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I recently bought a vintage Climax bottle capper on ebay because my Red Barron will not grip certain beer bottles. I had used one and I like the old school, solid metal design of the Climax. The capper came with a box of vintage Gold Bond caps with the cork lining. The printed price on the box...

My first lager ever is rounding 2 weeks at a chill 52F right now. Fermentation has slowed to a near stop and it’s visibly clearing up. I would love nothing better than to bottle it for a 1 month turnaround grain to beer in a glass but I am worried about the usual stuff. Looking for finishing...

I just brewed my 4th batch today—supposed to be an all-grain Bavarian Hefe. My first all-grain batch and well... Here’s what happened: -I ordered milled grain from Amazon but it looked ok as far as I could tell. Wheat and pilsner. -I adjusted the recipe down to 4 gallons because I only have a 4...

I was thinking of trying my first all-grain mash with a recipe for a Weizenbier. It calls for a single decoction. Is this possible with a BIAB method? Does it matter or can I just ignore it? This will be my 4th brew. My 3rd was bottled 2 days ago, ~4.3 gallons of an American IPA made with LME. I...

I recently posted a little about my 2nd batch ever. Here is the link: (Golden/Amber Bitter Ale.). After 5 days carbonating I had to try 1. It was good. It was not too bitter and had nice color and clarity. There may have been a slight off flavor, but it was subtle and I didn’t think much of it...

Just putting this out there to get feedback. I bottled my 2nd batch I ever made today. This one is a modification of the golden ale recipe from John Palmer’s book “How to Brew”. His batches are 5 gal and mine is 3. I calculated that I would need 3.3 lbs. of DME for my batch but I only had 3. I...