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While I was sharing a little intro to whole grain brewing lesson with my uncle, which involved a 1-gallon batch on the stovetop, a person who will remain unidentified came into the kitchen to help. In preparation to do so, he lathered up and washed his hands... right into the pot of chilling...

Brew with it or throw it out... hmmm... which is the less of the two weevils?

Drink it, drink it, drink it!

My first California Common has finished fermenting, and I am sipping my flat flask full because it is gooooooood. So now I have a choice to make, and I could use some help. In two weeks, my beer, my family and I are making a 4 hr road trip for a vacation. Should I A) keg it and prime it today...

Thanks for the chance!

We actually started brewing with 1-gallon all-grain batches. The grain bill is typically around 2.5 lbs. We generally use 2.5 qts of mash water, 1 gal to sparge, for a total boil of around 5 qts. If you take a 5-gal recipe and figure out the % of each type of malt you can construct a 2-3 lb...