Boil .5 oz. Centennial...

This is one of the most common questions I get. Simple, give it the dry rub with time to penetrate and then slather it with yellow mustard before smoking. A catch pan is highly recommended.

3 slabs of loin back ribs on saturday, leftovers made a great Sunday breakfast. Anyway in the holidy spirit of giving and jump starting the new section, here is my "top secret" dry rib rub recipe. Nothing too unique, but my theory is if it ain't broke don't fix it. (this is Rib specific, I...

I can't help but notice all the smoked meat pics on HBT. I think I am a good home brewer, but I know I am a very, very good pitmaster. Just find it curious so many others here share both interests. Other than the fact that they both require patience and ROCK! of course.:rockin:

I have D. Conn's imperial vanilla bourbon porter in a primary (modified slightly based on locally available supplies): 5 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) UK (3.0 SRM) Grain 52.63 % 1 lbs 4.0 oz Munich Malt (9.0 SRM) Grain 13.16 % 1 lbs 4.0 oz Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 13.16 % 12.0 oz...

I made a batch from a local farm. 3 gallon apple cider, untreated and unpasteurized, 3 pounds of honey. Nottingham yeast. Anyway, it is still chugging away going into the 4th week. Never had anything go this long, or even close. Anyone familiar with these or experienced similar? Not so...

Seem like a non-issue for homebrewers until you read about Moonshot. Sure a step away, but can be a slippery slope. And I enjoy the occasional esspresso imperial stout. http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/11/17/alcohol.caffeine.drinks/index.html?hpt=T2 Also silly, ok kids go back to RedBull...

I am putting together the recipe. Base is Jamil's from his show. I just did a first taste on a Coffee Oatmeal Stout with a fair amount of oats. I like the mouthfeel even when green and was thinking of a small bit in the brown. Hopefully leaning more in the direction of Samual Smiths than...

Not trying to start a debate of a done topic. John and Jamil's opinions are definative enough for me. However, I primary in a 7 gallon plastic bucket to hopefully prevent blowouts and rarely need a blow-off which works well for me and the boss. My carboys are 2x 5 gal. and one 3 gal. so I am...

I have found a number of requests for a clone recipe on different sites, but not much in responses. I know the brewmaster biked through belgium to perfect his skills (Fat Tire named after the bike) so I wanted to keep it true to a Belgian wit with the limitation of what my LHBS carried...

I just racked a cider to a corny for cold conditioning. It is your basic Musselmann's Fresh Press (commercial brand trying to sound cool but it is a bit more apple flavor). A bit of holiday flavoring, some LME, brown sugar, AJ concentrate ,honey and maple syrup. Pretty strong but not...

Sorry total newb comment, but I finally get it. I tested with a Root Beer for the kids, better to blow a $10 soda than a $40 beer. But everything went exactly as planned. I will qualify that by saying I read a lot before jumping into something new. The sticky's, particularly Bobby M's...