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Anyone heard of this before? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3346791/

I found this online: http://www.organicsproutedflour.net/sproutedgrain.html Doesn't "sprouting" equal malting? Can I just crush this grain, or roast it for some better flavors? What am I missing?

Just poured the first of this GF Chestnut IPA today, and it came out great. Color is spot on; very hoppy; closest to a barley flavor that I've tasted in GF. Recipe: -5 lbs of med roast chestnuts, boiled in 5 gallons of H2O for 5 mins in grain bag. Shut off heat and steeped the chestnuts...

I'm planning on doing my first chestnut brew this weekend, and have some questions. I went through the recent thread on chestnuts, but didn't find a concrete answer. It seems that folks are boiling the chestnuts before bringing the temp down to 150 and adding enzymes. How long should I do...

I've been doing some digging around in this GF forum and there is some awesome info in here. One thing I haven't found is a partial boil GF IPA recipe. I'm a fairly new home brewer, and don't have a big setup yet, so I'm stuck with partial boils for now. Any suggestions? I like the look...

I want to convert a chest freezer into a kegerator, but everything I've found through a search includes building a collar to allow for the height of the kegs. Are there any freezer models that are large enough to handle a keg without a collar?

I want to make a kegerator, but I also want to build it into a bookshelf. (Essentially, a cabinet below for the kegerator, and shelves above). Using the Sanyo 4912 would make it very deep for a bookshelf, so I wanted to make it thinner ... basically just deep enough to have 2 kegs and a CO2 tank...

I know it's a good idea to store LME in the fridge, but does anyone know how long it can stay at room temp before you're going to get off flavors? A couple weeks?

I just ordered a Dark Cherry Stout extract kit from Northern Brewer. I've never had a cherry beer before, so I picked up some Sam Adams Cherry Wheat and tried one last night. It wasn't very good at all, and the cherry almost made it taste like cough syrup. I'm wondering if the kit I...

I just transferred my NB Honey Weizen kit to the secondary, and when I checked my gravity I gave it a little taste. There is a VERY strong odor and taste of bananas, but my fermentation temp has been fairly consistent right around 65-68. I thought banana taste was a result of higher temps...

I brewed a Honey Weizen kit from NB about 2 weeks ago. Just about hit my OG right on the mark with 1.051, and I saw activity about 72 hours after I pitched. It's now been about a week and a half since I first saw activity, but I've still got quite a bit of krausen, and airlock activity more...

I put my carboy in water with some ice to keep it at proper fermentation temp. Otherwise, it'll probably ferment at 72F-75F. I've already bottled my first batch, but I'm wondering if I should keep the bottles in the water too, since obviously they are fermenting a little bit more to add...

I brewed a Northern Brewer Honey Weizen kit over the weekend and fermentation is going along nicely. I guess I should avoid needlessly checking gravity, as this will increase the chances of oxidation/infection, but how long should I wait before I take a gravity measurement to see if...

I just brewed this kit last night, and had a question for anyone that's done this kit or any other similar brew. The text of the general kit instructions say to add all fermentables, including honey, at the beginning of the boil. However, the cover of the box, which indicates times for...

What's the story with shipping bottles of my brew to friends/family in another state so they can try it? Will any shippers do this? Are there any legal problems? I thought that as long as it wasn't for sale, there wasn't a problem, but I've read some stuff that would suggest otherwise.

A propane burner isn't an option for me since I live in a high-rise condo, and my stove isn't that great for getting a full rolling boil going. It will boil uncovered, but won't get really vigorous unless I keep the cover partially on the kettle. Is there a downside to reducing the volume of...

Hello all. Anyone else in the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area and know of a home brew shop around here? I've been ordering online from Northern Brewer, but was looking for a local place that I could pick things up at last minute.

I just brewed my first batch (Northern Brewer Nukey Brown Ale) and pitched a WYeast #1098 Sunday night at about 9:30 p.m. It's a smack-pack and it did swell up when I broke the inner package. When I checked this morning, there was still no activity in the primary. How long should I wait...