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Excited to announce a kick-off meeting of the Northern Hills Homebrewers Club on Tuesday, March 6th at 6:30!!! Come join this new group to be hosted by the Crow Peak Brewing Company in at 125 West Highway 14 in Spearfish, SD Join local homebrewers of all ages and experience levels. Looking to...

Maybe I missed this, and admittedly I am new to the higher OG arts, but I understand that fermentation is complete at or slightly below 0.998. What I am curious about is why? Is it a factor of the OG and yeast just giving up once the alcohol level increases beyond their tolerance levels? For...

Okay, I have a few more steel 20 pounders than I need. Here is what I am looking at: $60 as is (probably out of hydro) $85 full (good hydro stamp) ---or--- I'd be willing to consider a trade of a tank for a reasonably well made cooler-type mash tun if you have just upgraded or have an...

Fair warning this might take a while. As a single father, it will likely take me some time to accomplish this. Given all the great threads detailing the inspiration, I figured that I would throw my lot in too. The goal is to design something that is modular in nature. Something that can grow...

I have been wanting to write this for some time now. This really is more of a feedback post. But given it's geared more to new brewers, I thought I would post it here. If the Mods feel so inclined, feel free to move it. I won't be offended. Given my 10+ year hiatus, I consider myself a "newbie."...

Okay just want to run this by you all and get some feedback. I’ve been out of brewing for some time, and now that SWMBO is being obeyed by someone else, I can get back to doing things I once enjoyed. I picked up a kit from my LHBS just to make things “easy” and flew by the seat of my pants...

Well I guess I am overdue for a quick intro and chance to give back a little of what I have absorbed over the years here. After a 10+ year break, I'm back into brewing... and with a passion! I can't believe that I have been away for so long. Oh well, time lost that I will never get back. I...