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Gil Scott-Heron!

I just brewed a 5-gallon batch of Ordinary Bitter. Receipe as follows: 5 lbs DME 1/4 lbs Carapils 6 0z Crystal 60L .9 oz Challenger(boil) .5 oz Fuggles (finish) My SG 10 about 1.058 at 80 deg, so correcting for temp, that's about 1.065 I figured about 1.045 This is my first...

Sounds like what I'm looking for. Thanx for the info.

I may have gotten the name of the device confused w/ the valve cap for carboys...

I am brewing this weekend (the first batch in a long time) and am kegging it. But I don't have a fridge to keep it cold. I saw something called a Brewcap that will let you pressurize a 2-liter soda bottle. This seems the perfect answer to my problem - I keep the keg in the corner of the...

Thanks for all the help. I will probably get the strappy-carrying-thingy for the carboy. Will let you know how my Bitter comes out.

I just got my burner in the mail, and it answered the question about using it indoors. Maybe the siphon thru the window is the best soultion.

Question: I want to brew a batch of beer (my first in 15 years and, have the memory of a crack baby, I've lost most the brain cells that held any info from past experiences) and I want to ferment in the basement (one of the reason that I stopped brewing, living in a 3rd floor apartment and not...

I am thinking of going to AG and have a question. I see the way people trick out the coolers w/ piping and such for straining, but wouldn't a plain cooler and a grain bag work the same?

I had two batches in a row that became infected. Also, in the summer, I had no basement and couldn't keep the temp down. But I brewed some really nice beers before then. I did a Doppelbock as my second batch. It was pretty godd, and I passed alot out to friends. About a year later, one of...

I seem to remember reading about using a product called Malta found in Latin groceries for a starter. I think it is a non-fermented malt extract. Anybody hear of this? I am starting my first beer in 15 years this weekend. It will be the 6th one I have ever brewed. Gonna try a bitter so I...