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That a bit of an oversimplification and exaggeration. I think alcohol is the ninth leading cause of death in the US, depending on who is counting and how. Somewhere around 20,000 deaths per year. I couldn't find any numbers on how many otherwise healthy people die each year from drinking too...

A side note here. Butanols are in many of the foods we eat. Indeed they aren't good for you, but neither is alcohol, and in fact they are in every alcoholic beverage is some extent. They are also produced by deep frying in hot oil, and are also found in many fruits and cheeses...

On balance I would have to believe that there are just as many "Conservative Christian" mommys and daddys out there calling their representatives and telling them to keep this out of the hands of their kids who just went off to college.

Doubtful. Think of it the same way as getting a liquor license. If you serve 12 drinks a month at your restuarant the process and cost is identical to serving 1200 beers a month. Local laws may make it easier, but federal will not.

Just pour the dry grain into a 5gal bucket, mix it REALLY well and then split it by weight if you want to make it into two batches. There shouldn't be any physical characteristics of the different grains which would prevent you getting a homogeneous mix.

You don't want to go too nuts with the black stuff, but if you have any black patent or roasted barley 2 or 4oz respectively (not both) wouldn't go amiss.

Aluminum (the 8th most common element on earth) is not of any great consequence as far as toxicity. Acute toxicity only occurs at about 500g for the average adult. That would be eating just over a pound of powdered aluminum all at once. For a reference point, table salt is twice as toxic...

I'd just like to say that Organic food != Better for you. Take for example phosphate fertilizers. An essential element to growing healthy crops of all sorts. In many cases that means manure, which is most definetly organic. However if it is a product to be consumed raw (most leafy...

That is a lot of honey! This'll be dry and mead-y with 20% of the fermentables as sugar; if that is the kind of beer you like great (and there is nothing wrong with that, far be it from me to be a snob, nothing better than a Miller after mowing the lawn IMO). BUT, since you are mashing anyhow...

Well is subjective, it'll ferment just fine. But, you'll have a lot more bananas or clove than you might like.

Well that stinks, I suppose the $5 UPS/FedEx rates don't cover Canada either?

Age it as long as you can, these big light Belgians taste like rocket fuel out of the fermenter. Let it be in the primary at least a month, then decide if you will bottle straight away or secondary... That decision is something I'll let others argue about. Corn sugar is all you'll need to...

If you find extract prohibitvely expensive, you really should rethink your switch to AG. It cut the cost of my big recipes in half. Not to mention with AG you can but together something like a simple wit for $10-15. On top of that, there are a few places who will ship for a flat rate, so if...

The difference is color and flavor. The bigger the number, the darker the wort that is produced. Also, the higher numbers mean richer, toastier flavors. No you cannot substitute one for another like that. While in as far as color goes, you might be able to get away with that; they each...

If it tastes good don't mess with it.

I've done 5 gal in a 5 gal pot. Just needs a baby sitter; whats an hour of your life for 5 gallons of beer?

+10 gal = 46,451

I'm hoping to get some woody, resinous quality from the hops along with a little berry. Also looking to get a very chocolaty, biscuit character from the malt, again with a little fruit. My only quandary is with the Special B, not sure if it enough to do the job. I'm considering ditching...

Okay I've totally reworked this into AG, I'm going to brew it Saturday. Feedback appreciated. Black Tsar (AG) - Russian Imperial Stout ================================================================================ Batch Size: 5.000 gal Boil Size: 5.000 gal Boil Time: 60.000 min...

Can it be done with total water? I understood that mashing with too much water can kill efficiency. Having never tried that I would be curious to know.