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hey everyone, i was planing on making a ginger beer and ordered crystallized ginger from one site. i thought i had checked what was in the package. I got the package today and well in the ingredents i found that it had sulphur dioxide err so i looked up online what its used for and the round...

hello everyone I just finished transfering my kriek to a new carboy to clear up a bit. I have had a lot of people tell me oh no all your equipment cant be used for regular beer anymore. plastic im not to worried about i needed a new bottling bucket and some tubes. now the carboys i figure i can...

Jack Frost ale All Grain SG: 1.077 IBU: 38.40 Yeast: American 1056 Volume: 5.5 Grain Bill Marris Otter 8lbs / 53% Aromatic 1.5lbs / 10% Honey Malt 2.5lbs / 16.7% Hops: Admiral 3/4oz 60min Adjunts: Honey Orange Blossom 3lbs 20 min 2 sugar pumpkins...

Well I'm off to join the dark side. the weather is clear a bit windy but not to bad and I'm brewing an american pale ale. so far i have my strike water warming up and all my equipment reay to go. It took me about an 1/2 hour to get all together and set up but i figured that for my first time...

hey everyone recently i brewed a honey bee ale. the kit came with some specialyt grains 3 lbs of amber exract and 3 lbs of clove honey. all went well with the boil i had a starting gravity of 1.046 which hits right on the money for the recipe. it say for a week at 65 -69. i transfered today and...

well i post a week or so ago about getting rust in my keggle after doing a dry run and heating up some water. well everyone gave me some good stuff so i tryed the simple stuff bar friend. it works great took the stuff right off. the problem is it still comes back right now i have some hot bath...

well today i came home from work and thought hey lets do a dry run. so i filled up my keggle with 5gal of water and turned on my new burner. all seemed to be going good until i noticed some spot froming in the pot. well i payed it no mind and continued. well when i was emptying the pot i saw...

i need to know if anyine knows anything about these things i cant find a thermometer that is long enough and well im going crazey please help. im trying to put thermometers on my coolers so far its looking bleek and im looking crazey:drunk:

i went ahead a bought all my AG equipment the other day but i messed up on the order i think. i ordered Kewler Thermothingy Kewler Kitz Thermosight and well i was looking at some thermometers and i got 2 of the Brewmometer - 1/2" NPT. well i know anyone reading this is say damn you...

well im going to start getting my AG equipmet heres my shopping list so far. i know i will need a o2 system a mill and a scale Hurricane Burner and Stand Deluxe AGS - 10 Gallon cooler sytem w/false bottom and sparge arm and hoses Kewler Thermothingy Kewler Kitz Thermosight...

:cross: well and freind and went up to conn. to a brew house. i picked up some basic brew stuff and decided to by a kit from the store. now i normally by from midweat and Austin but i said what the hay. well i was surprized to see the guy pull the kit right off the shelf and the only thing he...

i have a batch of beer that has been giving me some trouble. it has carbed up fine before i fridge it takes off. the problem i am haveing is that when i chill it i get chill haze i have read enought to know that give it some time and it will clear up. i finnally had a botle clear and i opened...

was wondering if anyone has a recipe for original sin cider. i havent found any yet and was just looking to see if anyone can help me in my search.

im going to start makeing a move towards AG but i figure ill start with mini mashes first. just want to know what would be good to get to make the process easyer and easy to move to all AG. right now this is what i have 5 gal ss pot wort chiller auto siphen funnels 2 6.5, and 2 5 gal...

im thinking of take some classes and stepping up to the plate. i just want to know a bit more of what im stepping into. i have a basic college back round nothing fancy. i just ahev some doubts i guess in myself, but i dont want to invest money into somthing that may low me out of the water. from...

i had an idea to for my wee bastard to bottle it in a stubby bottle. the only problem i am haveing is finding a company that sells them. i had a bottle from green flash brewing company and thats where i got the idea. well i hope someone can help me out. thanks and cheers:rockin:

i have a stainless steel pot i have used in my last three boils and was wondering what are some good ways to clean it. i normally clean it as soon as im done pitching the yeast. the pot is the first thing i clean . i use a small amount of dish detergent and make sure not to scratch anything...

what is "US Crystal 40" is it just malto dextrin. im justa bit confused and wonder about this becasue its part of a recapie and not sure. i think im missing it

Well today the weather in New York was crazy for this time of the year. It was 70 and well the house got a little hot. When I got home from work one of the thermometer on the carboy was reading 74 to 76 or something like that. I tried not to get into panic mode and remembered relax and have a...

well i just finished brewing my dead guy clone, i made the starter in a 5 gal carboy. at first i was worried with all the air space, however it wasnt a problam at all. the air alock was stall popping when i pitched it. the crazy thing was i normal get some lag time. my last stater picked up i...