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Just tried a sixer of this, the wife and I really liked it, so obviously, I want to try to brew it. Here is my starting off point. I would welcome any helpful comments. I am using Willamette and Northern Brewer because that is what I have. My preference is for dry yeast, but I am open to...

They soak up so much wort! I think something like a gallon was lost from my last hoppy IPA. I tried adding extra water to the boil for the next batch, but over compensated and had a lower OG. Does anyone know how much water per ounce of hops they soak up? Is presoaking hops a viable...

I just got this thing. Here's a link to the auction. My question is how to wire up the attached brake motor. The data plate is very straight forward regarding the motor itself, but says nothing about the motor brake. The data plate on the motor brake says nothing about the wiring. The motor...

Dudes! I have just completed brewing my last extract batch of beer. It will be excellent, I hope. I just pitched yeast on this *****, an 'imperial brown ale,' with an OG of 1.082. I have a recently purchased 15" false bottom from Jaybird for my mash tun and my boil kettle. Today, I did a...

Can I get away with steeping 0.5 lb of brown malt in an extract with steeping grains recipe? This would be for a 5 gal batch. The other grains include Crystal 80, 2 lbs, Carapils, 1lb, Briess Special roast, 0.5 lb, and chocolate malt, 0.25 lb. I got a little carried away with the steeping...

I am making up a recipe, its a partial mash wheat pale ale. The grain part of the recipe is: 1 lb pale two row malt 1 lb Munich malt 1 lb Caravienne malt 1 lb wheat malt My question is, will 1 lb of the two row provide enough enzyme for conversion? Here is the full recipe...

Man! I just cut the top off a keg and drilled the hole for the bulkhead fittings. I feel like a real homebrewer now! :ban: I had been brewing in an aluminum stockpot that was barely large enough. Now I have tons of capacity. I bought a false bottom from Jaybird, and a dip tube off ebay...

I have the opportunity to upgrade some equipment and am torn between what to use. I am anticipating building a three kettle setup, and can't decide between the keggle and the Penrose kettle. The keggle is appealing due to its inherent cheepness, and due the the many accessories (mainly the...

I am brewing my first batch of beer. It is fermenting in a corny keg with a blow off tube jammed on to one of the posts and run into a bucket of water. I am completely transfixed by watching it bubble, and will often walk over to watch it go. It got clogged or something and stopped bubbling...

According to this article on Iron Age beer brewing technique (a very interesting read, including how they malted barley in trenches dug in the ground) claims that ancient Celts used 'henbane' ,among other herbs, in their beer (this being prior to the use of hops) and that this would make the...

Hi All, This is my first attempt at a partial mash, and my first attempt at brewing anything at all. My wife won a Brew's Best Oatmeal Stout kit at our local homebrew club Christmas party (Thank you Buzz Homebrew!) and she promptly donated it to me to brew for her. I think I understand the...

I have been looking and searching for a digital thermometer with a 4" to 6" probe (with some kind of cord) that would screw into the standard 1/2" NPT weldless thermowell that is installed on the typical DIY keggle. I really don't want to use the usual bimetal dial thermometer, since the...