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I use this kind of opportunity to educate about American non piss beer. You can connect on the common ground of hating BMC beer, and then let them in on a little secret. American Craft Brew and Homebrew. No reason to get mad.

I'm drinking my latest homebrew. It's an American Brown Ale, tasty.

I have a stout in a secondary carboy and I've noticed a little ring around the edges at the surface of the beer. It's the first time I've seen this. I didn't notice any krauzen bubbles on the surface at all. It's kind of worrisome, but I popped the top and took a whiff and it smelled...

Just don't over complicate the process. It's easier in practice than in theory.

(Og-Fg )*129= Abv question, why do different references use different numbers to multiply by?

I would rather rack to a glass carboy with less headspace. Also, plastic is permeable, so if you end up leaving it on the secondary to long, that may have a negative effect. At least so I've heard around here. ;)

I strive for more clear beer, but I'm not adding any crazy stuff like gelatin, fish guts, plastic, or whatever weirdness they put in there. I like the idea of my beer having only the basics in there. I may even go organic. I'd rather have a pure beer with chill haze, than a clear beer with...

Ask Wal-Mart that question. :D

Maybe it's a Missionary position discount. I actually used to smoke a certain herb that's legal in California for medicinal use with a working Mormon missionary. Mormons who smoke and drink are called "Jack Mormons". Who really follows every part of their religion, anyway? Not many...

That's exactly right. 1 beer was defined as a 12 oz bottle of "common" stuff. Of course that's an average because everyone has a different susceptibility to alcohol. For example, a moderate amount for a woman is considered 1 to 1.5 drinks. That's not sexism, that's biology.

Sorry if this has been stated. I took a nutrition class last semester and we learned that moderate use of alcohol is not unhealthy. Moderate was defined as two beers a day.

I recently learned that it's 3.2 by weight, not volume, which makes it stronger than I thought. 4.3 maybe?

The pub is downtown and the airport is on the outskirts of down town. Turns out Squatters has an Airport pub. Perfect. Concourse C Terminal 2.

Go to Squatters. I love their Full Suspension Pale Ale. Good food too. Yes they serve alcohol on Sunday. Also if you want to catch a flick, check out Brewvies. It's a theater that has micro brew on tap. Good stuff.

I couldn't wait for an answer so I just went ahead and did it. Came out perfect. I used 6 lbs of pale extract, a pound of specialty and a pound of 2 row. I was shooting for 1.056 instead of 1.045 w/ extract only and it came out right on the money. I knew I had conversion when I tasted the...

Let me make sure I have this straight. If I'm partial mashing 2 lbs of grain, I should mash in about 2.5 quarts and sparge in 2.5 quarts? (h20) Awesome post, DeathBrewer.

I just picked up a copy of Palmer's book since I heard that he clears up some of the vagueness of the online version. I decided to hold off on the AG aspirations till after the holidays. For my next recipe I'm doing a pale ale, extract w/ steeping grains, but I'm gonna throw another pound of...

I've decided that boiling inside is a no no. I'll do it outside my door if I have to. I'll probably wait till after the holidays to find a deal on a fryer. So it's not worth buying a 2 gallon cooler, huh? I guess I should do stovetop partial mash till I go all grain.

Isn't that 3.2% alcohol by weight? That would make it 4.2% ABV. Still pretty sad. You can only buy the stonger stuff in the very few state run liquor stores. SLC has some tasty brewpubs, though. Brewvies rules.