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I am unloading my brewing gear for now as we have our first child on the way soon. I will mail the chiller and the keg gloves but the rest I would prefer to do local pick up. I don't want to clog the post up with pictures so email me if you are interested in a specific item and I will get you...

Ok so I am brewing a coffee stout based on this recipe http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2013/04/three-modern-times-west-test-batches.html My plan is to take half of it and turn it into a "mocha" version by adding lactose at bottling and aging on cacao nibs prior to bottling. Can any...

So since I started homebrewing every year I have made a Holiday Ale, as I am sure many of you do. First year was a Belgian Dark Strong Ale, last year was a Chocolate Belgian Stout. This year I am planning to do a Bier De Garde. I haven't finalized the recipe yet but probably some blend of...

OK so my last few batches have had some small infections so I am thinking it may be time to chuck my better bottles and all other plastic. I have a batch of pumpkin porter that I am hoping will be ok since I soaked that carboy with bleach/vinegar mixture. However, I will wait to bottle it...

I know, I know there are threads on this but I am looking for specific advice on a few yeast ideas for my RIS I want to brew. I am planning to brew the Anastasia recipe that was in Zymurgy recently (14# 2 row, 1.6 chocolate, 1.6 roasted barley). I will use whatever hops I have laying around as...

This may seem like a dumb question but I need to ask anyway. Does the carbonation volume effect how long it takes to carb up? The obvious answer to me seems to be yes but I know in brewing the obvious answer isn't always the right answer. The reason I got to thinking this was that I kegged a...

Ok I searched around a bit and am not entirely sure what to ask. I picked up a regulator back in June from Adventures in Homebrewing, a paintball tank adapter, and a paintball tank. My plan was to put a couple kegs outside in my storage closet attached to my townhouse, prime with sugar, and...

Ok so I am planning to brew a clone of Surly Darkness, this recipe http://hopville.com/recipe/1028050 in particular. I am planning to use WLP007 for the yeast as I have used it before in several beers, I hear that WLP007 is Surly's house yeast and I hear it is great in high gravity beers...

I am looking for a good Scottish 60 or 70 recipe. My dad, who is Scottish, has retired and we are throwing a surprise party for him. I have BCS so if anyone has input on those recipes that would be great too. I searched and found a bunch but they don't always have reviews of the finished...

Hi! I am new to kegging and picked up a couple of pin lock kegs off ebay. Anyway, today I pulled one out to prep it for filling tomorrow. I noticed what I thought at first was a clump of dried up syrup. Well when I went to scrap it off with my finger nail I realized it was the other side of...

I will be receiving my first rhizomes in a few days and have a few questions. 1) What is the smallest container I can get away with? What is the best size container to go with? I order seven different kinds because they seemed so cheap but now that I started looking at planters that cost...

I need a recommendation for a drill to use with the cereal killer or if someone could just post the specs of theirs that would be great. I have a 9v black and decker that won't move it at all. I borrowed a friends 18v drill and that did not work so well. I was able to get it to work a little...

I want to use a corny keg as a secondary for dry hopping. My question is should the lid seal enough on its own to be used this way? The only keg I have picked up so far came with a race track lid and the kid just sits loose, the oring doesn't even come into contact with the keg when I "close"...

Ok this may seem like a stupid question but Rebel brewer has the 2.5 gallon and 3 gallon portable kegging system for the same price. Does anyone know the dimensions of each off hand? I am having a hard time trying to decide between the two. I guess if they are comparable in size I would go...

Ok so I am planning to use leaf hops this year and want to order from fresh hops.com. I need some recommendations on what to order based on what I am planning to brew if possible. I do not have recipes finalized yet for all my beers but I have an idea of what I want to brew over the next few...

I would like to move from a 10 gallon megapot to a keggle or a 15 gallon kettle. I would like to use tri clamp fittings for a couple reasons. Anyway, I think I want a sight glass, like this one Brewers Hardware 1" Tri Clover Compact Sight Glass, so I can see how the color of the beer is...

So I brewed a Belgian and decided I was going to cork it. This lead me to buying a Collona corker, corks, etc. Anyway, I also have a small batch of barley wine I should bottle soon. I wanted to use some Dogfish 750 ml champagne bottles for the barleywine that so my questions are 1) Can I...

So I am going to Chicago for a few days a for a wedding, any must try and find beers, homebrew shops to check out, etc. ? We are going to Goose Island, what are the must try beers? We also are renting a car and heading to 3 Floyds on Friday and checking out Half Acre on Saturday morning. If I...

Ok so I woke up this morning to find air lock activity, about a bubble every 5 seconds, on my pumpkin beer which has been in a carboy for 4 weeks. I have been away for a few days for my wedding, a/c was on, house was around 72. The OG on it was about 1.052, and I used Denny's Fave 50 with a...

I have read through a bunch of threads and haven't really found an definitive answer on this. I am brewing my pumpkin beer tomorrow and am using the pumpkin in the mash. Do I need to increase the amount of water I need to account for the pumpkin? And furthermore do I need to increase my water...