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Not sure if I should put this in the DIY forum or not. I am not planning on starting this until next summer, so it isn't officially a "DIY" yet. Plus, this forum seems to get more traffic. I have been combing the internet for different ideas for a shed build. We purchased a house last year...

I took a bit of a break from brewing for various reasons, the biggest of which is that we purchased a new house and have been remodeling it. Anyway, things are slowing down with that finally, and I was getting the itch to brew again. So, I gathered up what ingredients I had and ordered a few...

Hey everyone - Been a while. A little over a year ago, my wife and I purchased an older house (a foreclosure) and have spent most of the time since remodeling it. Between that, and the frustrations that I had been having with brewing (see threads below), I didn't have much time nor...

Their Pale Ale? I thought that was their "flagship" that got them rolling. That is one of my favorite Pale Ales. Dangit! :mad: http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-say-goodbye-to-these-three-stone-beers-20150304-story.html

Sorry for the long post, but I want to start something where I can sort of record some results for some upcoming tests I am planning. For a while now I have been dealing with an off-taste in all of my lighter brews. It is sort of a salty/mineral taste. I have been trying to chase it down and...

In doing research on some off flavors I have been fighting with, I came across the topic of beerstone. Anybody have any good pictures of "beerstone" in a keg? I have seen some pictures of it in keg lines, but none of it in a keg. My keg lines look like some of the beerstone lined pictures...

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. May tomorrow be filled with nothing but good things! Especially good beer! Cheers! :mug:

For a while now, I have been chasing down an off flavor in my lighter beers - it is sort of a salty/mineral flavor. I BIAB with distilled water and have been building a water profile (first from suggestions from the water chemistry primer on this forum, and now I am using Bru'n water). I also...

I have a 13 year old step-daughter. I have come to view her just as my daughter. I have been her "father figure" since she was about 2. It hasn't been the easiest of rides being the "non-biological". But, it really has turned into something awesome. I also have a younger son and a younger...

I have been brewing for a few years now, but I have never brewed a lager. I have a friend that has an old-school cabin up in Colorado that I frequently visit. It is a great place - no electricity, no plumbing. A little woodstove and the old school oil lamps. Anyway, I had the idea of...

I am heading to Oberammergau, Germany tomorrow for a business trip. I am also going to be taking a couple of personal days over there. I was wondering if anybody would give me some suggestions on beers to try while over there. I am a huge IPA fan and I also like good ambers and stouts. I...

I have been talking with my county lately trying to get a better handle on my local water supply. I was under the impression that it was treated with chloramine because I did the little overnight sniff test, and the water still smelled like chlorine the next day when pouring back and forth from...

I have been having an issue with a salty taste in my beers for a while now. I started noticing it after I started "building" my water profile from the water chemistry primer on this forum. However, I only notice it in the lighter ales that I make. I made a stout and a red that I didn't notice...

So, I love it when my friends come over and enjoy my beer. But, I hate it when we go over near the end of the night and realize that we just kicked the keg. :drunk: This last keg was a IIPA that turned out amazing. Apparently, I have been "sampling" it quite a bit. I had a friend over last...

I am fairly new to brewing - been doing it for about a year now. I just finished my 10th brew (2nd AG). During the process, I have been trying to achieve the intense hop aroma that some of my favorite craft beers have. I have tried late hop additions, dry hopping, and hop steeping at the end...

I have been getting ready to move to all-grain. I just went to order a monster mill, only to read that they are out of stock of the mill I wanted. Sigh...:( Guess I will wait a bit longer.

I started brewing February of this year. I have 7 batches to date. All have been extract-based brews with steeping grains added for flavor. I have been moderately happy with all of them, but they all seem to share a slight twang that I am not fond of. I have tried some different things with...

I just recently started brewing. I think my first batch was February of this year. I have been doing a lot of research in the area and was starting to wonder if I have a "sub-standard" palate. Reading all of these descriptions of taste notes, I often didn't feel the same. Turns out I can't...

My father-in-law just gave me over 4 lbs of various leaf hops - all vacuum packed. Fuggle, Willamette, Cascade, and Mt. Hood. Can't wait to see what I can make with these!!! :rockin:

With summer approaching, the temps have been too high to brew. So, I followed many threads on this site to build a fermentation chamber. Simple 5.0 cf chest freezer with a collar. I scored an old temp. controller for next to nothing. I will use it as is for now until winter, then I may...