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i was wondering about that. There was another guy doing group buys here in Massachusetts for a while, but I haven't heard from him in a while. I may be interested in a sack or two, as long as they have pilsner - that seems to end up being the base I use for a lot of my brews.

I would like to say that there's no chance I'll quit brewing, but there may eventually come a time that |I realize I haven;t brewed in ages, and may as well clear out that area of my basement. Or I get to the point that I get too old to handle the house, and have to downsize. In that case, i'd...

I have a basement space for my brewery. |When we moved in, I was brewing outside the basement with a turkey fryer, but when we had the water heater replaced, we needed a plumber and electrician anyway, so I had them put in a 240-volt outlet and a slop sink in the area, for induction burner, and...

I will say that there's a ton of information out there for beginners to read - how many posts are there recommending that newbies read Palmer and Papazian before firing up the stove for the first time, and so many other books, plus resources like this forum. But that said, it's like a lot of...

OP: for clairification, you're planning on using this for temperature control during fermentation, right? Not as cooling from the boil down to pitching temps? I would think something like that would work pretty well - on paper at least - for the former; you're only looking to move things a few...

I'm on my third batch of fermented hot sauce. Got the idea from an issue of Brew Your Own magazine. The first batch was a mix of cayenne, jalapeno and habanero. Really good. second was a bix mix of the above, plus seranno, thai, and one or two others. |Pretty hot to begin with but it mellowed...

If you're thinking about the NERAX festival, I can confirm that it is always awesome. dozens of breweries represented, from here and across the pond.

I was in there talking to Brian before they closed - I'd been a HB shop customer for many years before he started the brewery - though he'd had that in the back of his mind for a long time too. I would usually grab a beer when |I was in there for ingredients, but didn't normally make a special...

It’s a hell of a good question. I think it does have to do with a lot of beer drinkers combined with the American tendency (and while I don’t have numbers, I’m guessing the majority of people rating are American) towards bigger is better. The more extreme the beer, the better it gets rated, no...

I also like the idea of getting tried-and-true kits, (or recipes,) when getting started - you don't want to just throw something together with no real idea what does what. Some of my best brews started with kits or at least recipes, from BYO Magazine, here, and a couple other places. Most of...

Hi, all. we'll be taking a vacation to Legoland area (Goshen and Middletown, NY) the end of this month, and I'm wondering about recomendations for breweries, brewpubs, beer stores plus restaurants, wineries, distilleries and so on. The Kiddo is 8, so most places will need to be relatively...

If I want to sample one or 2 before committing, that's one thing, but any more than that is a dick move. I was out with a friend of a friend that did that - went down the whole line asking for a sample, then went for a half pour of the lowest test they had. He was almost going to ask for a water...

I've had good luck with Irish Ale yeast for my stouts.

I used to call mine J-Squared brewing, but I found out that the stream that runs pretty much across the street used to be called Hop Brook. It was apparently renamed back in the 1800s for the guy who was a huge landowner in town, but the name on both other town is still Hop Brook, so I figured...

never mind.

Does watching the tribute to the Beach Boys on TV count? Lots of various artists performing their songs.

So an update to my post a couple weeks ago. Yesterday we brought home a rescue pup from the local shelter. Mixed breed, we’re not really sure what he is - probably some hound, maybe some wire hair terrier, maybe lab, etc. though he does do that pointer leg-up thing when he’s looking at...

Leningrad Cowboys - Sweet Home Alabama

I have Passover starting tomorrow. My in-laws are bringing brisket tomorrow night, but I'm planning on smoking one for Thursday. I use a slightly modified Montreal Smoked Meat seasoning for it - mostly Steak Spice, plus additional garlic powder and crushed coriander seed. Preferably smoked over...

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