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I've been coming to this forum for quite a while, but haven't been brewing or coming here much lately, because things have been turbulent for me. I am about to get divorced and move back to my hometown Grand Rapids, MI. I'm looking forward to enjoying the simple pleasures again... brewing...

my new batch of cider is good. I'm drinking it warm right now because it hasn't gotten into the fridge yet. I tried one 'bout 5 days ago and it tasted like drywall soaked in listerine. not that i really know what drywall tastes like, but i remember desperate times when i worked temp jobs at the...

tuesday was a brew day for me. The first in a while, and it felt good. There will be much more in the near future. I was attempting a 2nd version of my Do Re Mi Steam Beer, but I was a complete moron and bought WLP001 California Ale Yeast instead of the San-Fran Lager yeast. I'm sure it...

I saw this yesterday, I know nothing in here is a big secret, but this really puts it into context. Warning: it's really long, but it you're like me you won't be able to peel yourself away once you hit play. Of course by sharing this, I'm not advocating not paying your taxes, but we need to...

ok, here's my dilemma. I'm not sure if I should declare my "Questionable Mild" drinkable or not. If you remember this thread:https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=29506 I was quite concerned that the batch got contaminated. Well, I went ahead with it. I was not able to get another...

started with a pencil drawing then scanned into photoshop to clean up lines and add color: BTW, the name "Sparrow's Envy" comes from Jimi Hendrix's song Angel: "...and as the bluebirds and sparrows envy me, she says I love you little boy, but today you should fly."

...offhand what is the OG of Treetop cider before fermenting? I used Treetop, without any other fermentables added, but forgot to take a hydrometer reading before pitching my yeast (White Labs English Cider Yeast). I just racked it today after 3 weeks, and the FG is 1.00 and it tastes...

...and it has a weird rotten cabbage smell and aftertaste. anyone else ever encounter this? I opened a second one, same thing. I'm a little miffed 'cause I don't have any homebrew to drink now. I just got done running a whole bunch of errands and REALLY don't feel like going back to the store!

Back when I first started brewing, i had the idea to do this, so I went to a couple antique malls and collected some old glass soda bottles. It took a lot of elbow grease to get them clean enough to use, only a few of them were hopeless. But my friends all thought it was a nice touch. The only...

I'm sure this is a dumb question that gets asked alot, but i just opened a fermenter after 9 days to check FG and bottle. If it stings my nose and has off-white frothy bubbles on top is there any hope at all, or is it a goner?:(

hey everybody, I went to my supplier today to pick up some yeast for a cider and decided i might as well have another beer going while I wait for the cider to mature. I wanted to use up some leftover Kent Goldings, so i just picked whatever sounded good for the recipe, anyone care to help me...

I read somewhere; "Don't call yourself a homebrewer until you've used a mop on the ceiling!" I, personally have never done that. But what does it say when you happen to know the best direction to peel labels from different kinds of bottles to increase the likelihood of getting it all in one...

My homage to Woody Guthrie. What do y'all think? I'm probably just gonna print these onto regular paper. Cutting out the outline will probably suck, but hey, I only have to do 43 or so!

Sigh... My previous batches are ancient history, and my current one is in secondary. I'm thinking about bottling today or tomorrow, but that means it's still at least two weeks of waiting. I'm really jonesing for the taste of them Northern Brewer hops. I've still got about 1/4 oz. leftover...

Hello everyone. Good to see there are lots of fellow Michiganders on here. It makes me a little nostalgic, especially since I imagine Oberon is probably back in season now. My wife scored a great deal on some lightly used equipment for me at Christmas. So I'm back at this brewing thing with a...

hello all. I just registered on here because I wanted some input on my current batch, which is a Cali. Common style (NOT necessarily trying to re-create Anchor Steam). here is the recipe that I used: 7 lb. light malt extract 1/2 lb 10L crystal malt 2 lb corn sugar 1.5 oz NOrthern Brewer...