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Best of intentions, thought I could pull a fast one on nature and grow my hops in cut 55gal barrels. drilled some small holes for drainage, lined the barrels with weed stop, put in dirt/rhizomes, and watered/tended all summer. Was blessed with a great harvest for a first year plants, thought...

Silly question time, I've been keeping an eye on my tank since putting it in the keezer, and due to temp, the vol gauge dipped - no biggy. I've been pouring consistantly around 12psi for a month or two, but in the last week or so it's been pouring sllllloooooooooooowwwww, and I've had to up...

Get a lot of requests for this, so here it is - I used Halo's in this recipe: Spring Tangent - Saison with Tangerines ================================== Batch Size: 2.975 gal Boil Size: 3.850 gal Boil Time: 60.000 min Efficiency: 77% OG: 12.0 P FG: 1.2 P ABV: 5.6% Bitterness: 26.1...

So, trying to get my beer fridge setup, and need to figure out the CO2 routing. Originally I wanted to just leave the CO2 tank in the fridge with the kegs, but that would take an addition spot that I want to use for lagering. Also, as I've only got the one tank, I'd have to remove it to do...

So, I didn't think 1st year rhizomes where supposed to get this big. I put up a 10' section of EMT as the rigid pole - separate for each hop rhizome, and my Chinook only sprouted two shoots that now have successfully cleared the poles and are still going strong. So strong, they've started to...

So, using some of the remaining second runnings that I didn't need, I quick boiled it up, stuck it in the freezer to cool to 70ish, and then stuck it outside under some trees with a mesh cover to keep the bugs out of it. Approximately 6P for SG. Put it in a sanitized 1pt mason jar with...

I screwed up and forgot to order it with my other rhizomes, and then bam - sold out. No biggie, I thought, I'll just put in an order to Great Lakes and get them there - and BAM, sold out there too! Sooooo, without resorting to begging (which I'm not opposed to either), anyone know where to...

So, I searched - I did, but I've got some minor questions from those that know a lot more about this than me. I finally got my pinlocks apart and started the process of cleaning/refurbing them and ran into a few questions that I can't find some answers for - 1) It appears I have two...

So I took some runnings from a stout I made last weekend, did a 15min boil to get the plato up a bit and put in a pinch of cascade to get some AA in it, cooled, and left it outside (54F, sunny, north wind @5mph) all day uncovered. Put the cooled wort into a sanitized mason jar with airlock...

So, on a whim I'm considering trying to make a GF beer just for fun. I found a local place that has reasonably priced organic GF grain, but it's not malted and in main cases de-hulled. I've been doing some reading/research on GF mashing (AG) with a cereal mash and step mashing, but I'm...

I hate double posting, but I tried in the Beginners Forum and got a lot of looks and no nibbles, so I thought I'd repost this question back into the appropriate sub-forum and try here. So - I started this journey out with AG right off the bat. Love it, very happy with it. That said, I've...

So - I started this journey out with AG right off the bat. Love it, very happy with it. That said, I've never done a partial mash/extract batch. I didn't really see the point when I'm doing sub 3gal recipes. If I did do a 5gal batch for some reason, it'd be a limitied thing - so because of...

So, after a few batches with bottles and fighting carbing like I wanted it I broke down and got two kegs (the fact AHI had them cheap helped sell it to the SWMBO). I'm already going over all the threads I can find on here, but I've got a couple questions - 1) I know I need a regulator...

Since they made this a seasonal (and according to my distributer they are hardcore on pulling seasonals - which is why I can't get my Winter Ale anymore), I figure I've got another 3 months before they pull another of my favorites. I'd like to see if there's a clone recipe out there for this...

SWMBO hinted that a grainmill may be coming in the future, and has shown approval of the new "hobby". :rockin: In an effort to keep from buying only the grains for the recipie at hand as well as provide me with the ability to brew when I want to, I'm looking to start getting some bulk grains...

So, as I'm looking even farther down the rabbit hole that is this hobby - As it stands, the two greatest things that I want to have control over are my ferm temps and water. Water's a different issue. Right now temps are fairly stable in the basement at 63-68deg depending on which corner...

So, I've gotten a wild hair in me to try a Wee Heavy. Love drinking them, did the research on them, and if I want to be enjoying a few next fall I should probably get started on some soon. The thing is, I use buckets for fermenting. Through most of the articles and experiences I've read...

Hello Everyone! I've been a short time lurker, reading everything I could about this experience and how to do it after being encouraged by a friend that wanders through my work every now and then. I saw him progress, and learned from his trials and triumphs, and mand does he make a good brew...