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So while cleaning out the basement of this house I just bought in fort Wayne In I found this. It is a old crown lazy aged ale not sure on the year found an interesting article on the brewery http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Crown_Brewing_Corporation and I thought I'd ask if anyone in here is...

As the title suggests hit me with your best idea Im personally thinking of dry hopping my honey pale ale (Pale ale with 3.5lbs of orange blossom honey) using the galaxy hops but I'm not sure. All suggestions are welcomed seeing as how I've never used this hop before but I'd like to try cheers :mug:

*not for the feint of heart can be dangerous to make* Batch Size: 5.00 gal Boil Size: 2.5 gal Estimated OG: 1.072 SG Estimated Color: 13.1 SRM Estimated IBU: 49.8 IBU Boil Time: 60 Minutes Ingredients: Amount Item Type % or IBU 9.5 lbs Pale Liquid Extract (8.0 SRM) Extract 90.83 % 1 lbs...

I'm stoked for the first time in 11 weeks I'm getting to brew tonight! I've missed lady homebrewing so I'm going to enjoy this little time off making a pumpkin ale any suggestions?

Ok so last night I had a bottle of mischief from the bruery and thought it tasted familiar. So if like this beer I have a real easy easy clone. 1 can coopers Australian pale ale 1 can briess pilsner malt 3 lbs orange blossom honey 2 oz glacier hops added via hop tea method Let it ferment...

Ok so my girlfriend actually liked this much to my surprise. So now the question is how? I don't know much about sour mash which I believe it is based off of. I've made clones of 3floyds before with some luck but this one threw me for a loop to even taste what was in it (I had like 4 glasses of...

So it seems a bit of a beet taboo subject but after a bottle of flower from savor it has me thinking. Why not change the water? I mean why not? I guess the worst it could do is go bad. Has anyone messed with this before or not?

So I'd like to use macadamia nut flavors in a beer in correlation with coconut but my issue im running into is the oil the nuts themselves are very oily. I figured I could bake them but then I loose a lot of their natural flavor. So my question is how much is the oil going to affect the brew or...

Ok so I teach electronics and had an insane idea I need some thoughts and input on. Earlier today I built a tesla coil for fun and I'm hosting a party in a few months for my dept and would like to incorporate the tesla coil In the brew I'm making for the party? Any suggestions? I've tried doing...

Anyone else here in fort Wayne with me today? If so what did you enter in the contest? If you see some in a brown and yellow gumball head shirt say hi.

So I'm thinking of purchasing a glass carboy I'm currently using plastic. The only downside I see could be breakability. Buy could it effect taste? I've noticed a plastic type taste in one of my beers before.

So I've been looking to join a home brew club but my dilemma is I can't find one in northern Indiana. I know there's one in Fort Wayne which is about 2 hours from me but I wouldn't mind finding one closer if anyone knows one. I'm in elkhart and if there is some intrest in it would maybe even be...

So this weekend on sunday there is a brewing contest in fort Wayne Indiana. My question is who's going what do you have entered? I myself have 4 entries and am really stoked. This will be my first competition and I'm excited to get some feedback on how my beers taste to someone that isn't me and...

So I want to make a black ipa and use citra hops they are my favorite I also have some magnum hops any suggestions on a third style? Or should I alternate magnum and citra for all 60 min every 15 min.

So i had a bottle and saved my others but every time I look at the bottle I come close to drooling. Has anyone out there attempted to make this if so how'd you do it?

So I found this recipie and was wondering if anyone out there has tried making it and any pointers they can give with it. Ive already replaced the grains with malt extract but am keeping the barley Irish moss oh and I couldn't fink the uk hops so went with glacier...

So I have been tinkering around with coopers real ale kits since they are pretty hearty and this is my latest one. 1 can coopers real ale 1 can of amber malt 1 1lb bag of French oak chips soaked in bourbon for 3 days 2 1 oz bag of glacier hops made into hop tea So far it smells great what's...

So I got a great deal on a turkey fryer rig and pot today. 39.99 for it from gander mountain. Now I can start to do all grain any good starter recipies or kits? I have been doing extract kits for a while with a Lot of luck but am looking to step it up some. I like stouts porters and ipas

So last night I made a can of coopers real ale. I did some experimenting with it and made hop tea out of glacier and citra hops. I added that plus a small tupperware container of French oak chips that had been soaking in Jim beam charcoal filtered for about two days.y question is when I transfer...

Ok so I've made this kit before but this time I want to modify it some. It's the coopers Australian pale ale. Last time I added about 2.5 pounds of honey to it which turned out great and I'm doing again. But I'd like to add some complexity to it using French oak chips which ive got but what...