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Ha, suddenly I *do* want a bounce house at our next party.

The Brewers Association and CraftBeer.com are offering Julia Herz' Course on Beer and Food Pairing for Free. http://www.craftbeer.com/beer-and-food-course I didn't see this mentioned elsewhere. If it has already been shared then Mods please delete this.

In late 2012, I bought a race track style ball lock keg. I believe I need to replace the posts or popets. They are unusual (at least to me). The posts are labeled Series hk Hansen 2kg plug. The only info I can find on them is a product detail sheet from a Finland web site. Do you agree that...

This pinterest by the Bruery is pretty cool: http://www.pinterest.com/thebruery/off-flavors-in-beer/

If you live in California: On October 1, 2013, Governor Brown signed AB1425 into law. It is being interpreted by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to prohibit homebrew festivals like the Southern California Homebrew Festival. The bill was originally written to allow the...

My plan was to make a Cherry Chip Cake Ale using a box of Betty Crocker Moist Cake mix. I used a small batch BIAB with the grains, then pulled the bag, replaced it with a new bag, and mashed the cake mix.

Many years ago I was given this microscope and it has been in storage. It is a Baush and Lomb and I think it is a 31-33-07 (or the last digits are 09 or 20 according to the power thingy). I have ordered some prepared slides to play with (I have a 4th grader). And ultimately want to learn to...

Here are pic's of this year's garden: 1. My 3rd year Cascade finally broke ground: 2. My "lucky dog" Williamette and the Fuggles are doing alright, though stalled: 3. My 1st year Cascades started great (the the cloned clipping is doing well still) but the two main plants seem to be burned:

Two of my cascade plants have re-appeared and are about six inches tall already. It seems early. I'm in southern California so it wasn't like the ground needed to thaw, but I wasn't expecting them yet.

While reading the DYI threads and bookmarking many future projects, I wondered if you couldn't combine the Son of Fermentation project with the RV hand pump project (beer engine) for serving cask ale? I saw a thread for a nice keezer/beer engine combo. Is there any reason the SoF wouldn't work...

I just made the switch from extract to all grain (BIAB). I have also just upgraded to a 15 gallon pot (from a 7 gallon turkey fryer). In my last two batches, I've noticed the hot break is very small. Not much foam. I am used to the near panic foam volcano type hot break. Is it likely that...

Today was my first AG BIAB. I tried for an English Bitter. I used Alton Browns Turkey Derek (altonbrown.com/pdfs/AB_turkey_derrick.pdf) to hoist the bag. Here is a pic: And SWMBO even joined in: I'm not sure why the pic's are sideways. Maybe too many home brews? I'll edit them to rotate if...

I am struggling with Gimp (its very confusing to me). I've manged to get close to what I want. Now I need to get this image scaled just a little so that I can fit at least four to a page. Scaling and getting multiple copies of the same image seem to be beyond my skills. Any tips would be great...

It is easy enough to flush a keg with Co2 by connecting the gas line to the keg. However, in reading the forums, I see some people are flushing their bottles with Co2, and even their fermentors. My question is, what type of attachment do you use on the gas line to flush out things like bottles...

Hello All, I've been home brewing since 1987, and I am a founding member of the LabRat Homebrew Society. We are an informal group that concentrates on the annual Southern California Home Brew Festival. We have a booth and have a great time giving away lots of beer. I love these forums...