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I haven't posted on here in a long while but I just got back into homebrewing after closing on our house this last fall. I decided it was time to get rid of my old kegerator: It had 12 years on it in my possession and god only knows how many before that. It was a sad day to see it go but...

Hey Everyone, It's been a long time since I've posted here, I recently got back into brewing and am loving it. I brewed a friends Belgian Wit recipe the other day and it turned out really nice. I took it to a local get together and one of the brewers from one of the local breweries really...

Hey everyone, I've got a not-so-quick question regarding an Amarillo Pale Ale/IPA I have in a secondary. I brewed it with: 9lbs of extra light LME I steeped 1lb of 15L Crystal 1/2lb of CaraVienne 4oz. of 2 row 9.5Alpha Amarillo hop pellets 60 min 1.5oz 30 1oz 15...

Ok, I brewed a wit and pitched White Labs Wit yeast on Saturday night. Still no action in the firmentor. I didn't use a starter, and I did aerate, although I agitated the firmentor with the yeast already pitched. Temp started at 66 F and Last night (Sunday) I raised the temp to 70 F. My...

Allright, I bought a keg at my homebrew shop. It was pressurized when I got it home so I assume that everything was allright. I broke it down and cleaned everything and replaced all o-rings except the poppits which I didn't buy replacements for, they look real good anyway. They all have been...

I've got a question about Champaign Yeast in the secondary. I'm brewing a Christmas ale that is supposed to reach around 13.5% alcohol. The primary firmentation went great and was over in just about a week. I tested the alcohol content by checking the gravity, I got around 8.5%, 1.125 after...

Does anyone out there know if there is an effect of altitude on the carbonation of beer in bottles during conditioning. I ask because I live in Laramie, WY at 7200'. My beer is carbonating fine, I'm just curious about the logistics of this. My guess is that since the air is thinner the higher...

What do you all think of the New, New Belgium TV ads? They recently launched their TV campaign nearly nationwide. The ads are very artsy and were directed by Ridley Scott's Son. I just ask because New Belgium is close to Laramie and their marketing guy and PR guy came up to the University of...

Ok, I hope I'm jumping to conclusions but I am a little scared that I may have a contamination problem. I brewed an IPA on Thursday night. (tons of hops) I left town for the weekend so I didn't get to watch it do anything. Last night (sunday) when I got home there was obvious evidence of...

I'm getting ready to brew my third batch soon (IPA) I think. I just have a quick question about testing my gravity when my beer is in a carboy. I have been using a graduated cylinder and filling it with dips of my racking tube and then testing with my hydrometer. I just poke my racking tube...