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My parents have a little farm in WA and I'm trying to get them to grow hops to sell to local brewers/homebrewers. But they have a bunch of pigs and are looking into cattle and have heard that hops are dangerous to livestock. I know dogs can't have them, but what about pigs and cows...

Hi there. Long story short, I have a friend who is looking to start home brewing, but she lives in Honduras... Do you guys/gals know of a home brew store down there? Or do the big on line brew stores deliver out that way? Thanks

Does anybody have a line on some wild hops near Albany NY? I am looking to dig up a rhizome or two. Thanks.

Full disclosure: I already did this... I was looking for a new and exciting take on a ryePA so I thought about what rye meant to me. I immediately thought of spice and rye bread and that got the ball rolling on a recipe. Using a basic RyePA recipe with a few substitutions for flavor (MO...

Let me set the scene: It has been around 90* every day for the past week or so My hops have been growing strong for a couple months or so I have been watering them every day until they are quenched I have been fertilizing them with spent grains and trub They are in a 10 gallon trash can...

My brew buddy and I made a huge beer (1.132) out of a couple kits from NB. We scaled down the hops a bit and added some malts. We pitched the English yeast strain that came with the kit in a gallon starter. She fermented away for a week or three down to 1.065. The hydrometer sample was still...

I have a 5gallon keg already, but I was wondering what all I need to go the rest of the way to kegging. I know I will need a CO2 bottle and some tubes, but anything more specific than that is a mystery. I looked on NB but they don't seem to sell a kit without the kegs, unless I go with...

I received a brinkmann fryer/burner combo for my birthday a couple months back and imagine my surprise when I went to brew with it and it refused to stay lit without me holding the little red gas cutoff valve. I am waiting on a response from the company, but does anyone here have any ideas on...

Someone may have added 1.25 oz of cascade hops at 60 minutes to what was supposed to be a maple syrup porter. and then .25oz every 15 minutes for the rest of the hour during the boil... my question is, how should I go about fixing it? My initial thought was add some dry hops. I have more than...

Picture it: My kitchen, 2013. I just bought the Kiwi Express kit from NB, I was super excited because I have been jonesing a different IPA for some time now. Imagine my surprise when I opened the box and saw 12# of unmilled grain staring smugly back at me. I wasn't about to let this stop...

I brewed my first Lager last night and now I am second guessing my layering capabilities. I planned on sitting it on my enclosed back porch, which is usually cooler than inside, but warmer than outside. The difference is definitely noticeable, but im not sure what the exact numbers are. I am...

As a tribute to the man who taught us all to shoot for the stars I brewed up a pumpkin spice Hefe, and I would appreciate some feedback. 2# 2 row 8oz carapils 8oz pilsner 1# wheat malt 4# wheat DME 1# quick oats 3 cans pumpkin guts 1oz hallertau 60 min 1 oz hallertau 15 min 3tbl...

Back story: I have a second running black ryePA sitting in a carboy chugging away (2*). Of 1.020, fg 1.004. back to now: The other day I saw a layer of what looked like skin, and some small things that could be yeast rafts, but could also be an infection. rather than risk it i whipped up...

There I was, brewing a RYEPA and a black IPA, and I thought back to an article I read about Anchor brewing's small beers. So I said to myself 'Self, lets go for the gusto.' so I used the spent grain from both batches, some leftover DME, some dash of hops, a pinch of yeast and extra love. This is...

I am brewing a black IPA and a RyePA for a sunflower themed wedding. I looked around in several threads and every one said the oils were a deal breaker as far as beer went. I was wondering if there was any way to seperate the oils, maybe soak them in water after malting and crushing them, and...

My friend just got married, and I couldn't go to the wedding, so I decided to brew up some mead for him while I was building some beer. Well one thing lead to another and I RDWHAHBed a bit too much. Long story short I threw just about everything I could think of I to his mead. here is what I...

I wanted to brew up a peated porter, but I couldn't find a kit I liked, so I decided to build my own. The only thing I haven't figured out is the yeast, so any suggestions are welcome. 8 lb maris Vienna malt 4 lb vienna malt 2 lb Simpson peated malt 3 lb DME 2 oz choc malt .5 lb Carmel 120...

I have a RyePA fermenting away right now, and I was thinking, 'What can I do to make this different?' I still have to dry hop it in the secondary, but I was wondering what the brewing world thought of bottle conditioning with a hop flower in the bottle? I wouldn't do it with all of the...

There doesnt seem to be any work being done by my yeast. I rehydrated it over an hour ago and there is no krausen on it. Normaly by this time I have a few inches on top of the liquid, but now I barely have 1/4 inch.....Should I be concerned?

My wife bought me some Leinenkugels, unfortunately the caps are teist off, so they are conventionally unuseable. But I got to thinking, why not? The bottle walls are a bit thinner than pry off bottles, but I don't generally overcarbonate (I usually end up under carbed for some reason. Still...