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Today I made a 3 gallon swiss that I have made 2 times before and it always comes out really good. I also opened the first cheese I ever made it was a 1 gallon Parmesan aged 14 months. It was wonderful, the rind is to be avoided it tastes like mold but the cheese is the best hard cheese I have...

This is my 3rd batch that has this off flavor. Its a bready flavor, I have looked up bread flavors and it comes out as cold fermentation or wild yeast. I swear I sanitize everything and its only getting to 68 in the ferementor. Whats going on? Is there anyway to fix this batch or is it gone?

I am in a rut music wise. I usually workout for 45 minutes a day on the elliptical. I usually warm up for 22 minutes watching the Daily Show on my ipod then I switch to music. For the last many months all I have been able to listen to is Costello Music by the Fratellis. I love the album and it...

Yes I am in the 20% of Americans that do not have cable tv. I saw an add yesterday that had an add for cable and DSL that was less than what I pay for DSL now. I got thinking what it may be worth it but I cannot actually find anyone that services this area. Online AT&t claims it doesn't service...

I haven't had this happen before. I brewed last night and now its got a huge layer of krausen but the airlock isn't bubbling. I have put on a second airlock no difference. I don't see any cracks and if I try to burp it by pushing on the lid it will bubble. Does this seem likely to have some sort...

I have a slant of White labs Cider yeast but I really only want to make 1 gallon batches. It doesn't seem like I need the whole slant so is there a way to make a starter make it pretty big and then just measure off portions for a gallon and then add more DME (I am assuming that would be what I...

I have a new carboy with 5 gallons of apflewein going and I was wondering if people would like to share what they have added to change the flavor of their apflewein and how they did it and how it came out. I have been playing with the idea of a little bit of oak and berries.

I am looking into a 42" (47" just would be too big for our room). I like the plasma but I do game (360) and I am told the power consumption is a lot more. Now at Panasonic's web site they say that burn is no longer an issue but I worry. I don't want to ruin the screen. We also have a funky...

I have a small fridge I am using for making cheese. It has an after market thermostat and it really works great. I am wondering if it would be possible to use the same parts but make a small room that this could cool. Just scrap the shell and build a little cooler closet for both the beer and...

1. The freacking things tastes like crap!!! last week it was the best beer I have had in a long time tonight it tastes like pants! Must have got an infection but crap! it was good 2 Bless you Edwort that applfeqwviewn is mighty nice. I am now just drinking from the bucket. Man thats good...

This is what I did: took a 1 gallon glass Santa Cruz cider jug and took out 3 cups of cider and put in a pot. To that I added: 1 pack frozen berries 1lb honey 2 c splenda 1 cin stick 3/4 T yeast nutrient pinch spices orange zest 1" of ginger cut I put all of that back into...

And that means I can brew again. Just gets too hot here to brew in the summer. So I have about 6 batches of extract 1 partial under my belt but I have a few questions. I just made my first apflewein and its in my bucket but its not bubbeling up. I looked at it and it looks pretty its got...

I was using funky math and I guess I made a bigger batch than I was expecting. Once I added the cool water it is over 6 gallons. OG is 1.051 so its still a good start but I tasted it today and its a bit light I was planning on dry hopping but I was wondering about adding a bit of amber rock...

I don't have any extra malt I was wondering if I could take a beer and just boil it like crazy for a few minutes then let it cool and pitch the yeast in that. Will that make a starter? Is there any other way to make a starter without DME?

I have a stout that has been sitting in secondary for 2 weeks. There are still many tiny bubble clusters on the top and the gravity hasn't dropped at all since I racked it is at 1.02. I know I should wait but I am running low on bottled beer and I am getting pretty freaked about that. I don't...

Has anyone ever wanted to make a mixed starter? What would happen if you took say a Irish ale yeat and mixed it with a trappist (or whatever) in a starter and just let it go? I assume the yeasts would not fight it out but would contribute equally. But I don't know. Anyone tried this?

I am working on a new recipe and I was reading in the Clone book about taking some of the yeast from a bottle or Orval and using that as a starter for my yeast. Does this work well? Is it worth it? thanks

My 4th batch was pitched yeasterday and I have not seen any action so far. It has been 20 hours. It was a white labs vial of yeast within its date. I strained the batch and I did not sanitize the strainer. The one thing I forgot. Everything else went fine. If I don't see action is there anyway...

Neighbor just turned me on to this Bear Republics Racer 5. This is a beer that makes me think about it when I am not drinking it. It is that good. Very hoppy but light a little sweet. From the website: Racer 5 - This is a hoppy IPA. Did I say hops? Your brewer is a hop head! This is a full...

How do you find out about competitions? I know about a few but is there a good database? Website?