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Ok, so we bought a new house and my "beer fridge is now locate din the garage. In the bar room of our new place, ther eis a small under-counter fridge that we currently use for bottled beer. I would love to replace it with an under the counter keg system and a draft tower ontop of the counter...

Not mine, but for those that need some hops... Homebrewers - fresh Hops

So last night I had a friend over, as he wanted me to teach him to brew. So the beer on deck was a Munich Helles (specifically the Hofbrau clone from AHBS). I made a starter last week (1/2 gallon). ANyway, the brew went smoothly, but as we were chatting near the end i mis-read my thermometer...

Well, I decided to give cheesemaking a whirl. I picked up the AHS Mozzeralla kit. I got the milk from WHole Foods...Farmers Fresh Brand I think. It was non-homogenized, low-temp pasturized. In any case, it was easy and the cheese was fantastic. My only question is the texture. I was...

I am very close to jumping into the deep end of the pool and switching to all-grain. What do you guys think of this set-up? 5 gal. Mash / Lauter Tun for homebrewing beer Allgrain - eBay (item 300309026896 end time May-19-09 08:56:40 PDT) It seems like a great set-up for the price to me. Any...

I just picked up a couple of reconditioned kegs from Pedalbiker (great kegs and a great price!) a few weeks ago. Tonight I sanitzed both of them and racked over a couple beers (AHS Hoppy Red and AHS Amber Lager). I sealed them up and hit them both with 30lbs to seat the lids. Hoppy red was...

Pretty self explanatory. I have seen so many rave reviews for BM's Cream of Three Crops Ale, but I have yet to find an extract version. Has anyone out there ceated one? -Todd

When do hops start to get thaty glorious "hop" smell? I climbed up tonight to pick one of the big cones off my 1st year Hallertau. Near the top, the cones are about 3/4 of an inch long and about a big in diamter as my index finger tip. The tips are not brown, but it felt slightly papery and...

I have noticed the same thing on my last five or six brews. I rack my wort into my primary (Ale Pail) , pitch, seal the lid with satisfying snap/hiss and add my airlock securely in the grommet. The next morning I come down and find...nothing...no airlock activity at all. A little push on the...

I have never taken pics while actually brewing before. Last night I popped the camera out for a couple: My kettle and burner rig.... My Amber Lager with a vigorous boil.... My Brew-Buddies... And my newly created Franken-Chiller.... -Todd

I have used a home made copper immersion chiller for the last year and a half. Its not the prettiest, but it does the job. A while back, my Father-In-Law (who used to do refridgeration) called me out to the pole barn and dusted off an old box. It was an unopened refridgeration "study-kit"...

Well, so many of you helped me with my questions last week that I thought I should at least post up some pics of the finished project. Unfortunaely, a weekend away followed by a severe stomach bug has meant I haven't tried the elixer found within (AHS Raspberry Chocolate Stout). My Beer...

On Monday I received two recipe kits and yeast from Austin Homewbrew Supply. Yesterday morning I smacked both yeast packs (Activator Smack Packs) to get them ready for brewing tonight. This morning, the American Wheat is swelled up like normal, and looks like its going to explode. The other...

Ok, so the other night I drilled my fridge and installed the faucets, liquid lines, shelving for the kegs / CO2, and the drip tray. Last night I racked my AHBS Choco-Rasp-Stout into a sanitized keg and connected everything. I had a few things that concerned me, and I need someone to tell me to...

Well, when I started brewing we had a little terrier and a chihuahua. He was a vicious little guy, and so the Angry Chihuahua Brewing Co. was born. We got rid of the chihuahua almost two years ago, as he did like our daughter. We picked up another silky terrier last winter. I was kicking...

Well, the wife and daughter shocked me yesterday. I was expecting something small for Father's Day, but instead I got this: :rockin: Deluxe two-tap fridge conversion from Midwest! I was shocked. And even better, was the fact I scored a free corny last week...

Well, about two months ago i found out about a LHBS place that is only about 15m in from me. I check it out and its small, but the owner was really cool and said he'd order anything I needed etc, etc. Last month i head out there agian to pick up another carboy. I ended up BSing with the owner...

I have been dying to brew a few Lagers since I started homebrewing. However, my basement remains an even 65ish year round. I do not have the space or funds for a dedicated fridge/chest freezer. My options are (as I see them) 1) Ice bath to try to hit the right temps....2)Steam beer yeast...3)...

Sunday was a busy day during which i had family over, mother's day, racking wine, broken hydrometer, etc. I also decided to bottle my Honey-Amber. On the ride into work this morning I realized that I may have made a tremendous "dumb-ass" mistake. What you may ask? I can't remember adding...

Here are my latest two labels....Pay no attention to the ABV values, they are from old label masters... My Honey Amber Ale..... And my Belgian Strong Golden... Any thoughts/suggestions/taunts? :D -Todd