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People keep posting about not using Pumpkin. What fun is that??? :) I would just call that a spiced ale and not a pumpkin ale. Who takes the easy way out, not homebrewers!!! Besides, the holiday season is about work... :)

I went by cups... One 15 oz can of Libby's is 1.75 cups of pumpkin goo. So, I pureed my baked pumpkin and am saving 7 cups for my beer making purposes. My wife was "stock piling" 2 cans of Libby's canned pumpkin, but I can brag that I used my own homegrown pumpkin. Thanks for checking back...

I'm making this on Saturday. Is the 60 oz of canned pumpkin a "volume" measurement or a weight measurement? The reason I ask is I'm going to substitute my own homegrown "neck" pumpkin - commonly found in PA and used for making pies. I'm looking for the conversion so I know how much pumpkin to...

In order to compensate for the warped wall, you will need some sort of "soft" food grade washer. I had to put 3 silicone or rubber (i forget now) on the inside of mine, with the SS washer pushing the rubber/silicone against the cooler wall. Works well for me, and I was able to get them at...

I'll be honest, I don't know much about CO2, BUT would this be able to screw into Miller Tap-a-draft system, rather than using the 16g CO2 cartridges? http://www.walmart.com/ip/Pure-Energy-CO2-Tank-With-Repeater/5439038 The 16g CO2 cartridges are salty, at $10.00, even at Wally world!

Thanks all... I made a Cherry Wit for a family picnic and the cherries imparted very little color, but a ton of flavor. I used Oregon brand Red Tart Cherries in Water. I used TART cherries as I didn't want my beer to taste like Sam Adaams abomination of a Cherry Wheat beer. What would give...

I'm looking to start a Christmas beer (probably a little late) for the Holiday season. I would like to try to make something a hue of red. If anyone is familiar with Mad Elf by Troegs in Harrisburg, PA, this is a good example of what I'm looking to make...

OK, really, I do computers and networks for fun, I also like Kayaking, jogging, and weight training... Don't mind mowing the lawn either. Only time I get to myself for 2 hours, no disturbances or interruptions. Well there was that one time...

When I'm not making beer, I'm drinking it...

Well, I was looking at Wal-Mart for frozen cherries, and couldn't find any. So, I decided to go down the "canned fruit" area and low and behold they sell canned Oregon Cherries. I bought 5 cans, which hold 11 oz. of cherries. My plan is to put these in a sanitized stainless steel container...

By any chance were those pics taken from the doctors office/emergency room/urgent care facility? :rockin:

No one has an opinion or an idea to help a fellow brewer out?

I'm looking for some guidance on adding real (or frozen) cherries to a batch of wheat beer I made. Very simple recipe for an upcoming picnic. I say simple because it is 55% 2-row and 45% flaked wheat. Well, I want to make this a cherry wheat. I used Fermentis WB-06 dry wheat yeast. I hit my...

It appears there are tickets available for the 12:00 to 3:00 session...

I forgot to mention that in my drunken typings... :ban:

I'm drinking my first all grain right now... A total success. I started with a Mr. Beer kit making mediocre beer, and I did a few "kits" with my 5 gallon kit... Reading everything here, I made my MLT which was a blast (hunting all the parts). I made the "Pottsville" common ale recipe I found...

On a 5 or 10 gallon rubbermaid/igloo/etc round cooler with the round lid on top, is that hollow? is it possible to drill a, say 1/2" hole and blast some expandafoam insulation in there to help with insulation?

In regards to your bottle conditioning closet, I do this, but put the boxes full of beer in Rubbermaid totes just in case of a bottle bomb or other leakage...

Was that your personal recipe or your one you found on here?

Another update... I threw one in the fridge yesterdat, since when I opened one 4 days ago, even at only 5 days carbed, it was carbed nicely. I just drank this, and even with one day cold conditioning and 9 carbing, it is freaking awesome. When I tried it 4 days ago, I threw it in the freezer...