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Took some time off from brewing...work, kids, etc. Took inventory of equipment last night and got excited to brew again soon. Thinking a Memorial Day Brew!

What do you watch. I don't watch much TV, but here are the 3 I never miss. 1. Rescue Me 2. Laguna Beach... I know, don't laugh :cross: 4. Dog the Bounty Hunter:rockin:

Is iodophor different than Iodine? Can my kegs be sanitized with iodine? I am trying to save myself the 20 mile trip to the HBS, if I can pick up iodine at the local Walgreens. Who knows, maybe Walgreens would have iodophor? I was there at the HBS today and got my grain bill for this...

I am kegging a Honey Wheat next Friday. Should I force carb at 30 psi for 3 days...or carb at 10 psi (closer to serving psi) for a week before drinking? I've heard different things. What do you guys do? There are alot of ways to skin a cat, so I appreciate all the advice and why it works for...

I am in the beginning stages of planning a chest freezer kegerator. I converted an upright fridge a few years ago, but have a question about chest freezers. I know the walls of chest freezers have freon lines, but do the tops? I'm guessing that they don't, as all I have seen are plastic...

Could someone post a picture of their 3 or 4 way CO2 distributor set up? Does the distributor pictured below screw into the regulator? Or is there a line from the regulator to the brass barb of the distributor and then of course three lines off the distributor (right below red shut off valves)...

Did anyone enter the Sam Adam's brewing contest? If your beer is the winner, Sam Adams will brew and sell your beer nationally in 2007. Unfortunately, entries are due Aug. 18th. I didn't read if there was a money prize or just the satisfaction of having your beer brewed by Sam Adams.

I am interested in entering a brewing contest in Iowa. I live in Illinois. Does anyone have and recommendations on how to ship beer. I think I will need to bubble wrap and package at home, and then bring it to the UPS store and lie about what I am shipping. I believe there are restrictions...

I finally got around to posting some pics of my setup and brew session today (See the gallery). It is a very simple 3 tier brewery. My sparge drip works great. So far I have been pleased with all my brews. I hope to enter the Red Ale I brewed today in a competition at Millstream Brewery on...

I was watching Fox New's coverage of Katrina Relief and saw that Anheuser Bush is canning water at the brewery and sending cases to hurricane refugees . They are white cans that say drinking water on them with the A/B eagle crest ST. LOUIS (Sept. 2, 2005) – Anheuser-Busch Companies said...

Does anyone know the shelf life of homebrew? My brew is typically not around long enough for it to be a concern. However, I have a few brews now that I would like to submit in HB contest the first week of Novemeber. Thanks in advance.

After the 2 week bottle conditioning should all the bottles go into the fridge? Or I assume when you find a point that they taste pretty good they should all go into the fridge at that point to halt any further conditioning. Am I correct in my thinking? I have an IPA that has been in a box in...

Man, hefe seems to carbonate quick. Batch has been in the bottle 4 days, and because I'm impatient I sampled one last night. Already has great carbonation and taste. I need to lock it way for two weeks so I don't drink it prematurely.

We'll, in my mind summer is over. I teach middle school in the western suburbs in Illinois. Football started today, and school starts next week. I know, I know, most of you have been working all summer and don't feel my pain. I love teaching and coaching so pain is the wrong word, I'm just...

Just today, I bought 3 kegs in good condition at a garage sale for $10. The guy kinda noticed me salivating over the kegs. He said, "Put some glass over them, they make great tables." I told him I plan to brew beer in them, and he gave me a blank stare as I carried them off to the family...

The Clone Brews books calls for 90 minute mash at 150 degrees on all of the recipes. I have followed the various recipes schedule. However, if conversion has taken place after 60 minutes (via iodine test) can I start the run offs and begin sparging, or should I keep the mash for full 90...

I am always worried that I will run out of propane during my brew session. So, I figured out some weights of my propane tank. I just set the tank on the bathroom scale to figure things out. I don't trust the strips on the side of the tank to tell me empty levels. empty tank: 17.5 lbs full...

The hefeweizen I brewed on Wednesday has had a very active fermentation, in fact it filled the airlock twice on thursday. After the second time I attached a 3' blow off tube. I should have done this from the start, as I had a hefe earlier this summer with a very volatile fermentation.

Thoughts on Promash software? I just ordered it today so I am interested to hear what users have to say. Does a user manual come with it? Is it user friendly? I probably should have posted questions before buying it, but figured I need it now that I am doing AG. Thanks in advance for feedback.

Help...I'm looking to purchase a chest freezer; however, as you know it's not going to be used to freeze anything. :D To keep a chest freezer from freezing temps, all I need to do is plug the chest freezer into a thermostat device and plug the thermostate into an outlet, correct? By setting...