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I ordered a $15 32oz star San. After I paid Tom tacked on another $15 for shipping. It took THREE MONTHS to receive it. During which time I had left countless voicemails and emails canceling the order. It had been so long that I forgot I even ordered it. I got the same run around he gives...

Ok so the glass I had the other night was awesome. Now after it has cold crashes and cleared it tastes different. Not necessarily bad per say.....just not as good as it was. I sweetened a glass with some sugar and it kind of helped. I'm going to being it back to room temp and taste again then...

How much end product is everybody getting? I see a lot of 2 cup batches as well as varying sizes. I did a 11 cup batch and got just under a gallon. That was the batch I made on the stove top. How much wine are people getting from steamed rice?

I've used star San and idophor. The Homebrew store was out of star San so I went with one step. Which I've successfully used to brew over 100 gallons of beer.

Yah last years hops were first year. Planted 6 2 died and a few others stunted. I'm wishing now that I planted a bunch last year but since I didn't I might as well get the ball rolling this year. Hopefully in a few years the only things I will need to spend money on is grains

Thanks for the input everybody. Sounds like ill be ok. I will definitely be looking for a new source of hops. I planted 6 plants last year and will be planting probably 10 this year. Over time I want to get to a point where I can grow and store enough of my own hops to greatly reduce my brewing...

A batch of wine I had going on the kitchen counter shot through the airlock and hit the ceiling and all the counters and everything. That was my fault. Another time I had a full keg of beer on the kitchen counter. The wife was in the dining room. For some reason I HAVE NO IDEA WHY I poked a car...

IPA and an Amber 3905.6+10 3915.6

72,000 is sufficient to boil 10+ gallons? I haven't stepped up yet but will probably in the next month. I mainly want that one for the price and reviews on it. I don't mind burning more propane if it keeps my time down. The way I see it I will be using more propane no matter what when I go from...

This is the one I'm getting 100,000 BTU's for $50 http://m.homedepot.com/p/Brinkmann-Outdoor-Gas-Cooker-Stand-815-4005-S/202038918/

It went from a normal looking golden IPA to chocolate milk and tasted and smelled horrible.

Also I dropped my alcometer into it and it read just under 20 proof. No way of telling exactly how high it is because the alcometer starts at 20

Just racked mine of the rice. Regardless of the earlier bad vinegar taste it now tastes amazing. I got just shy of a gallon from 11 cups of jasmine rice cooked on the stove top. I poured one glass I'm drinking now and the rest is cold crashing.

After the milky brown beer I asked the guy at the LHBS. He said they should be submerged in boiling water to sanitize. The batch before that one was a IIPA at 11% and he said that more than likely the high abv killed anything in that batch. The milky brown batch was around 5. I should mention...

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I've ruined a few batches dry hopping. One turned milky brown and another had a horrible taste. Having just dry hopped an IPA and an Amber I was wondering how people sanitize the hops? I've boiled them and the bag in water and cooled it then dumped it all in. Something about dumping green hop...

Looks like CO2 I could be wrong though. I ferment in buckets so I never see stuff like this

Another thing I'm concerned about is stepping up to 10 gallon batches. I have a few house brews I try to brew consistently. Usually never over $40. But if I have to double the ingredients I don't want to have to double the price. I'm reusing hop sacks and growing my own hops. Going to wash yeast...

Agreed. The local microbreweries I've looked at to buy 5 gallon kegs are usually around $80-90 depending on the beer. If it was that high I'd rather just get my kegs filled

The first shop I went to was through the roof. I didn't know any better at the time. They charge 17cents per ounce of grain. Sounds cheap huh? Until you do the math and figure there is 16 ounces to a pound and you need 10-14 pounds of grain. $20 for a hydrometer $12 for a smack pack $2.50ft for...