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Where was that thread with the calcs to figure the proper dry weight based on the orignal (wet) weight? From what I remember, it was approximately 22% of wet weight...based on drying to 10% moisture...but I'm not sure. Help anybody? Thanks

So I brewed ten gallons of wit. Usually I'll just leave my brews in primary for at least two weeks and keep an eye on them. I'm leaving out of town for 5 days today...and let's just say that the wife is much less interested in beer than I am so...I'm worried about temp control in the house...

So i'm a kegging noob, have only kegged one beer before. Is there any disadvantage to kegging highly hopped beers? Will hop aroma dissipate more quickly when kegged?

So I did another all grain batch yesterday...and I missed my OG. I want to know how I can estimate my OG based on a hydrometer reading after the sparge/pre-boil. Or even during the boil...take a sample and then figure out how much/how long I will need to boil off to get down to target OG...

There was wheat on the family farm this year...so I have lots of raw wheat at my disposal. I also have some Willamette/Cascade hops that I grew on the farm last year. My aim is to combine the two for an "all family grown" beer... which would get everybody pumped up! I would like to go...

My wife's grandpa busted out this ancient coffee grinder and wanted to know if I could use it for grain. It needs a cord, so I'm just cleaning it up tonight...I'll put a cord on tomorrow and see what it does (if anything). it is adjustable...but there is no "lock" for the...

I've got 4.5 gallons of watermelon juice that I'm about to pitch my yeast starter into (made with cane sugar, just like the sugar I added to the juice). winemaking: Watermelon Wines i followed the above instructions and used the first recipe given. Also, the author recommends...

i've got these green ladybug impersonators that are eating the crap out of my hops. i saw one or two a few days ago...now there are hundreds. can't remember what these are actually called... but they are chewing up the leaves of my hops with impunity. already sprayed a home-made...

I'm in the middle of my sparge. Second all grain batch ever. HLT water is around 170F. Temp on MLT reads about 145. Mashed at 154-156 (swmbo slayer - Biermuncher recipe) Should i try to maintain a higher temp on MLT during sparge? many thanks.

i read some older threads a while back where a few members stated they only watered every 2-3 weeks, instead of every day like a lot of us do. for those that use a watering schedule that spans weeks, when do you begin this? is it only for mature (second or third year) plants, or suitable for...

so i finally got around to building my hop trellis. after lots of mulling over ideas, i decided to build one like ander's 'cause i was able to scrounge all of the pipe from a junk pile and only have to buy cable, hardware and string. that said, i spent around $160. i change a few...

that has a real slick online recipe calculator? i believe the site had a blue color scheme...and its a place that lots of people rave about their excellent (fast) shipping and service? was on there last week but can't find it now.:cross: thx.

i totally misread my thermometer. i was trying to mash at 152...i mashed at 52 CELSIUS. then i sparged at 70 Celsius. already dumped the grain in the dirt...i'm starting my boil right now. can is save this??? i'm just starting my boil now. shall i just boil a lot off???

My wife and I are planning a last minute trip next week to Oregon. We want to see some hop farms if possible...thought it would be cool to see. We were hopeful that there were some farms in central or southern Oregon. Anybody got any ideas?

has anybody else had this? it was on tap at the brewery last year and was fan-freakin-tastic. it was so refreshing, light... had a very soft "feel" with regard to carbonation...and just citrusy enough...just excellent. i'm still thinking about it one year later. i've tried about five...

so...what is the deal with wheat? does it need to be malted? can it be used without being malted? can you malt your own? my family has about sixty acres of wheat in this year and i can get all i want for free...so free ingredients = lots of beer right?

short story: on easter, we all go to the wife's family's place. dinner goes as normal...then about half the crowd leaves (and all the non-drinkers are gone). my wife decides to make dessert, and i think i need a beer to go with it. I break out the six-pack of home brew porter i brought...

title says it all. she doesn't mind me brewin... she even buys me beer. but she can't stand it herself. i wonder if she's ever even had a whole beer in her life. i'm thinking of brewing something really mellow to help her get started. everytime she tries something i make i get the...

So I moved in January and transplanted my two surviving hop plants about two weeks ago. Then I started to wonder how much of these plants i left behind. So I went back to my old place this morning to dig a little bit and found some more rhizomes left behind. I was astonished to see how big...

So last year was my first year for hop growing. I planted 2 ea of cascade, chinook, sterling and willamette. one cascade and one willamette survived, and i had some tiny shoots/leaves on chinook, sterling and willamette, but all burned back in the sun and died. I live outside the Sacramento...