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Good advice above and I too will suggest John Palmers The Complete Joy off Homebrewing as your first read. It is a detailed guide to learning the basics to mid-range brewing. The more research you do the better prepared you will be to begin your brewing experience. You are not gonna be an expert...

Having a HB Marzen during a work break from a deck build. Man I needed this. And I think I'll have another.

That sounds delicious and it inspired me to try a way of getting dark rum flavor in a porter. It could be done using barrel chips from an aged rum barrel. Thanks for the inspiration.

Welcome to the community

Welcome back to the madness @TinkerLynx. There are many ways and configurations to achieve brewing great beers. This site offers an array of possibilities to consider when setting up your new system. My suggestion is take your time and make good decisions that provide you with the set up that is...

958+5 Czech Pilsner =963

Actually what I did yesterday. I brewed a batch of one of my favorites, a Czeck Pilsner. I always do a triple decoction mash but this time I took it a step further and boiled the decorations in a pressure cooker. I have been reading that doing so reduces the involved time with doing the...

Sipping on a Blackberry Melomel while taking a break from working on a pool deck footing. Don't tell the wife.

I enjoy doing decoction mashes with various lagers and pilsners. I have been readying about decoction mashing in a pressure cooker. The process sounds like it saves times and promotes a better decoction without the necessary stirring while boiling with no risk of scorching. I am brewing another...

@BongoYodeler Cigar City is one of my favorite Microbreweries. Hia Alia stands high on my list of IPAs.

My wife and I had a hard day working in the yard getting ready for summer. So she went and picked up pizza while I commenced to enjoying a HB Marzen. It is amazing how well pizza goes with a true to style Marzen. Gee I love this beer. Oh well the head diminished while I was woofing down pizza...

Today it's finally time to transfer the troubled porter into a keg. I transfered 1.5 gallons yesterday into a torpedo keg. It finished at 1.008 after a 1.054 OG. It taste great and now the torpedo is cold crashing and settling down.

Welcome to the madness we call a hobby. What are you doing with all that beer you guys are brewing? You must have a bunch of beer hounds to help you drink all of it. Nice brewery you have there. I too have a brew buddy who helps me brew and consume our beers but we are old so we only brew a...

Welcome to the community from Alabama

It's keg cleaning day at Murphbrau Haus got three kegs to clean in preparation for brews in the works.