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Hello all! After taking a long hiatus from brewing/drinking, this time of year always gets me thinking about doing a hard cider for Christmas. Every year, my girlfriend and I drink about 150 gallons of this spiced cider from Trader Joes. We can't get enough of it! Since my brewing knowledge is...

Hi all! So my latest batch has been sitting in the keg for 2 weeks now. I am not going to lie.... It is very disappointing. It almost reminds me of Pepsi? It is very sweet. My first thought was "well it only fermented down to 1.018 so that would make sense." But considering the fact that it...

Another thread got me thinking about why we decided to get into brewing our own beer. Specially considering all of the work/time/money that goes into it. For me, there was a few reasons. I have always been a fan of beer. Even when I was young, I enjoyed taking an occasional sip from my dad's...

Hi all! First off let me say that I hope everyone is staying safe out there in this crazy world we are living in now... I am a bit of a germaphobe myself. It kinda makes this whole Covid-19 thing a bit more interesting... It has been a while since I have had a chance to make any beer! I just...

Hey guys. It has been like a year and a half since my last post. I have not done another batch since then. Mainly do to a job change and not really having any free time at all. I recently had a chance to make a new batch last week so that is exactly what I did! I tried dry hopping for the very...

Hey guys! I have been a lurker of this forum on and off for maybe 5 years now... I kept telling myself I was going to make my own beer but I never really got around to actually doing it! Well about 6 weeks ago the girlfriend and I moved to Carson City and discovered our LHBS... I floated the...