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I was reading the latest mens fashion magazine, Esquire, and they had a tiny article on a small in-home copper distilling unit. Here's a pic: I found it kind of cool. Tell me if I'm out of line, but I could definitely see some people on this forum exploring this...though, I believe it costs...

I posted this same thing in my old thread on my German Pilsener recipe but people don't seem to respond to new posts on really old threads. So, in hopes that people respond, I have created a new thread about my tasting. I opened up the first bottle of my German Pilsener after 10 days...

Homebrewer_99 posted this recipe awhile back and I have some questions about it: Budweiser Budvar True Budweis lager. Spritzy aroma of hops and gentle fruit. Quenching, beautifully balanced in the mouth, bitter-sweet Finish with light vanilla notes. OG: 1048 / 11.9 Plato Lager malt (Pilsen)...

I've decided to buy a kegging system from Morebeer.com. My g/f goes to Chico State and I would like to introduce my homebrew to their parties...what better way than a keg? Though, I have some questions about transporting it. I live 3 hours away and own a Mitsubishi Lancer. Is it possible to lay...

I just made my first big beer, 1.60 OG, and forgot to buy a blowoff tube. I came down this morning and a nice sticky foamy substance was bubbling from the top of the airlock. I had not choice but to clean it off and then pour some of the beer out of carboy to make space. Now I'm wondering, do I...

So I got a temp control unit about a week ago and put it on its coldest setting. But, before I get into it, let me set you up. This fridge could easily be 15 years old. It has a number system 1 being the warmest, 9 being the coldest. But then has a letter system right next to it with strange...

Many people on this forum work in the Air Force or Navy. Pure coincidence? Is there something about being in the military that facilitates a passion for beer brewing? Has anyone asked this before?

Right now I'm drinking a beer called The Tanner's Jack made by Morland, an English brewing co. The back says: "The Tanner's Jack is a flavoursome and well-hopped ale brewed to celecrate an 18th century tradition of drinking fine ales from leather tankards called black jacks or simply...

I'm having a bit of a trust problem. My Brewmaster's Bible says the formula for IBUs is: (Oz x AA x Utilization (boil time Ex. 60min = 30)) divided by 7.25. My perle hops are 7.7% @ 60 min. This formula comes up with 31 IBUs while Recipator comes up with 12.4. Who do I trust? I don't have...

So I've decided to use the easy PM method from the Dummies guide which consists of using pots, your bottling bucket, a collander, 150-158degrees, etc. To keep things very simple (baby steps), I'm going to concentrate mainly on converting my specialty grains--that I normally steep--to PM. Mind...

Last night I had a Spaten. It seemed to be a more creamy version of Heinneken. I need some help identifying the bittering taste in these beers. Pale Ale's bitter taste is something you can easily identify and call it bitter. But Hennieken and Spaten--its more of a "funk" than a bitter. "Funk" in...

I'm just wondering, how come home brewers are so into the honey beers? I don't think I've ever seen a commercial brand that sells a "honey beer." Perhaps that's why!...But I'm just kind of curious, is there something about honey that goes so well with beer? I personally have never tried...

Hey, I was wondering, does anyone know how long cracked grains might last in the freezer? I always order my grains cracked but never use all of them. I think I'm going to start ordering them un-cracked and then improvising with a rolling pin. Also, I ordered a pound of honey malt but never used...

Hey, I'm planning on making my second Dusseldorf Alt and was wondering if anyone knew a commercial brand that can be purchased in the US...preferably california. I live in the bay area so I have access to quite a few gourmet stores, I just cant think of any brands off the top of my head. I've...

I'm postin' this in the Beginners section because it's my first lager. I pitched one WL test tube of German Pilsener into ~60degree wort (used 1lb of ice to cool) and placed it in a controlled fridge at ~52 degrees. I did all of this on sunday and still no bubbles at all. No foam. nada. Theres...

Got all the ingredients. The external temp controller. Let me know what you think: 6lb German Pils LME (morebeer.com) 60min: 1.5oz Hallertauer @ 4% 20min: 1.5oz Hallertauer @ 4% 2min: 0.5oz Tettnanger @ 3.5% Other: 2 oz MaltoDextrin (just cuz' I have it) Water...

I bought an analog temperature controller from morebeer.com. How do you place the temp. sensor in the fridge? It has a thin point at the tip of the tube and then coils at the other side. http://morebeer.com/product_images/1/1580.jpg

So I recently bought The Complete Joy of Homebrewing as an addition to my Dummies guide (which is great). I've been looking at Papazian's pilsener recipes and it seems that he never includes carapils. I plan on brewing a German Pilsener this weekend and I have 0.5lb of carapils. I know that...

I've been drinking some belgians lately and one of them happened to be Abbey of Leffe-Blonde. I believe all other Belgians I have drank utilized bottle fermentation. Though, this Leffe (drinking it as I type) doesn't have anything. I watched as I poured the contents into its designated glass and...

So I racked my APA into the secondary and then placed it in the closet. I then thought, Oh yeah, I was going to dry hop it. So, I sprinkled about 1/2 oz of cascade hops on top. There wasn't a whole lot of room at the top of the carboy mind you. They have expanded. Its been one night and...