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Hi all, I'm a long time beer brewer, about to bottle my first wine (Old Vine Zin). I plan to put at least SOME in 12 oz beer bottles for smaller portions. I just ordered some cork-lined caps with this in mind. Does anyone have any experience with these? Should I lay them down to keep the...

I've been having an increasing rate of white mold. It usually pops up in secondary, but I've noticed that even if I leave a half beer sitting around it will skin over within a day or two. Is there any way to treat the basement as a whole instead of just bleaching/sanitizing the carboy?

The whole time/thyme pun never gets old, does it? Anyway, I'm brewing a wit this weekend and plan to add either regular thyme or lemon thyme. My question is how much? I've looked around and it looks like about an ounce at the end of the boil (5mins?) for a 5 gal batch. I have access to fresh...

Hi all, I did a search but didn't find anything... When I was building my keezer, I accidentally bought a 240V STC-1000. I didn't bother returning it, just ordered another one in 120V. But now I'm thinking of building an eHLT and wondering if I can use this? I've heard there's some...

Hi all, Last night I was swirling some BLC around a 5 gal kettle full of random lengths of bev line. It made me think: A stir plate would be good for this! I don't have one, but just thought I'd mention it... dh

Ok-- last week I brewed a big IPA. I made up the recipe based on what I had lying around. Im afraid i might be low on crystal... (?). It's still fermenting but I'd love to here your critique: 18 lbs 2-row 4 lbs Marris Otter 1 lb cara pils 1 lb crystal 10 1lb wheat 0.75 special B...

Hi all, I did an impromptu IIPA last weekend and the mash was around 150. I am learning beersmith (got it for Xmas) and I think I need to tweak my tun temp.... Anyway, I am afraid this will be too dry. Do you think I can do a small mash at 160, boil for a bit and add to the fermenter to...

SWMBO is out of town for a week, so 10 gal each of: Saison, Bravo IPA, lemonade, stout, and Marris/Sorachi SMaSH. SMaSH is MaSHing now ;)

Just a quick note about using propane burners: your ideal fuel/O2 mix will yield a flame that is cone-shaped, blue (with just a hint of orange at the tip) and touches the burner orifice. You can preserve your propane by using this guideline. YMMV, of course.

Does anyone have a preference? There's a pretty big price difference....

Clamp a builders square to the base of the mill to prevent the drill from spinning. Put a zip tie (or binding wire or .....) around the trigger.

hi all, and Happy New Year! I use a keggle and a "low-profile" banjo burner for 10-gallon AG batches. I feel like I'm really not getting very good use out of the propane I'm burning, so I am going to try an experiment. I was hoping people might chime in with advice/warnings: The idea is...

Last night I came up with an impromptu partial batch- my 30th batch of the year, but only my 3rd Partial. If you've ever had a Fry's Turkish Delight (one of my favorite bars) you'll know what I was going for.... .5 lb chocolate malt .5 lb roasted barley .5 lb crystal 135 .5 lb oats Mashed for...

I bought a 30 oz. container of pear puree a few weeks back and decided to make a quick 1 gallon graff this past weekend. I mixed it with 30 oz. water, and about 50 oz. fresh apple juice, 10 cardamom pods, and 1/8 oz cascade. Well, the puree solids are more stubborn than I anticipated and...

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Can anyone say whether or not it's a bad idea to put yeast in a compost bin?

Hi ladies and gents, I made a kinda funky smoked stout that went into a corny. Now I'm thinking it's going to take a decade to empty the keg, so I'd like to bottle it. Already carbed, so how can I get this bottled? D

Hi all, I've been washing and repitching yeast with great success. I'm pretty sure I'm over pitching, so i guess I have 2 questions: Is there any way of determining how much yeast is "appropriate" using washed yeast? And is there any danger of actually "over pitching"? Tx, DH

Hi all I am getting my kegs setup and I was wondering if I could use an old argon regulator that I have at my shop. Any health issues? It is an inert gas afterall.... Tx, DH

My wife can really relate to this: http://backyardbrewer.blogspot.com/2009/03/life-with-homebrewer.html