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I'm looking to buy a neon beer sign as a housewarming gift for a friend. He's intent on setting up a bar in the basement so I thought I'd help get him started. He really likes SN, so I found these on ebay: sierra nevada sign, Collectibles items on eBay.com Has anyone had experience with...

A couple of nights ago I sprayed my hops with an organic insecticide after noticing some pests (white flies?) causing some small holes to form on the leaves. My Warrior plant also had some minor leaf curl. The bugs are white/light colored and fly off the leaves when disturbed. BUT, I came...

I have 3 rhizomes in 20" planters, all in their first year. My cascades just sprouted. One of them is about 5 inches high, the other just broke dirt. I inserted wooden stakes into the pots and drilled a hole near the top to run twine from the soil to eye-hook anchors at the top of my balcony...

Has anyone stumbled upon any articles related to grafting hops to other rootstock or vice versa? I'm curious :)

I just saw this written up in BeerAdvocate and thought I'd share: Tap Handles Purty. Would look nice in a more modern looking bar.

So I brewed this pumpkin ale back during the election craziness. I only thought it was appropriate to name this a "post election" pumpkin ale. Going along with my Internet slang theme for beer labels, I called this one GG, for Good Game. I was working on it late last night and realized it...

So my extended family does a Yankee swap secret Santa at Christmas. This year I plan on doing a beer basket, since the majority of my family doesn't enjoy beer outside the domestic macros. I'd like to open their eyes :) I'd like to have a book on beer styles and history in there, in addition...

Going w/ my parents and brother for a week to Ireland. We're doing a self guided tour with a rental car and staying at hotels/B&Bs across the way. Fortunately there's 3 of us driving, so hopefully we won't end up in a ditch or off a cliff. We're renting a Volvo wagon, considering we're spending...

So our corporate picnic is coming up and I'm responsible for picking up the keg. Based on the size, a 1/4 keg is sufficient. Last year we had Old Dominion Ale, which was pretty good and universal. I'm looking for something drinkable on a hot day, preferably not macro, and appealing to a large...

What do you think? The descriptive text on the left and right sides is at least 7 pt, so it *should* be legible, but who knows. If it doesn't, I might make a backside label for the text and just put the graphic on the front label. I plan to print on Avery 2"x4" white shipping labels on...

Do any of you pre-soak your whole hops with water in secondary? Here are my newbie observations about using whole dry hops: 1) I lose some precious beer when racking from secondary. 2) They also tend to float on top, which forces me to shake the thing vigorously to get them all...

Does anyone know where I can find plastic beer bottle crates? I searched and saw some pics of users with branded beer crates... pretty neat. Even those milk bottle crates might suffice... I'm getting sick of storing my beer in cardboard 6-pack carriers. They're too flimsy and not really...

Last night I opened up a bottle of my pale ale, the 2nd beer I've brewed so far. It tasted... alcoholic and a bit harsh. The flavors overpowered the hops and malt flavors. About a month ago, the first times I tasted it (several bottles) it was really good. I even shared it with some friends...

I've seen the image on these forums a few times. It was a multi-colored wheel that had taste and aroma descriptions for evaluating a beer. Can someone link me please? Thanks.

I recently bought a 15-gal MegaPot from Northern Brewer. When I tried to install the ball valve the outer silicone o-ring got crushed and when I tightened everything up it had a small leak. Does anyone know where I can get more of these o-rings? Home Depot and Lowes only seem to have...

So I'm sitting down watching TV and BOOM I hear an explosion in my closet. Of course, this is where I keep my beer. Out of sight from the evil sun and sitting in a black garbage bag. Turns out a bottle from my Old Ale decide to relieve itself of it's neck and cap. LOL! Forgive my newbness...

I'm a novice brewer (only a few extract brews under my belt thus far) and have some money to burn on new brewing equipment. Most of this was originally inherited but I did pickup a few cheap extras thus far. Here is my equipment inventory: 01) 2 x 5 gal. glass carboys w/ airlocks 02) 1 x...

I plan on brewing a Strong Ale using Wyeast #1318. Is it necessary to try and achieve the water profile for London using mineral additions? I'm extract brewing this time, but in general, is this necessary? Thx -Brandon

So I started my 2nd extract brew Saturday morning. I'm brewing an IPA and I decided to primary in my plastic fermenter and secondary in my glass carboy. I have 1 oz whole Cascade for dry hopping in the secondary. I used Wyeast #1332 liquid pitchable. I woke up Sunday morning and noticed some...