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Living in true brew pub central. It's nice to have a "house" beer and know it came from onsite (cause you can see the fermenters usually) and ask questions about it, and get intelligent answers. But there is a lot of "contract" breweries around here that a number of restaurants use to make house...

Oh damn, the things we do for beer. Well everything went perfect. We were mashing about 6 pounds of grain. I calculated we got bout 72% effic.before adding extract. Not bad for 1st time PM and using a mesh bag. I can see stepping up to AG soon as get my mash tun finished. All in all I knew it...

At least it was just H2O. I have thought about this day for a long time, all serious, wanting to get everything right. This made me realize I just need to chill a little bit, and have fun. I'm sure all said and done it will turn out good, and I think laughing my ass off is worth the price of the...

So, I've been assembling equipment and learning from this fine forum for about three months. Setting up right now to do my first "real" Brew-day. My buddies coming over in a couple hours and we're gonna try our hand at partial mash. We'll head to LHBS at pick up the last ingredients for four or...

Thanks for the advice, I have read the whole thread. sounds like I need to add more late addition hops. I think I'll double the amarillo and simcoe amounts, that should do the trick. thanks

This one has been on deck w/ me for awhile, Gonna brew it wed-thurs. PM 5.5 gal 70% effic OG 1.081 FG 1.020 (hopefully lower) 8.04%ABV IBU 124.5 6lb xlight dme 6lb 2 row 14oz carafa 3 14 oz 60L 2oz chinook 60 .5 zeus 30 .5 amarillo 10 .5 simcoe 10 .5 amarillo 1...

As a local Portland head and big fan of Ruby, I'm gonna attempt this one. Not looking for exact clone here. Just what I think would be good. PM-full boil 5.5 gal 3lb X light DME 3.5lb 2-row 1lb wheat malt .25lb 40L .5lb honey malt .4oz Columbus (cause I have a sh@t ton!) @ 60 .2oz Columbus @...

Great to be here, thanks!

Just wanted to introduce myself, My name is Brandon. I love beer and brewing and am very happy to be a part of this community of knowledgeable brewers. I am a noob, but have already gained a wealth of information from browsing this forum for months. I have started piecing together the equipment...