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Thx everyone for the education. I think I will look more into AG before trying anything. Maybe start with BIAB first.

Will this work. I bought the wootstout extract kit from NB and it comes with nearly 3lb of specialty grain for steeping. Supposed to steep for 20 min or until water reaches 170. This seems like an awful waste of some tasty grains. My thought: Could I was these same 3lb and do a mini...

My new Grog TAG labels came in the mail today. They look great. Already stuck one on to try them out. Went with a more generic brew brand label and not specific to the beer type.

Wondering if anyone has a solution for sticking taps? My kreezer is in my man cave outside in my garage and it gets pretty warm in there 100 degrees in summer easy. I find the beer gets carmalized in the tap spigot between days. If I pour one then don't use for a few days the tap gums up and is...

Just brewed this up today. Hope it's as good as everyone says.

I am new to kegging. This is only my 4th brew ever. I keep it resting see how it goes. Pulled another 3-4 oz last night and hardly any trud. Give it a few more short waste off pulls I think it will be good. Thanks for all the advice

Got high hopes this weekend. Going to try and get 2 done. 1. Private Rye Undercover Brown Ale 2. Caribou Slobber Brown Extract Kit Both NB extract kits...here's to wishful thinking,!!!!

Thx for the quick replies. I'll stick with it see what happens. Brewing this weekend so I take these lessons on this batch.

I tried to skip the secondary fermentation based on many other opinions on here and elsewhere. Thought I would try it this batch. Made a honey brown ale and left it in primary only for 4+ weeks. Cold crashed it over night then transferred to a corny trying to pull as little trube as possible...

I am by far still a noob to this hobby so this is just a few questions about IPA recipes. So I know IPA's are very popular right now but I have never been a huge fan. Brewers seem to be trying to one-up the other by adding more hops, getting more aroma, more bitterness, higher ABV, etc. The...

I have not done this yet thankfully. I did drop my bottling wand into secondary trying to use it as a wine thief (beer thief in this case). Works great to pull small sample for refrac test, as long as you don't drop it.

So I got my recipe but shop no carry gold LME so bought gold DME. Not knowing any better assumed they were interchangeable. Brewed the batch this afternoon, popped it into fermenter, pitched it and let her sit. Now... reading on here tonight that the two are not interchangeable. .I have about...

Zero for me. Family rule, no wasted paper, less waste. Unless i spill LME then I might use 1 to clean up the bulk. I normally use a dish towel. Usually one per brew day.

So was making my starter yesterday and was at the point of adding yeast and when I popped the lid on my white labs vial .... Bamb... yeast fizz everywhere. Not sure how much made it into started. Looked on line here and turns out this pretty common. Would have been nice to know a head of time...

I am brewing a honey brown ale this Sunday. Got my starter going already, everything all set. Wish me luck only my fourth brew.

Was bouncing around the grocery store today and found a new beer from New Castle. New to me at least. It's New Castle Werewolf - Blood Red Ale. It's pretty tasty. Has almost a porter taste. Anyway, if you see it give it a try.

Micro- Thx for suggestion & info. I am new to this so I was just following the recipe instructions

Thx. Used the calculation from NB. Says current grav is 1.021 abv is 7.327. That sound more correct. Did not know alcohol affected refractometer reading

oops!! Porter not stout. I am new to this and did not get the result I expected so I wanted to check with the experts here. Extract Kit - NB Bourbon Barrel Porter - followed all instructions to the letter. OG = 1.082 (kits says it should have been 1.065) tested w/ refrac Pitched White...

So I was looking into those neat flush mount glass washing plates and then I found out they were pretty pricy (like $175). I could not get the idea of having one out of my head so . . . DIY later . . . . I made one. This has no real use other then short-term, say for a single night...