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HI all! I lost the link to a home brew supply website that had a good recipe calculator I liked to use. The calculator allowed a person to put together a recipe, and the ingredients were automagically put into a shopping cart based on the recipe formulated. (They also sell gear and...

Hi all! I have some leftovers in my beer fridge: 6 lbs golden light liquid malt extract 4 oz Cascade pellets 1 oz Cascade whole hops 6 oz crystal 60l Safeale US-05 Is it reasonable to think I could put together a basic, light pale ale with what I have above? Any thoughts on hop...

A quick update for anyone interested... The beer is in a corny keg for a couple of weeks of conditioning. Here's what happened: I brewed the batch (went fine) and put it in the basement which is as a constant 68 degrees. Yeast went into beer Friday evening. I checked the beer on Sunday...

For some portable bottling I use a schrader valve mounted in a PET bottle top. It's cheap, nearly unbreakable, and simple to use. Fill with beer (use the no beer gun method as described on this forum), squeeze out the air, cap with the beer at the top of the mouth, then top off with an air...

My experience is that LME isn't an issue as long as I: 1) remove from heat 2) stir in only 1/3 of the LME at 60 min 3) stir the rest in towards the end of boil, again, off the heat

Mine will be here tomorrow :ban::rockin::mug:

Looking to brew a beer for the wife. She's not a fan of big beer (case in point, Bud Light and Fosters are currently in the kegorator ;)) This beer needs to be light, slightly in the thin/dry side, and easily drinkable but with some flavor. I talked her into letting me try a Blonde. Uhh...

Picked up 2 - thanks for the heads up, that's a good deal!

Hi all, For ease of transport, taking beer from the kegorator in the boat, to parties, etc I use these hommade carbonation caps: The Schrader valves are ~$1.25 each and a cap takes 10 seconds drill a hole in and set up. It works pretty slick - picnic tap the beer right into the bottle...

I am leaving town on Mon so am bottling with a buddy tomorrow. I really needed to free up on of our buckets for bottling, but it was full of Pale Ale, which was done fermenting middle of this last week. Normally I like to leave the beer on the yeast cake for 2-3 weeks but this one had to...

thanks guys!!!

HI all, Last night I saw that this weeks AHS 21st anniversary recipe recipe is the English Pale Ale, so I bought it on a whim. However, I am a big fan of Alaskan ESB and Redhook ESB and I am wondering if these ingredients can be easily enough retrofitted, perhaps with some...

Hi all! I have a spare chest freezer and a spare refrigerator. For storing/serving corny kegs (primarily) and lagering (once in a while), which is the better choice? Pro's and Con's? thanks! --Duck911

If the Colorado Rockies are on, we'll listen to the game. Otherwise it's Slayer, Metallica, Rammstein, etc. Or George Strait. Either way... --Duck911

Hi all! Most recipes seem to call for 5 oz. priming sugar for 5 gallons of beer. My buddy and I brewed our first batch a few weeks ago and due to a cooling miscalculation, the batch ended up slightly under 5 1/2 gallons. After everything was said and done, I figure the bottling bucket had...

How 'bout a German Pils?

Thanks Gas - we are extract brewers for now but glad to hear there are some bulk buys in the works! Calder - Our LHBS's are right around $3 per pound and none offer bulk discounts, so for now I think it's an internet exercise. :) Thanks for the replies guys, --Duck911

Hi all, My buddy and I have a number of brews planned and most are APA's and IPA's. We'll be heavy users of some standard light, liquid malt extract. I've seen that Northern Brewer sells 36 lb bulk for ~$79.99 plus shipping, and Williams brewing has 32 lb packs, but the shipping is a...

Hi all, I am a brewer in Northern Colorado who is back in the home brew arena after about 13 years off. I grew up in Chico, CA and learned to brew with some friends and other local (commercial) brewers in the area. A buddy of mine who's never brewed was very interested in learning, so...