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A fellow HBTer, jnorris, commissioned me for a logo and label and thought I would post some pics of the semi-final version. Here is the logo Here is a label example Cant wait to see these on bottles Jon! I might have to tweek the length/width ration so let me know if it doesnt work. Make...

I took a long lunch today and went to a semi-local HB store. While looking around I came across a quarter keg...the old type with two holes. I was either thinking of making it into a mash tun or actually serving beer out of it with a beer engine similar to an English cask setup. Apparently a guy...

I found someone selling off their All Grain equipment and figured this would be a good chance for me to step up this fall. He is selling the following for 250 (negotiable). Everything is pretty new (used less than 10 times) Keggle with morebeer.com ss false bottom, brass bulk head and ball...

Just curious how many people have used brown cider. I have an orchard down the street from me that sells it in one gallon jugs. One thing though is that they are all refrigerated. Actually every brown cider I have come across is always refrigerated. Im wondering if this is because there are no...

I have all the kegging gear but SWMBO blocked the kegerator idea for now. Id like to have a corny on ice for a party Im having end of Sept. So I was wondering if I could prime the keg beforehand and then just hook it up to gas the day before the event. I figure half the priming sugar as I would...

So Im thinking of bottles of spiced cider to hand out to my family this year. Ive searched high and low for a decent recipe and I havent found anything really solid. Im curious if anyone has a recipe OR perhaps we can put together a recipe collectively and all make the same batch and compare...

Im going to brew a few batches in the upcoming weeks and would like some feedback on the following recipes:

Local newspaper came by a few weeks ago to do an article about myself and 2 other homebrewers in the area that had their labels published in the latest BYO contest. Here is a link to the article...

Im planning on brewing an English style Brown Ale next week. After its done fermenting I would like to brew a Milk Stout and pitch it onto the yeast cake from the Brown Ale. I am going to use White Labs 002 English Ale yeast which is highly flocculant. When I pitch onto the cake, should I make...

Its still a work in progress but this will probably be my generic label for all my brews and I will just change the type and possibly the color. This is for my first brew, an ESB.

I have a nice clean 15g corny that I got in a trade. I have no real use for it as I brew at most 5g batches. I suppose I can sit on it for awhile and maybe use it if I ever upgrade to larger batches. But honestly, I dont see that in the near future so I might just end up selling it.

I have a mini fridge..it holds a 2.5 corny and a 5g corny (both which I have already) and enough room for my 5# CO2 tank. I have the faucets already (Perlick) and I have the regulator as well. I need to figure out whats left that I need to order...here is what I have so far Wye gas splitter...

I know Sake is not technically a wine but thought this would be the best place to post. I would like to make a small batch of Sake and was considering the MoreBeer.com kit as a starter. It seems relatively easy (at least thats what they claim). However, reading about it on the net, it seems a...

I contacted a guy that was selling a kegerator cheap. I think I can get it as cheap as 50 bucks, 75 at the most. He says it does not get cold though. I asked him if it works at all (gets cool, but not cold) or if it doesnt work. He says it just quit on him one day. When he turns it on, it makes...

So last night I decided to try a bottle of my first batch of brew...an ESB. It was in primary for a week, secondary for a little over 3 weeks and bottle conditioned for one week. I figured it would taste a little young which I believe it does. I think it needs to mellow out a bit but overall I...

I have a small mini fridge that I would like to put a corny or two in. I can make it if I move the freezer tray. I know many people have bent theirs to make more space. I however, was able to disconnect it from the inside top of the fridge without breaking the line. I have enough room (and line)...

I have a cream ale I brewed a week ago. I was going to rack it to secondary tonight but my family is off for vacation for a week and I have to hurry and pack for the trip. I dont think there is anything bad with leaving it another week but I figured I would ask. TIA, billpa

Just curious...Do I have to fill the whole thing up with sanitizing solution or can I put about 2 gallons in and rock the solution in the carboy? Im using Star San. On a side note, who here recycles their sanitizing solution and what do they keep it in? Thanks in advance, Bill

Im getting ready to do my first batch next week. I have all the ingredients. Im going to do a partial mash with 5 lbs of grain in a 3g cooler. Im a bit confused on the mash/sparge though. Im going to do a batch sparge. I calculated that I will need around 6-6.25 quarts of water for my mash...

I assumed that I could just pitch it after I broke the inner sac and let it expand. But the instructions say I have to make a starter. Is that necessary? Im brewing an ESB around 5.5% alcohol.