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Hey, kman. Welcome to MD. 1. The best local shop is Maryland Homebrew in Columbia. www.mdhb.com. They are awesome. 2. Not sure of the water in Bethesda, but I brew with Baltimore tap water straight from the faucet. I dont notice a Chorline smell with my water though. 3. I bottle...

Well, I just went to the FD website and this is the specs they call out: ABV: 8.3% IBU's: 60 Plato: 18 Specialty Malts: 60L Crystal Hops: Warrior, Columbus, Amarillo Process: El Diablo yeast used to give Raging Bitch a trademark Belgian-style taste, dry hopped with Amarillos

One of my favorites too. I talked to one of the FD brewers at a Brewery night here in Baltimore and did get him to tell me it is bittered with Warrior and it uses a Belgian yeast strain.

I use WLP001 for my warrior/simcoe/amarillo IPA, mash at 155, ferment at 68, it starts out at 1.069 and it consistently finishes at 1.010 FG. 75 IBUs and I dry hop it with 50/50 cascade/chinook and I think it comes out delicious. I have heard of an article by Vinnie Cilurzo talking about the...

I have also heard that in Berlin if you order a Berlinerweisse they ask you if it you want orange or green, which means they mix orange or green flavored syrup in the beer. Also they serve it with a straw. I have had one or two of the Berlinerweisses that you can get in the States, but none...

Definitely, I can't tell you how many times I go there and am truly amazed at some of the things they have on tap.

The best brewery in MD IMO is Flying Dog in Frederick. Their Raging Bitch is fantastic, so is their Gonzo Porter. Clipper City (Heavy Seas) outside of Baltimore is pretty decent too. Stillwater Artisanal Ales makes some awesome beers too but they can be hard to find. He is one of those...

Brewing my staple IPA. Just finished sparging and am waiting for the boil.

Thread resurrection... Leinenkugel is brewed by Coors. Saw it with my own eyes at the tour of the Golden, CO brewery. So are Killian's and Blue Moon for that matter, right along side Keystone Light. They all are all awful.

That's a good point. Does anyone have experience with how long an 8.5% ABV beer can store at room temp? I know that, in general, the higher the gravity, the longer a beer can age and the more advantage that can be gained. When do you think I should throw them in the fridge until I am ready to...

Last holiday season I tried my hand at brewing a spiced holiday beer. I have never been the biggest fan of this type of beer but I thought I would give it a try. I had no idea on quantities/types/amounts of spices so I used one I found on the internet. It involved Allspice, Cinnamon, Honey...

DFH Palo Santo Marron!!

I'm not impressed. IMO it is pretty lame.

1. Stone IPA.... Orders of magnitude above the rest 2. DFH 90 3. Sierra Celebration (4). My House IPA :rockin:

"Wow, Taste like Heinekens!" Yes, Heinekens... with an S... It was an IPA... I have never brewed a lager.

hilarious.

I have had bottle conditioned beers take 6+ weeks to fully carbonate. It all depends on the yeast!

Thanks a lot. I think I will take your advice. The cans are 14.5 oz. so I should have a little under 6 lbs. Brewing today, about to fire up the strike water.

SWMBO asks for a Cherry beer. I have not made a fruit beer before (I am not all that crazy about them to be honest), but I thought I would try to pull one together for her. Here is what I came up with for a 5 gallon batch, let me know what you think... 9 lbs American 2-Row Pale malt 1.5...