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As guys, we like to fix things, it's kind of what guys do. As hard as it is to admit, there are some things we can't fix. Not by ourselves, anyway. I think a lot of times when we say "We need to sit down and talk about(or solve) our problems" it is our way to try and "fix" things. The problem is...

I spent the majority of my life as a dairy farmer, I considered myself a Mammary Engineer...........

It's either brew in the garage in the winter or run out of beer. Seriously, that's not an option. Although I'm finding I can't take the cold like I used to back when i was farming and was out in the weather every day. So I am on the process of setting up an electric brewery in the basement...

You would be lucky if fart your pants off is all you do.........

My Dad, "This tastes just like something from Leinenkugels ". Or, from someone tasting Centennial Blonde,"It's not bad, but it is pretty bitter". On the other hand, my daughter described this year's Pumpkin Wheat as "the essence of fall in a bottle". One compliment like that makes up for every...

Throw up the tent, pull out the sleeping bags jump in and generate some heat. What's the problem, it's only 45 degrees.....

What I plan on doing is use my large kettle for the majority of my brewing, but install an element in the eight gallon kettle I have now to do five gallon batches. For the cost of another element, a weldless kit and a little wiring it will be easy to swap out kettles to do a smaller batch.

I have a Porter waiting to be bottled that is 7 pounds MO, 3 pounds Brown malt, a pound of light chocolate and half pound of dark English crystal. I also added a half pound of flaked barley and a half cup of molasses. The sample I tasted when I brewed it was pretty roasty, it will be interesting...

There is Google in China but it is "customized" for the Chinese market.

If you go to New Belgium's web site you can pick up a pair of their stemmed goblets for less than nine bucks with free shipping. I ordered two sets earlier today.

There was a time in this country, before the development of the overly intrusive nanny state, when a person was considered an adult when they were willing to assume the responsibilities of an adult. Some are ready at 16, some aren't at 30. I don't think anyone brews because it is cheaper or...

I think you would be much better off installing two 2000 watt elements and powering each one from a separate 20 amp circuit. You would just need two SSR's instead of one. I'm not saying your plan wouldn't work. It could if you use two circuits that were out of phase. I have done my share of...

I think I am going to shelve the high powered RIMS tube idea. As nice as it would be to remove the HLT from the equation I think in the long run I may be better off going with a three vessel system. And after doing some research on flowmeters I could probably build a system for what one of them...

Just have an electrician run another main panel to the garage. It would probably be cheaper than upgrading your main and then running wire to a sub panel.

I have been thinking along the same lines, going with a higher power RIMS tube and doing away with the HLT. What I have been thinking about is building a dual voltage RIMS tube. Use a 5500 watt element and run it at 120 volts to maintain mash temps and then switching to 220 volts to heat sparge...

It is not at the local Dollar store here anymore either. I was told they are repackaging/rebranding their products but the contents of the tub is the same. I'm not sure if I believe that as it seems to be a lot smaller particle size in the new stuff. I haven't notices a fragrance but then again...

I brewed a Porter a couple weeks ago that kind of straddles the line between a brown and a robust. I added a half cup of molasses at the end of the boil. Samuel Smith Taddy Porter seems to have a bit of treacle/molasses in the finish and I kind of like that. I guess I will find out if a half cup...

A little Special B is always nice, I would sub it for the C120. I would use vanilla bean(s) instead of extract, unless you are making your own extract from Bourbon vanilla beans and vodka. The rest of your spices look good, but to be honest for a beer that will age for a minimum of 14 years...

Five pounds of Honey malt is overkill. I would cut it back to a pound. And it will still be sweet.

There really is no substitute for Special B, but English Extra Dark Crystal or C120 are probably as close to it as you can find.