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Hi Folks I planted 3 different types of hops in a raised bed last spring I now realize it's going to be hard to tell who is who and I'd like to have more plants so I'm going to build 2 more raised beds and transplant some of the hops around so I have 1 type in each bed I have no time...

I made a batch of Braggot that called for a 3 oz of hops, 2 of which were Pearl which was in leaf form when I bought it ( I know it's really cones but it's commonly refered to as leaf) anyway, being kinda lazy I let it go in a plastic bucket primary for 5 weeks with the hops just floating free...

hi folks, planted some hops for the first time this year and they're doing great. we had some wet weather recently and they've really gone to town, putting off lots of sidearms. I couldn't resist and decided to try to start some new plants using air layering where you just take a sidearm and...

Hi Folks, I planted 2 each of Cascade, Nugget, and Willamette rhizomes this spring only 4 made it, I think I have 2 Cascade and 1 each of the other 2 does anybody know where I can find some pictures on the web to try to confirm my id? I know where I planted what but the 2 that aren't...

Hello All I let my brew ferment in my unheated basement from now till around Christmas the temp will be in the mid 60s for making ale, how cool can it get before it starts being a problem? Thanks Dave

made a little boo-boo I thought I would mention it to save other rookies made a stout from the recipe database yesterday and this morning it was on the verge of blowing the airlock, krauzen was foaming out of it. so I rigged up a blowoff tube and went to work. the bucket the tube ran into was...

Howdy All brewed my fourth batch Sunday, English Dark Ale from extract with steeped grains a buddy brewed a batch as well mine went fine, his didn't, his was from mail order stuff he'd had around the house for a while his yeast failed, no action after 2 days our LHBS is closed Monday and...

I made my first batch of mead on aug 4 I racked it to a secondary the other day and stole a sip, it was tasty but really sweet visibly it seems to have quit fermenting, no airlock activity, no noticeable bubbles I thought about mixing up some yeast nutrient and tossing it in there good...

made my first batch of mead last weekend and since it takes so long to mature, now I gotta make some beer:) went to local HBS and got a Muntons Export Stout kit and the folks sold me an additional pouch of dark malt extract the instructions on the kit say nothing about the extra pouch of...

Hi Folks I started beekeeping a couple of years ago and made my first batch of mead at a brew-in with the local homebrewers club last weekend (national mead day) great folks and lots of fun being a big fan of dark beers and now having a little equipment/motivation I guess I'll try some other...