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I brewed a IIPA. I love bitter beers, and this one is very very bitter. Maybe too bitter. I was thinking that if I primed it with maple syrup or honey, some of the sweetness left over would help balance out the bitterness...? What do you think? What are you experiences?

Here is my craigslist ad: http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/for/3792196209.html Mention HBT and I will give you a little discount, and maybe we can trade a sixer of homebrew!

I have two 1/2 gallons of homemade 100% natural maple syrup. What are your experiences? When do you add it? During the boil? Flame out? Into the fermentor? How much is too much? How much is not enough? What yeilds the most flavor? How good is priming with maple syrup? What is an appropriate...

12 psi and 3 weeks later i consider my beer fully carbonated. I want to serve beer at a lower psi to reduce foaming, and personally i don't think beer should be coming that fast any ways. What is the proper way to accomplish this? After 3 weeks, drop the psi to the appropriate serving...

The title says it all. I have a 2012 darkness that I would like to trade, a pentagram, and a smoke that I would like to trade, and maybe even a 2011 darkness for two 4 packs... Maybe that's greedy tho, I'm not sure.

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/fod/3724018945.html This is my craigslist add. Its been up for a couple days and I do not have any takers. Is my asking price to high? Any suggestions ?

Im not sure if this is the right place to post this, but oh well... The title pretty much says it all. Im looking for a group of home brewers that would be interested in trading home brews once a month or so. The intent is to get honest and non bias feedback on your brew. I have a bunch of...

Im not sure if this is the right place to post this, but oh well... The title pretty much says it all. Im looking for a group of home brewers that would be interested in trading home brews once a month or so. The intent is to get honest and non bias feedback on your brew. I have a bunch...

Im looking for a pale bitter ale recipe that has a good reputation. Im looking to brew a session beer with tons of flavor. Roughly 4% ABV. Im thinking something similar to Surly's Bitter Brewer but have no idea how to tackle it. Im on my 10th or so AG and have been throwing together some...

So I was attempting a single hop IPA/PA experiment. My intention was to brew a 6 gal wort, and boil two 3 gal (boil dow to 2 gal) batches with a different hop in each one. Ferment in 3 gal carboys. I messed up. I wanted my IBU'S around 45. In the recipe calculator I did not adjust the hop...

I'm starting my single hop IPA/PA experiment tonight. I'm looking for a good grain bill that's pretty simple. I'm looking for the 5.5% ABV range. Not too malty, I want the hops to shine through more then anything. Looking right around the 40-50 IBU range. Anyone got any suggestions for a...

I have two beers fermenting right now. Black IPA Safael US-05 yeast - temp range 59-75 degrees Fahrenheit Brew day - 3/2/13 Scotch Ale Wyesst 1720 Scottish Ale - temp range 55-75 degrees Fahrenheit Brew day - 3/9/13 They are both in my room and the only way I can control temp is by letting...

I am new to kegging. this is the second and third batch I have kegged. I am entirley self taught. Below are pictures of my kegarator. I have one CO2 tank, one regulator, two kegs, and two taps. Both kegs are full of beer; an IPA and a Pale Ale). The regulator is set to 12 PSI (I'm slowly...

A liquor story by my house has a few cases of Surly Pentagram left. They are selling it for $29.99 limit 2 per customer. Let me know what you have in these styles that you would be willing to trade: RIS, IIPA, IPA, Black IPA, Stouts

I brewed an 6 gal Oatmeal Stout on 1/19/13 11 English Maris otter 1.85 lbs flaked oats 1 Belgian special b .85Franco-belges kiln coffee malt 1 English chocolate malt .5 English black malt Boil time and additions 60 min 1 oz nugget pellet hops 30 min .5 oz willamette pellet hops 0 min .5 oz...

Hey sorry everyone. None left to trade.

So right now I have three 5 gal batches that are ready to bottle/keg. IPA Pale Ale Double Oatmeal Stout The Pale Ale and the IPA were fermented at my house, and the Oatmeal Stout did primary at a friends, I transferred it to secondary and then took it home. It has been in secondary for about...

I'm sick of taking hydrometer readings. It's a pain in the butt. I've done some research on refractometers, and they seem to be inaccurate. Can anyone help out here? I want to get a refractometer, but I'm not sure if its a good idea. Can anyone shed some light on the refractometer-hydrometer...

Anyone know what this is? I can't tell if its an actual inch of grey sediment or just a thin layer of build up on the edges.... What do you think?

I brewed it 3 weeks ago, transferred to secondary 1 week ago. Here is the recipe: Sacch' rest 155 for 60 min Mash out 170 for 30 min 1-2 weeks primary, 4 weeks secondary 11 English Maris otter 1.85 lbs flaked oats 1 Belgian special b .85 Franco-belges kiln coffee malt 1 English chocolate...