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So I plan in brewing a helles (biermunchers Helles Belles) in a week or two and this will be my first ever lager. I have been brewing for 4 years and want to take the leap. I've read the Lagering book by noonan and it was full if great stuff but figured is ask here. What would be one essential...

So yesterday I went duck hunting here in Southern California and came back with three ducks. Not a bad day for me considering my shooting skills or lack thereof. Now I need to marinate them for the next ten hours To takeaway the gaminess or the wife won't eat them. Question is does anyone have a...

So I'm at the hospital with my wife who's has just begun to go into labour. As she drifts off to sleep my mind starts to wonder and drift. How will this little man affect my brewing, will I still be able to brew, when will I brew again. Any new dads or moms out there with some good advice and tips.

So I recently aquired a keggle and want to start brewing 10g batches. My set up is currently designed for 5g batches using a 5 gallon igaloo cooler I converted. My question is can I mash a recipe for a 10g brew with a standard grain bill in it. Or should I try to get a bigger igaloo. Ideas...

So I brewed a popular pale ale citrus beer found on this forum. After Using a vial of California ale yeast I thought I would harvest some and wash it. Question is, is it worth keeping when it looks like barf. It really does but is just a mixture of cascade hops. Will the hops make it unusable...

I being a newer brewer I often read on this forum that people will refer to their notes on a particular recipe or brew day. Is there a common template or standardized way of taking notes when brewing, maybe a link or www site that has some good pointers. Now that I'm doing all grain and getting...

Plan on brewing morebeers pumpkin beer later today and the recipe says to add the pumpkin spices in the last few minutes. What would this be, last 2 10 or what? Would adding spices in the beginning and at different points throughout be of benifit? The recipe also calls for 2 tablespoons, would...

So me and SWMBO are in Boston for the week. Any recommendations for a beer/history fan to do. The obvious are already on the table- Sam Adams, concord and Lexington history sights. Any suggestions?

So I had recently acquired everything I needed to upgrade to an all grain system. Then on Monday evening I found a 8 gallon morebeer better kettle on Craigslist with a high pressure burner and wort chiller for 120 dollars. Naturally, I couldn't pass this up. The kettle alone was worth it. My...

So I just bought a sanyo mini fridge for 30 bucks. It is model sr-3660s and is 3.7 cf. It's a little small but will work for now. My question is that the ice tray on top is preventing me from making it a two keggerator system. Can the ice tray be removed or is this what keeps the fridge itself...

So I recently came across $100 and am now in the market for either a chest freezer or mini fridge. What way do you guys think I should go for my 5 gallon keging system. Pros? Cons. Best way to set either system up? Thanks in advance.

I did I quick search and couldn't find a previous thread on this. As the hops begin to send out new offshoots, should I cut them back or let them grow like crazy and train them up the same twine as the main bine. Also, my centennial is only two feet tall while my cascades are six feet tall. The...

So, being as this is my second brew I have a basic question to ask. What are the chances of contaminating my batch by siphoning. I used my mouth to prime the sanitized tube to get the wort from the kettle to the fermentor. Am I just being paranoid or do I run a risk of contamination doing it...

So I am new to the home brew scene, and my first beer has been in the bottle for 1 week. It is an extract dunkleweizen kit form morebeer. During the bottling process I tasted a sample and it seemed sweet. My question is is this normal for this time in the process, or this type of beer and will...