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Baron, howtobrew.com has some great info and reading the water section answered some questions. He states that for extract (I'm using a partial recipe) if the tap water smells and tastes good then use it. My tap water is terrible so I've been using 'spring' water. He also states that...

My tap water is pretty bad so I use bottled "spring" water. How would that effect it?

I'm using a recipe that calls for 2 tsp of Burton salts, will the same amount of gypsum have the same result? I use the 1-2-3 method and want to dry hop this batch, when should I add the hops and for how long?

Is wine BREWED or MADE?

Found this Stout recipe in a magazine and thought it sounded tastey and resonable to make. 3.3 lbs Coopers Dark Malt Extract 1 can Cooperts Stout Beer Kit 250 g Crystal Malt 50 g Roasted Barley 1/2 cup Black Strap Molasses 50 g Baker's Chocolate 20 g Freeze-Dried Coffee 3/4 cup Corn...

I've done 4 extract kits and they've turned out better than anything I've purchased at the store. Honestly, I could care less what anyone thinks of me, I made the beer, drink the beer, like the beer and sometimes get naked and run down the neighborhood because of the beer. It's all good...

After 8 months away, that sounds good to me!!

I'm guilty. The crime?....Obsession! I brewed 4 batches then got called away at the last minute for an 8 month deployment (that I'm almost done with). Before I left I drank plenty of my brews and was pleasently surprised at how good the brews turned out. Granted these are kit brews but it...

So true, with my first batch I was so excited/impatient that I chilled a beer right after I bottled it and drank it a few hours later knowing full well that it'd be flat....lol. But I drank it anyway. Truer words were never spoken.

Shiner Bock

Hilarious!! What does BMC stand for (assuming it's store bought beer).

Anyone know where I can find <12 oz beer bottles (7-8 oz or so). I searched the net and came up short.

What is the legality of making...say...your own Vodka (not for distribution obviously). I hear that Moonshine is illegal to make....or is it?

Jimmy Page Jimi Hendrix Kirt Hammet Eric Clapton Brad Paisley To kind of parallel the subject what do you have? I have a Fender Acoustic/Electric and an American Made Strat. I'm getting a Tele, just not sure if I want to trade the Strat in for it or keep the Strat. Along with...

After a week in the primary I racked into the secondary. It has a great aroma, so I hope it tastes as good as it smells.