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I made a Basil-Lime Saison. I want to classify it as a 21A (Vegetable/Herb/Spice Beer), but I don't think the basil and lime really stand out significantly. Would 23A (Specialty Beer) be a better designation?

So, I am interested in building one of those unistrut brew stands, but I do not and will not have any indoor space to store it for the foreseeable future. Does anyone have a brew stand that is stored outside? If so, how do you protect it? Are there any extra precautions or care instructions...

I recently converted the GE 7cf freezer from HD with painted 2x6's and chose to make it double hinged (stock hinges connect to collar and door hinges from collar to lid.) I did this because I would like to maintain the ability to revert the freezer back to its original condition. Everything...

How do I get this top plastic piece off? I keep trying to pull the sides but it feels like it is going to break. This is a GE 7 cf from Home Depot.

What is this stuff? I have seen stuff like it on a few bottles of beer before but never thought anything of it.

So before I aerated with pure o2 the massive amount of break that made it into my carboys was settled all on the bottom. After aeration it split as you can see in the picture and it hasn't settled even slightly. My questions are what causes this and what is the difference between the two...

A little bit drunker and deeper in debt...

So, I picked up this Rival Ice Cream Maker for free about 2 years ago and I'm finally getting around to converting it into a HLT stirrer. What do you suppose I could do to adapt a stir rod to that weird recessed connector? I think the original paddle had those springed fins on either side that...

You know how Scrooge McDuck would love to go swimming in his money bin full of gold? I sometimes wish I could swim around in a bin full of stainless steel.

My hydrometer will NEVER align itself to show me the SG scale. What are your pet peeves?

Given the preponderance of brewing books, I'm surprised that there is no book specifically about brewing with extract. Something that describes the history and growth of extract brewing and addresses specific concerns of extract brewers.

Here are a few pictures of my attempt at a March pump toolbox conversion. Power comes in from 25' extension cord and it powers my GFCI outlet. I decided not to alter the power cable on my pump, so it is plugged into a short extension cord and wired to the switch and outlet. I know the...

Keezer Would someone actually pay $1999 for that? I mean, it's not an ugly keezer, but it's not a two grand keezer either.

So, If I understand it correctly, normal hop utilization has to do with the isomerization of the hops alpha acids. Since no isomerization happens when dry hopping, is there no such concern? Would dry hopping with 0.2 oz in 1 gallon produce the same effect as 1 oz in 5 gallon?

I just finished mashing 20lbs of grain using my bag and things went great. Hit 75% efficiency. The only thing I need to fix for next time is the size of my keggle opening--just a little too big to fit through the opening. This will be my "biggest" beer to date. Hope it turns out!

So I was wandering around the hardware store and ran across these thin perforated aluminum sheets. http://www.farmandfleet.com/products/295202-lincane_aluminum_sheet_metal.html It is only 0.020" thick, so it is very flimsy. Do you think it could befashioned into a false bottom...

I heard about these mustache steins a while ago and when I ran across one at the local flea market, I had to have it. No more foamy mustache!

So I received this very, very, very worn 8.8cf freezer off Craigslist for free. I would like to turn it into a keezer, but there are some concerns I have about the project itself. The skin is pulling away from the freezer in a few spots. The hinges won't budge and the lid looks like it will...

So, will someone with some chemistry background explain to me why soil pH meters like you find at HD can't be used to measure wort pH? At the same time maybe this will explain why brewing pH meters are so much more expensive.

I had one of my wisdom teeth taken out yesterday and I was told not to drink beer for a week. Sigh...