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  1. brewguy82

    Shipping Beer for competion

    So I am thinking of entereing a competition that is not local to me. I have heard of others doing this and shipping their beer. I have also heard that we are not allowed/ permitted to ship beer using the mail system or even UPS/FEDEX? Has anyone done this before. How does one ship beer to a...
  2. brewguy82

    Inkscape Labels design help

    Anybody Use Inkscape here for their logos and Beer labels? Just downloaded the software and Started to learn how to use it for my beer labels. Just need to know how do I set it up to actually make the labels for my 12oz beer bottles. So I can have them printed up in their appropriate size...
  3. brewguy82

    making an IPA looking for critique on Hop schedule

    2.5 gallon batch size so grain bill is 4lb 2row 4oz carapils 5oz rye 5oz crystal 40l for hops I was thinking: 60min .50z either sorachi ace (11.6%) or amarillo (9.3%)...which would be good for bittering. 1st IPA im making...
  4. brewguy82

    Tap a draft question about carbing

    So I recently got a tap a draft. First tried force carbing but didnt work to well so i opened it up and add a couple tablespoons of priming sugar. sealed it up . then added another c02 cartridge. when i add my c02 cartridge i can hear all the c02 pretty much leaking. I did take one out before i...
  5. brewguy82

    Using the TAD (tap a draft)

    Been looking on the forum but havnt found an answer. Just got a TAD yestreday. Put my Irish Red in it and put one C02 cartridge in to force carb. then today I took it out had this 2 black rings come out. put those in with another c02 cartridge but heard a lot of c02 comming out. Does it take a...
  6. brewguy82

    hop use for an Irish red...

    Goin to brew up an IRISH red ale today. lookin at a 2.5gallon batch size 6lb marris otter .5oz of roasted barley 5oz of crystal 20l 4oz of aromatic malt was thinking for hops: .5oz williamette (bittering) 60min .2oz crystal (flavor) 10min .2oz crystal (aroma) 0min Safale s-04...
  7. brewguy82

    water chemistry??

    trying to figure out how to read my local water report anyone anyone?? what am I looking at mostly? http://www.pennichuck.com/PDF%20WQR/PennichuckWaterWorks.pdf
  8. brewguy82

    american lager yeast vs german lager yeast?

    Just curious as to what the difference is between both and what others experiences are with these two.....
  9. brewguy82

    bottling a lager question??

    So i have a lager that has been fermenting for about 2 weeks almost 3weeks now in primary. I am goin to bottle it since i dont keg. Question is shoul di bottle it now with priming sugar let it sit for almost 2 weeks then lager it in the ref. or lager it now and add more yeast to it later to carb...
  10. brewguy82

    tap-a-draft vs party pig you choose??

    So Sometimes it get tiresome bottling. I don't exactly have the required space for a kegging system at the moment but would like to have something that I can "keg" and put in my refrigerator. I have looked at both of these systems and been somewhat leaning towards the tap a draft that Northern...
  11. brewguy82

    For St. Patty's Day

    So since March will be fast approaching...what should one make in preparation? Any opinions. I got Stout. Any other great Irish Beers to make?
  12. brewguy82

    Aplfelwein Recipe advice

    I know lots of people have made this plenty of times on here. I have looked at Edworts recipe. I usually make small 2.5 gallon batches. I have Malto dextrin (8ounces ) here at home. And I got the yeast that Edworts recipe calls for. Is malto dextrine going to be the same as dextrose? or would it...
  13. brewguy82

    Had a Stuck Mash today!!!!

    Talk about being annoyed. This was my first time brewing up some pumpkin ale. And boy did it get stuck hahaha. Check out my blog on it. I got it done...took longer than I thought though.:drunk:
  14. brewguy82

    Pumpkin Ale recipe help

    Looking to make a Pumpkin ale. I am using Marris otter, munich, crystal 90L, and special Roast. EKG and some fuggles Wyeast 1335. Trying to think about either adding brown sugar to this or Maple syrup? Or both? any ideas on whats good? any experiences with these and how they taste? Does maple...
  15. brewguy82

    Blueberry Muffin Stout

    Just finished my split batch of oatmeal stout. Made half of it with Blueberry flavoring and fermented on some real blueberries as well. Came out pretty good anyone else brew something good lately? check out my blog and let me know what you think...peace :ban:
  16. brewguy82

    Question about Stout an recipe ingredients

    So i made a stout recently and used Malted barley in it. I have a lot of roasted coffee taste comming from it. What if I wanted to make a stout without any of that coffee taste and aroma? Would I exclude malted barley all together and just use strictly black patent malt? think of...
  17. brewguy82

    blueberry stout...question about racking on blueberries

    So I intend on splitting a small 2.5gallon batch of oatmeal stout and racking half of it on top of some frozen blueberries and also adding blueberry flavoring. The question is with the blueberries should I putthem in a pan and add a lil water and boil them a little bit? First time racking onto...
  18. brewguy82

    when is a good time to add lactose during the boil

    making a stout and i plan on adding some lactose...i am making a 2.5 gallon batch plan on using 1/2 pound of lactose. just want to know when should it be added during the boil.. 15mn...10....5mn? 0mn?
  19. brewguy82

    making a stout..looking for a little advice

    So I'm trying to make a stout planing on adding flaked oats, american 2 row, flaked barley, roasted barley, a little chocolate malt, and some crystal 90 and possibly some lactose.any advice on this stuff? What about yeast looking between wyeats whitbread 1099 and irish ale too? Once it has...
  20. brewguy82

    WYEAST 3724 Belgian Saison

    All I gotta say is this yeast takes a while to ferment out...Finally mine as finished fermenting around a month or so it sat in the primary. BUT the flavor profile is GREAT!!!:rockin:
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