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Hi folks, I had an idea I wanted to run by yall. I am going to brew a batch of gift beer, a really heavy stout (about 12%abv). I know its going to take a few months to condition, and I am looking at options. I thought that a corked bottle Belgian bottle would be a nice touch, but I have...

So... I'm an idiot. I used a bid-bot on ebay to place a bunch of bids, but forgot to "group" them (doesn't bid on the next one if you win). The result... i ended up winning 4 of my auctions and I now have 4 stir plates/ hot plates coming in and i only need one. My dumb mistake is everyone else's...

I'm sure this has been covered and I apologize in advance. I have been searching for this for about 20min and i cant exactly describe what im trying to do, so i cant find much on it. I am currently washing yeast the traditional method and i find it annoying. Not the end of the world, but...

Hey Folks, came up with an interesting idea that I realized i haven't seen many people do before (although I dont think there's a ton of 2.5gal brewers out there either). I got a pretty nice wine cooler off of craigslist for $50, and basically just drilled some holes, and set up a simple...

Hi folks, I have been brewing 3 gallon extract batches in a 5 gallon brewpot, and I dont think it will be big enough for BIAB, so ive been looking at some other ideas with small-batch beers. For those of you who ferment in Carlos Rossi bottles (4L), that is cutting it darn close to one...

So... made a dumb mistake. I just eyeballed my thermometer placement on my kettle and when i tested the water levels, the probe of the thermometer sits about half an inch above the water level (after boil off). The good news is that it is a few inches below water level pre-boil. My thoughts are...

I know this isn't a kegerator.. but its the closest of all the categories. Here's my thoughts. I am going to build a jockey box using a cold plate, and it has two inlets and two outlets. I have heard that cold plates aren't as great for cooling the beer, and the keg has to often be chilled...

So ive been searching and reading a lot about people thinking about trying to use a sodastream machine to make beer. But very little on replacing the sodastream with a keg... If you boiled water, kegged it, and then carbonated it... could you just squirt some sodastream syrup into a cup, top...

Need a 10" drip tray. Must be a wall mountable one. 10-14 inches. Not looking to spend a ton of money and all the amazon ones are 28+ shipping.

Which model turkey fryer do you guys use... Theres a ton on amazon and at Home Depot, and im looking for the cheapest propane fryer kit that is still sturdy. Having a pot included is a bonus. Mine is getting pretty rough. But either way i will be making a keggle soon.

So i made a 5 gallon full boil batch last week, and put it in my 6.5 gallon carboy. Since i dont have any markings (first mistake) for where 5 gallons is, it looked like I did everything right. After racking the beer into a smaller carboy, looks like its short. By about a gallon, maybe less...

I found a great local beer here in NC from Natty Greenes brewing co. Buckshot Amber Ale. I emailed them to get any information they were willing to give on the recipe for their beers, and this is what i got back. It appears to be straight off their website. Year-Round: Buckshot Amber Ale...

Hey, so i posted a while ago about cloning a beer called Jumping Cow... its a Trader Joe's brand beer. Looks like not that many people have it... so heres what I wanna do. If you have a trader joes near you... I will paypal you 7 bucks for a 6 pack of this beer so you can take it home and...

I have been wanting to make a clone of Trader Joe's "Jumping Cow Amber Ale" its a brown-red ale that has kinda a smokey burnt aftertaste and maybe a hint of chocolate or cocoa... Anyone had it before and maybe have a start on a clone?

Looking to make my first AG lager... I know i like vienna style lagers, and I wanted to use about 20% honey malt for sweetness and flavor. I like smooth over bitter, and try to stay away from over-hopping. Can someone get me started??

OK so i wanna go all-grain but dont have any of the equipment and I really liked the idea of BIAB. I usually do 3 gallon batches anyways so stovetop is ok. My worry is that the 4" probe on the thermometer of the brewpot will puncture the bag... My LHBS told me that I could heat up my...

Two questions. 1) My stovetop really struggles to get water to a rolling boil without using the top. I use a 30qt turkey boiler pot. I have read that you shouldn't use the top when brewing tho. My question is which is worse... Adding DME before the water is completely boiling... or using the...

Just bottled about 4 days ago and I couldn't wait... and I must say... even tho its only been in bottles 4 days... its one of the best beers ive had. Craft or commercial. It is a great 50:50 mix between the fruit beers that taste like beer with a little flavor and the ones that taste like...

So i bottled a raspberry hefe last night, and while i was at work today it finally got hot... And the thermostat in my apartment was still set to "heat" so it never clicked on when the temp rose above 70... Basically i got home to a sauna of an apartment at a whopping 82 degrees. I know...

So I'm making a raspberry hefe... Let it ferment for about 3 weeks and then racked on top of the raspberry purée. It turned my beer into this cloudy brown-red poop color. Just wondering if I added some red food coloring at bottling will it effect anything?