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OK, so there is a local competition going on around these parts and it has an Iron Chef style going on. Basically, the local brewery has chosen 4 ingredients that any combo can be used(must use at least one). Coriander seed, basil, lavender, and rosemary. Other than that, only water, hops...

Alright, looking for opinions here, that's why we all come here right? My buddy picked up a 15 Gal Dad's Hat Rye Whiskey barrel and came to me and another buddy with the idea of each of us brewing 5 gal of something to fit in this thing. I've always wanted to do a belgian stout and thought...

A local brewery around these parts is holding an "Iron Chef" style brew contest. They revealed their secret ingredient last week of honey. I've been bouncing ideas around, and I think a Honey Sticke might work. There are over 60 teams entered, so I wanted to try something that might stand...

Has anyone every opened a carbed bottle only to re bottle it? I found out there is a hamebrew comp coming up and they only want 12 ounce bottles (is this standard, I'm still pretty new to homebrewing?). Ive only got my beers in 22 ounce bottles. I was wondering if I could open one of the...

I joined the broken carboy club yesterday and I'll tell you it was not an initiation I ever want to go through again. I believe I got away with a bit less than some of the other horror stories I've read about today, but I still have to make an appointment with a hand specialist. As I was...

I wanna do 2 things here. First, Im looking to try my first 12 gallon batch on my system (was previously doing 5-6 gallon batches). Second, I wanna split the batch and use lager yeast in half and ale yeast in the other. I put together an octoberfest recipe of 15 pounds munich, 5 pounds vienna...

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My neighbor just sent me a message saying there is a chest freezer at his work that he is going to try to get for me. I guess some one through a dead animal in there and it is now mush (freezer hasnt been plugged in for a while....). He said it also smells like racoon piss. Anyone have any...

Looking to brew a Black IPA with the following: 13 lbsPale Malt (2 Row) US 3 lbsCaramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 2 lbsMunich Malt 1 lbsCarafa I 1 lbsChocolate Malt 2.00 ozWarrior [15.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min 1.00 ozCascade [5.50 %] - Boil 30.0 min 1.00 ozMagnum [14.00 %] - Boil 30.0 min...

I need some advice on making a starter. I was planning on making the 115th dream double ipa kit from northern brewer on sunday. The og is supposed to be 1.087. I was going to make a starter for it tonight, but I'm not sure if I need to step it up, which I dont think I have time for now, or just...

Hello all! I've actually been on the forum since August, but have yet to make an introduction. I'm from Charleston SC. There are a bunch of Micro Brews that have popped up in the 3 years I've lived here which got me interested in trying my own brews. I started a build thread to show my...

When I started researching for my brew rig, I came across Chugger Pumps as a good option to get my pumps from. I wasn't ready to get them at the time as I wanted to my keggles built first. Now, I am at the point that I could order pumps, but the Chugger site as well as their facebook seems to...

New guy here, been following this forum for about a month now. I got the itch to start making beer after being bored with a Mr. Beer kit. Please don't criticize me for jumping in head first with no brewing experience. I figure it would be easiest for me to learn hands on with my own system...