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System has served me well but I've upgraded, PM if interested or questions http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/for/5316868817.html

Listed this today on CL, take a look and PM me if interested or have questions http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/app/5316857909.html

Well Duvel did a nice job with Ommegang, hopefully the same holds true for Boulevard, kind of bummed to see a favorite Midwest Brewery sell to the Big Boy:( http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/18/business/belgian-brewery-buys-boulevard-a-us-craft-beer-maker.html?_r=1&

So I put together my first Gose recipe and can't figure out how much salt. In my readings I have found amounts varying from as little as 1/2 tsp for a 5 gallon batch up to 12 grams per gallon. Mosher has a recipe in Radical brewing that calls for the least amount and Stan recommends the 12...

Thought I would post this scientific paper published in August from Oregon State University for all those interested in studies being done on the actual effects of dry hopping, pretty interesting stuff...

So lucky me and the family are headed to Middletown for the Thanksgiving holiday and I'm curious to know if there are any brew pubs, tap rooms or a great craft beer bar within a small drive. Any ideas are so very welcome....

Thought I would plug the new Zymurgy, especially for new brewers. There are some great articles in this issue regarding Typical off flavors, proper use and pitching of yeast and how to properly taste and evaluate beer. If you are not a member of the AHA you can order a copy...

Looking at preparing my holiday season ale. This will be my second iteration of this recipe revised after last year's somewhat successful batch. This recipe is a second attempt at something similar to the Anchor Steam Christmas Ale. Since their beer usually highlights the Northern Brewer Hops...

Here is my recipe for an American Wheat I'm working on and would appreciate some input and I'm not shooting for style. I am looking for a nice Red color though, hence the name: Panama Red Wheat and the inclusion of Melanoiden Malt. My concern is the color I'm seeing in BeerSmith is not really...

Happy Father's Day to all the home brewing Dads out there, may it be a relaxing day of drinking your fine home brew! Cheers!

Hey all, just received an email that Beer Smith is on sale this weekend for Memorial day if any one has been putting off buying it. The sale ends May 29th. Cheers to All and Salute the Troops with a well made beer!:mug:

His weekend I am brewing the AHA recipe of the month- Peaches and Cream Hefeweizen and it calls for an addition of lactose powder. The recipe calls for this to be added at the bottling in the bottling bucket. I am wondering if this needs to be sanitized or prepared in any way prior or can it...

I'm subscribed to Brad Smith's (beersmith) blog and found this article entertaining but pertinent, thought I would share with many of the new brewers out there: Brewing to Lose: 10 Tips for Making Bad Beer Anyone who has visited the trophy wing of Chateau Smith inevitably asks the tour...

So my neighbor found this recipe in the last BYO in the article about brewing with honey and wants to brew it, just curious about some thoughts: American Blackberry Honey Wheat Batch size: 6.25 G (Original is 5G, scaled up for my system) Efficiency 75% 60 min boil pre-boil vol 8.97G Est...

For my last 3 batches I have been using Fermcap to both control boil over and eliminate the need for a blow-off. My set up is using a 10 G boil kettle with ball valve to drain. It is a low, wide kettle, not a tall narrow. My pre-boil volume is 8.97G and my batch size into fermenter has...

All rigged up for a beautiful brew day!

So I would like to brew a Dunkle but not necessarily to style, looking for a nice complex malt forward beer with a pleasant balance of mild spice/sweet hop balance and here is what I came up with: 6.25 Gallon Batch 2 liter starter of WY3068-stepped up 4lbs 8oz Munich(Durst) 4lbs .3oz...

So I just bottled up my German Hefeweizen that I used WY3068 for. I have a nice yeast cake sitting on the bottom of the bucket and would like to be able to save it for a future batch. After bottling, since we stirred up a bit of the yeast I sealed the primary back up after racking and placed it...