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I have a porter in primary right now, been 3 weeks already and normally I'd rack to secondary and add some whiskey barrel oak chips. But I don't want to do that. So I was wondering would it be a bad idea to just add the oak chips to primary and let it age sit like that for the 2 weeks and...

How many of yall are brewing, or have brewed while stationed in Germany? I'm going to South Korea for a year, and my follow ons are Belgium, and 2 bases in Germany. I'm betting that I'll go to Spangdahlem since the other 2 are small manned shoppes and everyone wants them. I want to keep...

Ok, I had my IPA fermenting in a tub of water at 67-68 degrees for over a week. Took a hydro sample and it was at about 1.014 I believe (I didn't write it down :o ) and I moved it to secondary to dry hop. It started fermenting again and got down to 1.010. My concern is, that the room temp is...

I got notified that I will be leaving Dyess AFB in Abilene TX, to go to Osan AB in South Korea for a year! And after that I get a base of preference, meaning I fill out a list of where I want to go, and I have priority. The sad part is, my family is 2.5 hours away and I would always come...

I had a mini fridge already that I was going to use, but I just broke the freezer line to it by accident, and now it has no freeon. So, which fridge should I get? One without a freezer preferred.

Ok, I brewed an IPA today, and beer tools pro said the OG should have been at 1.071. After boiling I racked to the carboy and topped it off to 5.5 gallons, and I saw that there was so much sediment in the bottom already, that I let it settle down, and then racked to a new carboy. I racked as...

Brewing an IPA with munich today, come watch if you have nothing to do! :mug:

Ok, I have both programs, and I entered the same recipe to the dot, well close, beersmith doesnt have Munich LME in it's database but BTP does. My problem is, BTP says my IBU's are 100 when BS2 says they are at 59.9. Everything but the Munich LME is the same, so how come BTP says my IBU's are...

So I was at AHBS today and I got the following ingredients to make an IPA tomorrow, Thanks Yooper! 6 lbs Extra Light Dry Extract 2 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) 8.00 oz Cara-Pils/Dextrine 8.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt 40L But instead of Vienna, I accidentally ordered 2 lbs of Munich LME. I put...

I go on vacation to Austin TX in 2 days, and one of the stops is a large beer store. So I called them and asked if they had any Pliney The Elder in, and the guy told me Russian River doesnt ship to TX. :( I've been waiting 8+ months to try this beer. I was deployed from Dec 25th to June 29th...

Ok, last weekend I made a large order (to me anyways) of hops, and now I need to make some IPA/IIPA's with them. Here are the hops I bought. Simcoe -16 oz Cascade -8 oz Centennial -4 oz Chinook -4 oz Citra -8 oz Columbus -4 oz I love IIPA's that are really balanced, I love lots of hops, but...

I don't know what it is, but I get gassy (not burping) after a night of drinking a few hoppy beers. Today I can't help but relieve my self every 5-10 mins, and I don't even like being around my self when I do. :o Anyone else get this problem?

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Ok, to make the story short, I was at the store, bought the 5 gallons or juice, but they didnt have corn sugar, only cane, so I bought 2 lbs of powdered sugar and used that (PITA by the way) Will this produce different flavors than the corn would?

I'm almost done with this deployment, and I'm going to be in need of a nice small vacation when I get back. Sure I could stay in my new apartment and drink home brew, but I want to go somewhere new and see new places and try new beer. I don't want to spend too much, like $500-600 (is this...

Well, everything except for the wood and the other exterior parts. Emailed kegconnection, told them what I needed, and they hooked me up. Also went ahead and bought another 2 kegs to bring the total of 10. :D Now just to get home from this deployment and finish it!!

I know this is a common recipe, but I thought I'd give a whack at it, tell me what you think of this basic recipe. Untitled Recipe 13-B Sweet Stout Author: corey Size: 2.5 gal Efficiency: 75.0% Attenuation: 75.0% Calories: 171.91 kcal per 12.0 fl oz Original Gravity: 1.052...

I thought I read some where that people carry their glass carboys in milk crates, but not sure. I have both glass and better bottles(6.5, 6 and 5), but would like to put them in something sturdy to carry around in. Also, I'm planning on getting a couple of 3 gallon glass carboys too, what...

When people find out I brew, or when I tell them, a lot of them immediately ask me if I'm an alcoholic. Some joking, and some not. Does anyone else get this? It personally pisses me off a little. Just because I enjoy beer does not mean I'm an out of control addict. I tell them that I drink...

Title says it all, I'd like to pick up a mini fridge that will hold a 6 gallon better bottle so I can easily control the fermentation temps. I have a whirlpool fridge right now, but it has a freezer portion, and I took apart the freezer part partially and the freezer box is just hanging in...