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Developing a recipe, but before brew day wanted to see what you guys thought. The idea is to make a simple cream ale, with some toasted/biscuit flavor to keep it from being too plain but still light enough to be a session ale. 5gallon batch 5lb Amber Extract 1lb Corn Syrup 1lb American...

Since I'm using the growlers to condition test batches I figure I'd organize 3-4 people for a tasting and use the growler for that purpose; so pouring it all at once and drinking the growler isn't that big an issue.

Moving to a simple one gallon brew setup to experiment with new recipes as the waste or risk is less than with a 5 gallon setup, I'm considering using stainless steel fliptop growlers for carbonating (2 growlers versus 10 bottles). Considerations: Glass growlers seem to be an issue for most...

Yooper. Theres an easier idea... Unfortunately I don't have a local HBSS, so I'd have to see if any of the organic or health stores carry maltodextrine (cant imagine why, but its more likely there than say a supermarket). Will probably order some on the next run to have around just in case...

the plan was to rack it out of the keg (after taking it off the gas and venting gas over a weekend) into a fermenter, and adding the new wort to the fermenter, letting it ferment again and then re-kegging the beer. Otherwise, as you guys said, i'd have an explosive keg. It isn't an overnight...

So I brewed a batch using the same recipe twice. Put one in bottle conditioning/carbonation the other in a keg for forced carbonation. The only difference is the method of carbonating (with priming sugar versus CO2). The kegged beer has the proper flavor profile and carbonation, but it seems...

Opted for a slightly different approach since the last post. Going with a smaller nanobrew approach to gradually grow out to microbrew size. Added plans for a taproom in the front with the most basic of homebrew supply store (hops, grains, yeast). To cover expenses our costs seem to point to...

So, after a while as per many homebrewers one decides to make that effort and turn this hobby into a professional money generating endeavor. With a friend we're doing the initial due diligence to see if a microbrew is viable. We basically want to have a small brewery with a modest tap room and...