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Hi everyone, as the title indicates, I'll be in Cedar Rapids for work. Where to go for beer? Thanks in advance!

I was at a party recently and was introduced to a fellow homebrewer. As we talked he explained to me that he's not as advanced as his son, who does full 30 day mashes. I said I had never heard of that before, and when he asked how long I mashed I said I have never gone longer than 90 minutes...

I'm probably just getting old and crotchety, but I have to know if the rest of you out there experience this. I have a friend who just started seeing someone, and she says "I told him you're a homebrewer - he's a beer connoisseur and wants to try your beer." (repeat over and over in a...

From what I understand, this is supposed to be similar to Citra - anyone used it yet? Just picked some up.

Hi everyone, I'll be going to the Kansas City area (Olathe) for work next week, and will have at least one free night, if not two. I've been there a few times, but have not had the opportunity to go beer exploring on my own. The last time I was taken to Gordon Biersch, but there must be...

Hi everyone, when a beer is completely fermented and carbed with CO2, does it still contain residual sugars? I have a friend who can't have any sugar in her diet at all, so she stays away from all alcohol. I was hoping there was some way around this through homebrewing. Thanks in advance!

I brewed a batch of amber for a party next week (one of Jamil's recipes) and went a little overboard on the chocolate malt. since it's more noticeable than i intended, i'm thinking about adding some spice and/or flavoring to make it more of a holiday beer. i've never added spices in secondary...

Just out of curiosity - aside from the season, how does everyone out there determine what beer you're making next? Is it just what sounds good? A recipe or post you read? A commercial brew you tasted? Something to make the person(s) you co-habitate with happy?