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Hmm, change of plans... It's now called Harvest Moon Oktoberfest- fortified with zinc!

The point that this is a hobby makes absolute sense and trying to find that "break-even point" will lead you down a perilous road of what is considered a brewing expense and what is a living expense. The simple answer is that you will NEVER break even because drinking beer/alcohol is a...

I brewed a LHBS' recipe called Harvest Moon Oktoberfest. I missed my numbers, only collect like 3.5-3.8 gallons of wort. But that's ok... First AG attempt. The good news is that I made beer and it has alcohol in it. OG was 1.044 (supposed to be 1.054) and I'm sitting about 1.011 (predicted FG of...

And if I recall, PVC releases a chemical/toxin or something like that when heated. Always use CPVC fittings/piping. But on a side note, I used zinc plated washers in my Mash tun for my first batch and noticed like a tarnishing on it when I dumped the grains out. Is it truly poisonous if consumed...

all closed up (I messed up the gaping on my doors, kind of kicking myself in the rear for that...) but the shelf slides in and out and I am thinking about building a removable grain mill in to the main tier where there is space, have the hopper be removable and everything... Another DIY project...

My brew sculpture, all in all cost me about 25-27 dollars in screws and brackets. it consists of stop sign posts (been replacing stop sign 4x4's for my work and some were sub-quality for reuse). The thing is built like brick-sh*t-house. I was sitting on the top tier that is about 68 inches off...

Ok, ok, ok, I'll buy it =)

I just finished my pizza pan false bottom and It looks great. I drilled probably 3 or 4 time more holes but I'm going to use it in my keggle and used a 2.5mm drill bit (about a 1/10 bit)

I feel your agony my friend. I tried my hand at my first all grain and ran into issue after issue, this and that. Out of 6 gallons of water,i achieved about 3 gallons of fermentable wort. My mash tun felt the need to hold onto a lot of water and not drain (gotta love the gurgling sound. Ended up...

And I just spent 9 bucks in CPVC fittings/tubing... I wonder how much of a weird look I will get tomorrow at home depot when I return a dozen fittings and buy a bucket lid.

The red I brewed had an OG of 1.047 (which is .003 higher than stated). I've been letting it sit in the fermenter for about 2 weeks and the gravity yesterday was a 1.012 (kind of the number I had in my head of what it would be when finished). If it is Still 1.012 on Friday I plan on bottling and...

Wow, and NASA has been trying to figure what foods can last 10 years... Beer, the superfood! They should have just asked their local brewer.

"it's beer and tastes good.... Trust me" that's usually how it goes. I just sharpie the bottle cap with the initial of what ale it is. R is for red ale.

"Where's the back seat?" A question answered primary with "what are those for?" It looks like a lot of fun, I kind of miss my gixxer from time to time. To be honest, some of the wisest forms of defensive driving is having a loud exhaust. If they can't see you, they have a chance of hearing you...

My question is do bottle it and carb it? Or just leave alone in bottles like a fine wine? Or would you just put the siphon hose in the oval-beer and lay on the ground and put the bottling wand in your mouth? What kind of hang over would that give? If you stop updating, I'm going to assume that...

I just brewed a mutligrain red ale. The grains I used had a lot of sweet smells to me so it might be the tradition of reds to be a little bit milder in flavor.

And that's all I needed to know, thank you. And I was hoping to get out of Supply Chain Management 310... Guess I'll have to go =\

I'm new to the who brewing scene and have ordered my first kit. Being in the middle of BFE (bum Fu.. Egypt) I have to order all of my products online and the local temperature highs during the day fail to reach above freezing. The ingredients kit I ordered has the sahale yeast in it so I'm...

Hmm. Well I'm glad was a only a focused demonstration and not like a home film of someone opening their pantry to find half of the wall missing. I'm thinking for my room mates (and my own) sake I'll let them mellow out in my 48 qt rubbermaid tote.

Kind of a silly question, but what does a bottle bomb usually sound like? I'm about to start brewing for the first time and I want to know if I should forewarn my roommates of any potential loud bangs in a 3 or 4 weeks if something goes wrong. Does it tend to involve glass shards or just the cap...