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I recently cleaned out the old brew room and I have more bottles than I neeed. I have 2 cases with the labels still on and 1 cases without. I'm in Havre de Grace of anyone wants them, I'll be putting them out for trash tuesday night

Well cleaned out my old beer room to take everything to my apartment and I hit the jackpot! For starters I had way more bottles than I remembered, 10 cases total. I'm chucking 3 and keeping the rest. In the bottom of the cabinet I go to pull out the last two cases...and Damn they are heavy...

Okay so let me get this out of the way by saying I know this is going to sound incredibly lazy but I'm on crutches and can't drive for at least a few weeks still and my kind is a bit out of the way. Oh, and I litterally just placed an order online 2 days ago. So I'm trying to be lazy and save a...

Its been a few years since I did a batch and just wanted to get some feedback on this recipe for an American Amber. Here's the BeerSmith file Brewer: BeerChef17 Batch Size: 5.00 gal Style: American Amber Ale ( 6B) Boil Size: 5.83 gal Style Guide: BJCP 1999 Color: 12.9 SRM Equipment: 42qt...

So I have 2 packs of Safale US-05 that's marked 11/2014. Its been stored in my basement with an average temp around 50-60. It should still be good right? Or should I just ditch it and get fresh?

Well after 2 years of so of being MIA I'm back baby. Unfortunately I haven't brewed a drop in my absence between switch jobs and moving to the DC area from room to room and finally in an apartment of my own for almost a year now. Being out of work for the last month and half, recovering from...

Of course in the past 7 batches I've brewed I never had a blowoff until today. I guess it was my beers birthday present to me lol. Anyways after discovering it after work I just sanitized the rim real quick along with a new lid that I popped on and some sanitized foil since I had to run to...

So I'm currently brewing my first BIAB recipe-Cream of Three Crops Ale. My strike temp was 155 with a mash temp of 147 for 90m. Upon adding my grain I didn't stir enough and wait for an accurate temp reading so I turned the burner back on. After a few min when I stirred again I was at 160. I...

Ok so when I brew it pretty much ends up being for myself and my neighbor up the street. And my friends if they are lucky enough to come visit while any is still left. Anyways mom has been pestering me for some time now to brew her something she will like. Her favorite beer is Michalob Light -...

Ok so I have been working on this recipe for a smoked honey porter and was wondering what everyone thought about it. I want it to have a nice touch of honey without being over powering and the same goes for the smokiness. Smokey the Bear Honey Porter - 5gal Batch 7# Maris Otter 1# Smoked Malt...

I am looking to spend some tax money on upgrading to a BIAB set up and am looking at this pot. I also wanted to buy a paint stainer bag for my grain but I'm not sure if the bag will be large enough/too large. The bag I am looking at is here.

So I bottled my Pumpkin Ale on 10/13 and opened one today (10/25) to see how things were coming along. So I pop my top and there is only the slightest sounds of carbonation, pour my beer into the glass and nothing. No head or anything. A few bubbles came up post pour, but I'm assuming that was...

So Midwest missed an item in my order I received last week. I received my replacement item today and was pleasantly surprised! Not only did I get my missing 3# DME but an extra 3# DME on top (don't need the extra 3# but im sure I'll find a use ;) ). The extra DME was nice but the icing on the...

Ok so I have decided that I want to brew a Snake Dog IPA Clone (Flying Dog's description)sometime in the near future and want to make sure I am converting the recipe correctly. The original recipe I am using can be found here and calls for: OG = 1.061 FG= 1.015 efficiency 70% 14.25#...

Ok so I have decided that I want to brew a Snake Dog IPA Clone (Flying Dog's description)sometime in the near future and want to make sure I am converting the recipe correctly. The original recipe I am using can be found here and calls for: OG = 1.061 FG= 1.015 efficiency 70% 14.25#...

I was super excited to see my order from Midwest arrive today-and also slightly confused as I never received any shipping notification. After tearing into my package I saw I was shorted 3# of Wheat DME. On the upside they are shipping it out asap. On the downside that will not be until Monday...

So I am a case through my American Light (Brewers Best Kit - bottled for about 5 weeks) and I am just realizing it tastes slightly off...almost a little sour. It isn't anything over whelming and I can't really put my finger on the taste. No one else who has had it has mentioned anything about it...

Ok so I just read this thread on washing yeast and am planning to do so as soon as I rack my pumpkin ale off. I understand the process fine but am wondering this: is the washed yeast ready to pitch in the future? Or do I need to add some DME to my mason jar of yeast after I decant some water...

Up to recently I haven't really worries about my fermentation temperature but the more and more I read I am realizing I am fermentation at too hot of a temp. My first 2 beers that have been bottled were fine and my dunkelwizen tasted fine when before bottling. Currently I have a pumpkin ale in...

Greetings from the lovely state of MD. Just joined yesterday but have been brewing for about 3 months now with a lot of success! Have have had 2 great batches thus far and am currently waiting on my dunkelwizen to finish conditioning. In addition I just made my first non kit mini-mash beer -...