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As somebody who knows people that work for the MADD National Office, I can tell you that most of the people there are not prohibitionists (there are a couple, but luckily they don't have any real power). Most of them just want to stop people from driving when they've had too much to drink...

The Federal piece of the current homebrewing laws pretty much just says that you aren't subject to federal liquor taxes/permit requirements if you produce small amounts of beer, wine, cider, or mead at home for personal use. It leaves the ultimate call of "legality" up to the state...

House Resolution 3949 has been introduced by Rep. Stupak from Michigan. This would expand home brewing/winemaking laws at the Federal level to include distilling. The individual states would have to then pass their own laws, but it opens the door. I drafted the following letter to my...

I hate when I hear people say something like, "We need to leverage our position..." LEVERAGE IS A NOUN! You apply leverage to lift a heavy object. You don't leverage it up. What bothers me is that it's used this way simply to make the speaker sound more intelligent when simpler (correct)...

That's a great point. There was one that I went to that charged $3 to fill a growler (if you brought it yourself), but $4.50 for a pint. What I mean is when going out with your friends on a weekend night (you're not planning on eating, just drinking a 3-4 beers), would you go to a brewpub...

Rice Syrup Solids

I find that a lot of brewpubs that I've been to are far too similar in menu, atmosphere, beer selection, etc., so I have a couple questions I'd like to throw out. ------------------------------------------- What do you like about a brewpub (other than the obvious, beer :D )? What do you...

I think you meant 100, otherwise Budweiser and Arrogant Bastard would taste the same (as far as bitterness anyway). I made a very similar beer (somewhat smaller at 1.06, but similar) and used 30% rice solids for the adjunct. It was a huge hit with my BMC drinking friends, but still tasted...

From http://www.mrmalty.com/calc/instructs.html

Pjj2ba, thanks for the advice. I figured out what I was doing wrong and it was all my fault. I was turning the adjustment knob until the dial showed 12 psi, but I wasn't patient. Instead of turning the knob a small amount then waiting for the needle to slowly rise and settle itself then...

You've now learned one of the main benefits of the carboy (besides ease of sanitation, and the lack of oxygen permeability).

Definitely not. :mug:

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I refuse to answer this question because any answer I give will be misconstrued. I could say, "she's like a pilsner because she's always clean, refreshing, and a beautiful sight on a hot summer day." :D She would hear, "she's tasteless, lame, and boring like a Budweiser." :confused...

Additionally, in beers that benefit from esters and phenols which are caused by yeast reproduction, overpitching will keep these from being produced resulting in a lackluster beer. For example, an overpitched hefeweizen would be quite boring indeed.

Most beers use very little specialty malt and a vast majority of "base malt." As an extract brewer, your "base malt" is the malt extract you use. You then add the specialty malts which give most of the color and malt flavor profiles to your beer. For example, the Scottish ale I just brewed...

According to the Wyeast website regarding #2565 Kölsch yeast: Sounds like you're in the right range, and it's normal for fermentation to slow down the colder you ferment no matter what yeast strain you're using. Some can just go colder than others.

Since nobody has hit the Scottish side, I will. Belhaven St. Andrews Ale is the best commercial example of a Scottish 60/- or 70/- that I've found.

I just started kegging (got my fridge and equipment Saturday and racked to kegs Sunday), and I have an issue that I'm not sure if it's my regulator or just lack of skill on my part. Here's what I did: I used the shake method to carbonate, but never got the pressure above about 18 psi with...

I did not express myself properly. I meant, absolutely use a blowoff tube instead of a balloon. If you don't have a proper blowoff tube, my aforementioned apparatus works for a temporary solution.