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Chicago area is changing the water pipes and the lead levels are expected to rise dramatically, I would not be drinking the tap water straight from the tap. Get a Berkey.

Looking for a good birch beer recipe. I was thinking about adding birch bark to the 'Homebrew birch beer stuff' available to give it an extra birch flavor but not sure if that would be overkill or not. Do I soak the bark in 200 proof for a few days/week and make a tincure or just use the...

I found this statement looking up home-made cola. Warm a few cups of water to about 100f (baby bottle warm). Above 110f will kill the yeast. Less than 98f and the yeast will not become active enough. Is there a special thermometer you can use for this? Not sure a candy-therm would work. Thanks

Oh, ok, I have some similar to those gallon jugs, from whole foods. Not sure the lids would take the pressure though. I do have a half gallon with metal cap, that might be better. Thanks

Ok, thanks, are there BPA free plastic bottles out there for home brew?

Hi all, I found an article on making home-made soda in Mother Jones magazine, and thought I would give it a try. On the way home from the mountains, I stopped and bought a 'birch beer' from the gas-station and now I really want to get into that! Anyway, I am thinking of using plain old...