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Heya, everybody. It's been a long time since I've posted here, or activity brewed. Got hitched, got a house and a kid, and I'm finally committing to getting back to brewing after several false starts. I'm planning on easing back into things by starting with a dry hopped cider, and going...

I could have sworn I saw at least one or two folks on here that play guitar. Anyone? I've been wanting to learn for a while, and finally found a used electric guitar that I could learn on without out much cash. Being used though, some of the strings can stand replacing. Anyone have any...

I was going to bring this up in the other movie thread, but figured it'd be better off in its own thread. So what is you favorite bad movie? That movie, in spite of how corney, over-the-top, or just plain horrible it is, you can't help but love? My personal top two are probably - Spaced...

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Hey everybody! I'm starting to rough out plans for my next brew and was hoping for some feedback. I'm planning on brewing a Beligan Dubbel. I'm looking for a yeast strain that will give me some nice spicey notes without being overly fruity, as well as a hop that will lend some earthy / spicey...

I wondering what folks use in order to prevent / stop CO2 leaks in their kegging setup. My main leak is where the regulator meets the tank. Should I apply anything to the threads? Or should I just torque it down until it stops leaking? I've read that teflon tape is a no-no, so I was...

Well, I'm on the verge of starting to keg (have all my equipment and kegs should be delivered today), and while looking for places to fill my CO2 tank I got to thinking maybe I should take some safety measures while transporting the tank in my car. To those who have been kegging, how exactly...

Here's my rough draft for my first beer label. I'm just using GIMP at the moment. This is going to be for my California Common that's currently in the works. Since I'm intending to give some away as gifts, I figured I'd try to make a label for the bottles. Please feel free to comment and...

Hello all. I'm hoping to brew a California Common ("Steam") style beer over this coming weekend and was hoping for some input. My tentative recipe: Steam Burns 5.5 gal batch Est OG: 1.053 Est FG: 1.013 Brewhouse Eff: 70% SRM: 11 IBU: 39 7.0 lbs Pale 2-row 2.0 lbs Munich 2.0 lbs...

Question: Is there any way to estimate the fermentability of your wort given what grains are used, what temperatures they're mashed at, and for how long? I transferred my first AG batch to secondary a couple of days ago at a gravity reading of 1.009. I unfortunately didn't get an OG...

I'm a little fuzzy on First Wort Hopping (FWH). Do you throw the hops in with your first runnings, let it steep as you collect wort from the sparge, then strain it off? Or do you just leave it in there for the whole boil? Anyone tried FWH? Can you taste a difference when you have?

I just brewed up my first batch of AG last night, and would like to thank everybody for what I've learned over the course of hanging out here. The mash smelled awesome and I can't wait to try the finished product. I can't say it went off without a hitch though... Lup's Lessons Learned: -...

Has anyone used molasses in their brews before? I'm going to be brewing up some Scottish 80/- in a day or two and was entertaining the idea of throwing some in my boil. Any suggestions on how much to use? Tentative recipe: 6 lbs Light DME 1 lbs Belgium CaraMunich (steeped) 1/2 lbs...

Well, I just bottled my first batch this past Sunday, and I think I have a problem. My question to everyone is, how secure are the caps suppose to be? They don't appear to be on there very well. I even had a couple bottles that I guess I didn't line up properly, or apply enough pressure to...

Heya everyone. I've been reading through the boards for the past couple weeks and finally decided to start posting. Thanks to everyone for the info I've found here so far. I've got a tasty Irish red sitting in secondary - my first brew so far, it's gone smoothly so far thanks in part to the...