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http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2011/04/craft_brewers_see_a_big_future.html#postComment My question would be will they force carb these? I like to harvest yeast from a few of these places especially Bells. I wonder what kind of effect this will have on that. What...

I will be making my way to Oswego NY around December 16th from Holland MI. Any homebrewers around the Oswego area want to do a little 6er trade?

Lemon mead.... has anyone tried to make it like you would a cyser. I was thinking 3 galons of lemonade with 6 lbs honey topped up to 5 gallons. What are peoples thoughts on this?

So my first attempt at AG went a little haywire. The issues I had werent the ones I thought I was going to have. I made an Oberon clone from AHS but I used bells yeast I harvested. I managed to hit my temps exactly which I thought would be my first issue but I kept it at 152 the entire...

So there was a little talk at work about Water Kefir and its Heath benifits. I had no clue what Kefir was so I looked it up... apparently its just sugar water fermented with a type of bacteria. I also googled its heath benifits and found a snip that it helped with AIDS and Scoriasis. I...

So im making a starter. Does it matter what kind of extract I use. Im making a AG wheat beer and all i have for extract is extra light. SHould I go pick up some wheat DME so I dont mess with the yeasts "memory"

Anyone a UFC fan? Whats everyones thoughts on the fights tonight?

So I'm going to give all grain a try this comming week but ive been researching and asking a bunch of questions so im confident I have a handle on that process. Trying to make an Oberon clone. My question is im going to try to harvest yeast from bells oberon and was wondering what the...

Just ordered the Northwest Cascadian Dark Ale with the Wyeast smack pack. Anyone have any brewday notes from brewing this they would want to share?

So I had to deviate just a little from edworts origional recipie. I couldnt find dextrose and didnt dare use regular table sugar so I used Honey instead. My question is has anyone used honey before and how much longer did it take to ferment down to your FG? Original was 5 gal apple juice...

Has anyone tried using a saosin yeast to make a cider. Did you ferment it in the upper temp range? How would this turn out... just trying to think of new things to try

I have a honey wheat im getting ready to bottle next week. Its been in primary for 2 1/2 weeks now and Its still a little hazier than I would like. My question is If I use an Ice bath to drop the temperatures down to 40 degrees-ish How long should I do this. Would 24 hours be long enough or...

What would be a good rule of thumb for replacing corn sugar in a recipie with honey. From what ive found 1 cup of sugar is about equal to 2/3 honey. Is that right? I know honeys sugar content varies but I just dont like corn sugar and I have more honey than I know what to do with. :D

Is it possible to overpitch a beer? On all of my brews I have been using 2 dry yeast packs and just rehydrating them before pitching them. Just curious as to what the effects of using more and more yeast would be? Also what would be the difference in yeast count be with 2 dry yeast...

Has anyone else been experimenting with Cirta hops? Im making an IPA with Cirta Hops and Cascade Hops right now and just wondering how its going to turn out? I expect it to be very citrusy which is what I was going for. Just wondering if anyone else out there has put them into their...

Hey I'm on vacation in VA Beach and I was wondering if there were any micro breweries out here worth checking out. Also if there are any must try beers?

Does anyone know of some good places to go in virginia beach. I have family that lives by Mt. Trashmore but I will be staying on Atlantic at a hotel. Any must see microbreweries?

So I have never made a mead before and am currently 5 batches of beer in experience. I have a bunch of questions but I will save most of them for later. First off though my girlfriends parents keep their own bees and I can grab all the honey I want. But the problem is I have never made a...

I have a quick question. When using Coopers Carb drops it says on the back. 1 per stubbie 2 per long neck Im assuming a long neck is a regular 12 oz bottle. Does that sound about right using 2 drops per 12 oz bottle?

Is clearing of beer really that important to people? I figure if it tastes good who cares what it looks like, but a few of my friends have complained that homebrew beer is too cloudy for them. Just curious how many people cold crash or add Irish moss/gelatin.