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HERE HERE! This site is responsible for my passion in brewing and the few grand that I have invested into it! I just wish I could be on here all day!

Im with Rock. I watched the whole first season in Iraq, i bought a "box set" from a local and was hooked ever since. I told my wife about it and got her hooked and now we have about 12 episodes on the DVR we havent watched yet. Im really on a documentary kick right now, so must of the "TV" I...

I just watched this program on the Steampunk scene! I could not think of how anything is more Steampunk than AG brewing. If you are not sure what it is you should google or wikipedia it. I was wondering if anybody on here was into it or crafted any steampunk gadgets. Im not really about to...

Hello Donair! Welcome to an obsessive hobby! luckily you are in the right spot! I go by the 1-2-3 rule. 1 week in the primary, 2 in the secondary, and 3 in the bottle. If you start kegging then you can forget the 3 weeks in the bottle and leave it alone in the keg on the gas at about 20PSI...

I have heard the same price from AirGas mid-America. I thought it was kinda steep, but they are the only place around for me

yikes! I usually soak with oxyclean and water over night, drain and then re-rinse and store until the next brewday/primary to secondary transfer. Then before I use the carboy for what ever I give it another rinsing, with half of it filled with hot water I cover the mouth of it with my hand and...

I would Keg it to give you some time to force carb it. as you know the first half-liter to liter will be kinda funky, as you are getting all the settled yeast/trub. I would make sure that you save some, it is going to be awesome in a month or two :rockin:.

Are you still in Germany? I will be moving out to Vilseck in June/July time frame and I am looking to continue brewing, I just want to know where the HBS's are at. I am way excited! I am working on my German right now!

Alot of people dont believe me when I say that I actually lost my virginity before my dad did :D

I am brewing my second kolsch by "brewers best" right now. The first one was awesome, I added blueberries and I will do the same again. Not to discredit Kilgore, but I have to say that the yeast that came with the kit that I used went nuts within 12 hours and for about 3 days. I am positive...

Mine stands for Really Good Head, like the beer I brew... No not really they are my initials... Maybe when I upgrade I will change it. No avatar yet, because I am a cheap bastard. I fill so guilty, I think I will poor another beer:mug: I do plan on becoming a lifetime member as soon as the...

Me on the left, my little girl, and SWMBO (Lucky me right?!!) My old man on the right and me on the left enjoying some microbrew at the BlackHorse pub in Clarksville, TN Hanging with an Aussie trigger puller back in '06 in Iraq, before I went home (see barrel cap...) . We traded weapons...

This is an awesome thread! I feel like I would be able to make at least a hooch any where I might be! I cant wait to try this when it warms up! this makes me want to find my childhood microscope that I got for Christmas when I was six!

I am interested in how it would turn out. I love blueberries, I am making my second blueberry Kolsch right now. I have a blueberry oatmeal honey stout on tap right now. I have used both frozen and fresh blueberries, I will stick with the frozen from here out. Fresh is great, but it left a...

I like to use a secondary, I guess its just something that I have always done. Many dont use secondaries. For your first question... I prefer to use a 6.5 gal primary just in case there is a crazy fermentation, that way there is clearance for the beautiful krauzen to rise. Glass or plastic...

I kegged my first batch on monday! I am excited, I found 4 kegs on ebay for 20 a piece. Now I just need to fill the other three. I started to put the keezer together a couple of weeks ago, and finally got the thermostat in the mail. I dont know if I am going to force carb, prolly just do...

right on the Kentuckesee border myself. little spot by Fort Campbell called Oak Grove, KY. Welcome to HBT, best brewing asset I have to date!

I didnt do it until my seasoned brewer buddy at the LHBS told me about "topping up". It doesnt dilute any taste out of it, and my beer always has come out great. your just putting back what has evaporated out, in fact I think that it probably is better to top up a gallon or so, but no more. To...

I have noticed that when I go into the secondary that some of the beer ferments out. I have added a gallon to the secondary before and the beer came out great (add it first to the secondary because if you let it splash it will aerate adding oxygen potentially causing "off flavors"). as posted...

Welcome to HBT! I am also from Southern California, but was dragged out to KY by the Army. I would say this site is the most valuable piece of kit I have used in my home brewing adventures. There are so many awesome brewers on here that I have realized that there isn't a scenario or question...