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My recipes usually include at least an ounce of whole hops to act as a filter bed. I found a while ago that using only pellets would often clog the system. Recently I have been noticing less and less of a whole hop selection at my two LHBS's... talking to the staff at one of the stores, it...

My girlfriend and I are planning a prickly pear braggot. We harvested 9lbs prickly pear fruit yesterday from the Texas hill country. Last night we reduced that to 5 cups of juice at 1.034, which we held at around 170* for 20 minutes then transferred to a sanitized mason jar. This is the gravity...

I am planning a fermentation chamber to be constructed from a dorm sized fridge, as I have seen several others have done. I have a couple questions (and will likely have more before I'm done). Should I make a drain hole and try to slightly slope the floor towards it? Any need for this due to...

10 lbs Pale Malt 0.75 lbs Crystal 90L 1 lb Roasted Barley 0.5 lbs Chocolate Malt 1.125 lbs Oatmeal (1 small tin, use the 1 min. oats) 0.5 lb Rice hulls 0.5 lb Cocoa powder (in mash) 72 fl.oz. organic cherry juice concentrate (SG = 1.240, added to secondary) 0.25 lb Cocoa powder...

Hey everybody, I have been absent from HBT for about 4 years (wow, has it been that long?!?!), but I have returned. I've been steadily brewing, looking back at my notes I was at batch 29 last time I posted at HBT, and I will bottle batches 90 and 91 this weekend. I look forward to...

SWMBO found a decent deal on a chest freezer, and I am trying to figure out the total cost of buying one. What temp controllers do people use? I would like something that can get down to lagering temps, although I will be brewing mostly ales (32 - 68 *F).

I just finished up my third batch on the propane setup. The propane tank didnt make it through the session. The flame was petering out when I was trying to heat the boil. I got about 2.5 brews to this tank of propane. Is that about normal? What can I do to maximize the brews per tank?

Happy <Jewish> New Year! Jewbeard, I think I noticed that you had made a cyser for the occasion. I am drinking my own right now. For those not in the know, apples and honey are eaten on Rosh Hashana to symbolize a sweet new year. Its nice having three new years in my family. We get the...

I went to the HEB at Brodie Lane and William Cannon today. They are selling off their remaining Chapau lambic for $1.99 a bottle. I guess they will not carry it anymore, but they will continue to stock Lindemans. I got 12 or so bottles, but there are some left. They have a bunch of flavors...

I jsut put together a stand for my grain mill. The only time that Ive use it so far, I had trouble keeping the RPMs down. When the grains were in the hopper, the drill either wanted to go full bore or not at all. Here's the deal: my dad has an old lathe that hasnt been assembled, much less...

This is the stand that I built for my new grain mill. With this, a ten gallon cooler that is my HLT, the zapap MLT that I had been using for PM, and a turkey fryer that I got as a wedding present from my sister, I am ready to go AG. First batch to follow soon, hopefully next week. This is...

I am building the base for my new Crankandstein. I have a slot in the wood for the grains to fall through, and four holes for the mounting bolts. When I attach the mill, the powered roller does not want to turn by hand, and the other roller turns freely. The stuck roller does not appear to...

I'm designing a hopper and base for my new grain mill. I have a 4 gallon bucket that I got from a bakery. How many pounds of grain should fit into a 4 gallon bucket? I am wondering if I should design it around a four gallon bucket, or if I will need to get a 5 gallon soon. This will also...

I went to the Igloo outlet store today and picked up a 10 gallon cooler (about $60) for $16.31 after tax. It will serve as HLT as I dabble into brewing outdoor and AG. Later It will be a MLT. The store is on I-10 between Katy and Sealy, TX. Exit 737. They have more, and they are...

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/search/content/food_dining/epaper/2007/07/05/a8fn_beercol_cans_0705.html Even Charlie Papazian reportedly said "wow".

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I need to get SWMBO's car from Austin to Houston, and it wont start. Does anyone know the cheapest/best way to do this? My father in law has a Ford Explorer, and Uhaul wont rent a towing dolly to those, Penske will only rent one if you are renting a truck too. Does anyone know what we...

This recipe was created by Dude in 2006 (unfortunately I cant find a copy of the original recipe anymore). This is the version that I made for Summer 2007. This years batch was far better than last years, but that is probably due to improvments in my technique moreso than changes in the...

So I got a new turkey fryer for our wedding and I should be pretty close to going all grain, and saving some cash. I have a few questions: The brewpot is aluminum, I am suposed to do a full boil with just water before attempting to make beer correct? Is it ok to fry a turkey in my new...

So its finally happening this Friday. All the family is starting to come in today, and we have almost everything ready. I made three batches of mead for the toast, bottled them, labeled them, and put wax on the tops of the corked bottles. Unfortunately, they will be served from the bar...