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My 8 yr old daughter said she wants some Root Beer and I said I'd make it. She always gets what she wants!! I just want a simple creamy root beer, reminiscent of A&W Root Beer. I would plan to dispense from one of my corny kegs. I will still do some reading, but needed a kickstarter...

I did a 10g recipe of an Oktoberfest, because the SWMBO loved my last batch. I mashed 1.5qts/lb if grain (26 lbs of grain)....I sparged 1.33qts/lb, even though I got conflicting directions on this...I ended up with 13g of wort to boil. So pre-boil my OG was 1.050, a decent target I guess...

It said the retail price was $130 for 12 x 24 oz bottles...I paid $40. Is it really that much??

I am running a fermenter with a lager in it. And then I went and made a brown ale without even thinking that I can't put it in with a lager, so I used a spare refrigerator as the fermenter. I needed a new controller so I picked up this Ranco single-stage controller, it is unwired but comes with...

I ordered two recipes from Austin Homebrew Supply. One was a Budget Brown Ale and the other was a Red Stripe Clone. Both were shipped with yeast and cold packs. I made the Red Stripe over a week ago and during the fermentation process, I learned that the yeast that had shipped probably got...

I bought a kit from Austin Homebrew Supply and it wasn't very clear what temperature to ferment at. It did say after I pick the yeast and it starts to ferment to slowly take it down to 50 degrees Fahrenheit, but what temperature do I started it at??

Have a Honey Ale in the fermenter (secondary) . I had read to run it for 3 days @ 37 F... Is this about right, prior to kegging??

So I figured I would dive right in and try it. I have had commercial Mead (yuck) and home brewed (way delicious)!! My recipe: 7.5 lbs clover honey 3g reverse osmosis water Champagne Yeast Fermenting in a 3g carboy for the last 3 months. Still percolating. What next? Wait until my FG is...

I tried a dry hopped beer at a local micro brew and loved it!! I have a Rye IPA kegged and carbonated, I have been drinking on it for a couple days. How would I dry hop it now? Pop the lid and drop the hops in? Or is it too late?

My LHBS suggested that I put a hi-temp gasket on the inside and the outside of the valve.....this is on a newly drilled 15g keg. I did it like they suggested. But I always thought you only need one onthe inside.

An alternative to stacking washers. I drilled out a Mt. Dew bottle cap to take up the difference where I would normally want to stack washers... First time attaching pics with phone...

Take a typical 2-row, how much is a good price per pound, like in bulk? I want to go all-grain, but need so much stuff. Bulk grain would be one thing on the list. Thanks!!

Did 6g of mixed black berry and 3g of blueberry. Still yet to make are a 6g strawberry and a 5g mixed white fruit....doing this with my phone, we'll see if it works...

Made a 6g batch of the mixed berry wine after successfully doing a 3g batch. Made the mixed berry back in January and it is tasting soooo good,. Just tonight, I tried some with a square of Ghirardelli's chocolate. WOW!!

Bottling up a 3g batch of Jalapeno Saké. Half the batch will be straight jalapeno infused Saké. The other half is based on my previous recipe, Bloody Mary Saké (or Bloody Jalapeno Saké...something like that).

I have been following the SP recipe to the letter. My questions is when to bottle. As I look through the glass carboy, I can see bubbles rising from the bottom. SG is at 1.015... Do I let it sit another week??

I made it on February 5, 2012 and the breather is still bubbling. It is a 6g version. Do I let it go until the bubbling stops?

How would I ferment orange peel? A guy in my beer club did a small bottle of it, granted it was nearing 150 proof and we mixed a spot of it into our wheat beer. Tasted amazing!! But how would I do it?

Made a 10g Rye and a 10g Centennial Blonde. Looking forward to our next brew day....hmmm, what to make next time??? The set up looks a little messy, but Dang, we cam kick out the beer!!

Only enough to net a few crackers worth...oh well. Used this recipe: Linky I would post pics, but I ate it.