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Well guys, what's up with this? I brewed an American amber ale back in November or December of last year, and it was definitely a nice amber color. Due to my procrastinating buying keg equipment, a death in the family, and subsequent depression, I just got around to kegging it last...

I talked to a local lottery /beer store owner last night and she said she would like to order beers other than bmc. I offered to write up a list of different beers, and she seemed enthusiastic. I started to write a list, but quickly realized my own taste in beer is really different from other...

I've bottled several batches now, but want to move to kegs. I have 2 pin lock cornies, but no quick connects. I want to go ahead and put a batch in one of my kegs so I'll have a fermentation vessel free. Could I keg, and add sugar to naturally carbonate in the keg, then put it on c02 when I...

Just cracked the first BMC product I've had in months. .. this is some expensive a** carbonated water! I did need to do this, though, because it gives me perspective as to how much better my beers and the limited selection of "craft" beers I have access to are than this... water... I can't...

Crappie beer day today. Lots went wrong, but beer should still be the result of today. I brewed 2 5 gallon batches of beer. I'll post pics of the ingredients in a minute. As I sat there waiting for the 2nd batch to reach boil, I stared at still steaming grains in a otherwise clean bucket...

Hi, my recipe calls for a 90 minute mash at 150°, and my strike water was 165 when I poured into my preheated cooler tun. HOWEVER, I DIDN'T HEAT ENOUGH STRIKE WATER!!! had maybe 75% volume of strike water. Needless to say, my mash solidified and I quickly brought about a one and a half gallons...

Was checking out abita's website, and just saw that a local place now has their wrought iron ipa. I've never experienced an ipa, since I live in the middle of BUSCHLAND USA... it's an hours drive just to buy a good beer besides fat tire... what should I expect when I go grab a beer after work...

Hi, so I mentioned doing this on another thread and someone asked for an update. I bottled these Friday afternoon, and put them in an ice box with no ice to carbonate. the 2 liter bottles are nice and firm, and when I open the lid to the cooler , I don't smell beer. No leaks either. Seems like...

They are the first hops I've ever smelled. To me, they smell like Mary Jane. Am I the only one?they even made me gag like it used to if I happened to catch a whiff...

My strike water was at 160*f, and after stir-in it was only at 140*f, so I boiled another gallon of water and added it. I only gained 2*f, though. Is there a good way to raise it to 152*f, or will it be ok for me to just leave? ??

How does this hydrometer scale read? It doesn't seem to have a great scale , really. .. do I have the wrong kind?

Hi, I am starting to brew my own beer. I bought a can of hopped LME from my LHBS for a nut brown imperial ? I forget the brand. The store owner said the can was meant to have dry malt extract added to make the gravity on the label. He chose the correct DME, but I could only afford a 1lb bag of...