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Howdy all, I am looking for a bit of your advice. Recently I was inspired by Jeff Crane's AHA talk on how to make an acid beer. It's up on AHA's website and is a great talk. One of the things he suggests is to lower the PH of the wort to 4.5 before pitching some lacto. From my...

So I had a few buddies over the weekend and we were enjoying some brew out of chest freezer w/johnson temp control A419. I have not converted this to a keezer yet so I have to lift the lid every time to access the pick nick taps. So at the end of the night my buddy goes to the chest freezer and...

Howdy HBT, I was lucky enough to get some free equipment from a buddy who was moving and had no more time for home brewing. While going through the stuff I came across a regulator or some kind. The weird thing is that it has a plug attached and a small hose. Does anyone have an idea of what...

Howdy Folks! I brewed up a 5 gallon batch from a recipe I found on the AHA website. www.homebrewtalk.com/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=12 The recipe calls for 1 can of cranberry juice concentrate added to secondary. It's pretty vague measurement so I wanted to check in and see if anyone...

I am a huge fan of galaxy hops and wanted to cram as much hops as i can into a modest OG recipe. I am a worried about adding too much hops and getting a grassy flavor. Is there such thing as adding too much hops? Recipe below, any suggestion would be appreciated :mug: Estimated OG 1.047...

Hey guys, I am looking for a little help. I am a relatively new home brewer (1 year 14 batches) and wanted to brew my first lambic. I have had some trouble finding a lambic extract kit. The only one I found was...

About a year ago I had my first experience with Galaxy hops. It was a Galaxy Imperial Single Hop IPA from Hill Farmstead http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/22511/67760 I was completely blown away with this beer and have since hunted out other beers displaying this wonderful hop. I am...

I am trying to transition from extract to all grain brewing. I figured a nice place to start would be the BIAB method before investing in some new equipment. I recently bought a 15 gallon mega pot and was wondering what size grain bag do people use and where do they find them online? This...

First off this site has been an amazing wealth of information and has helped me make better beers with each batch :rockin: I have a few questions that i was looking for a help with. I am doing some upgrades with the brewery first off I only do 5 gallon batches and cannot see my self doing...

I have been doing partial boils (3 gallon) on an electric stove for about 6 month. For Christmas I received a propane burner. I am looking to get a new brew kettle and need a little help form you guys. I searched the forums here but did not find a conclusive answer. For the time being I would...

howdy home brewers so recently I won 2 fantasy baseball leagues and came into some extra cash. I have only brewed 2 extract kits so far and going for #3 this weekend. Like so many noobs out there i was instantly addicted to brewing. I would like to upgrade my equipment. This summer i...

After reading countless threads, articles, books i am finally ready to brew my first batch this Saturday. I am trying to put together a checklist of things to make the process go as smoothly as possible. My first brew is going to be an extract kit from Northern Brewer called "Dead Ringer IPA"...