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I've finally got a good and tasty starter going but I've read many different ways for maintaining it, most of which involve refrigeration. I want to avoid that if possible because I'm not one to plan my bread making that far in advance, and if I wake up one sunday morning and want sourdough...

This is a great imperial stout if you're a fan of the style. Very robust, complex, and satisfying. Especially in the cold winter months. I entered this beer in the 2011 HBT competition and it placed first in category 13. It has received scores ranging from 34 to 46 from various judges. It has...

Ok, here's one. So I brewed an American wheat back in early May, but here it is almost two months later and it's giving a detectable sulfur aroma, although it tastes very good. Problem is, the aroma does kind of get in the way of enjoying the beer because it does hit you every time you put the...

Ok, gang. This is my first attempt at a stout, or really any darker/bigger beer of any sort. I've been pretty much doing pales, bitters, IPAs and hefes but I wanted to get started on a good winter beer next. I'm a big fan of imperial stouts so that's what I was going after. But considering it's...

Looks like GQ put out a list of 50 beers you just have to try. There are some obvious selections and a few that sort of make me scratch my head. Either way, I'm bummed because I've only had maybe 10 on the list because the rest aren't sold around here :( How many have you had from the list?

I finally got around to tasting my first AG beer in a finished and carbed state, but I'm a bit disappointed. I'm sure I made a number of mistakes so I was hoping to run down the recipe and process for you guys to see if I'm missing something or if I just goofed somewhere. It's a fairly basic...

Hey gang, question. I'm going to be running 6 kegs in my keezer and right now I'm just working with a three body regulator which will run three kegs. Ideally I am looking to be able to serve at potentially three different pressures with two kegs on each. Here's the setup now: So, I was...

Maybe I missed the memo, but is GLBC bottle conditioning some beers now? Or have they always been doing it and I just never noticed? I've got some of their Conway Irish in the fridge right now and it's obviously filtered. But I picked up some Comodore Perry earlier this week and noticed the...

Not sure if this has been posted yet, but I stumbled across this interesting list of some of the best breweries in the nation for the past ten years. The 25 Best American Breweries of the Past Decade Makes me realize how many great beers are out there that I haven't been able to try or...

Unfortunately, I'm only talking about one of my beers :p My winter warmer is out of control. I've brewed a number of different beers and haven't had any odd carbonation issues. When I pour a bottle the beer instantly turns to foam the second it touches the glass. It doesn't foam out of the...

Since the season starts tomorrow I figure I'd give everyone one last shot to get in at the beginning. The rules are simple. Each week you try to pick the winner of each NFL game. No spreads to worry about. If you want in, you can sign up at: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/pickem Tell...

I was out getting the mail and the neighbor stopped by and asked me if I like horseradish. He grows his own and grates it so he gave me a jar of freshly grated horseradish. But it's a pretty big jar so what can I do with it? I know it goes good with beef and can make a mean shrimp cocktail...

In my last wheat I opted for WLP320 because according to the white labs website: I kept the ferment temps under 70, although it did skirt 68-69 for a day or so. But after 3 weeks in the fermenter and going on 3 weeks int he bottle it smells and tastes like a banana farm with real strong cloves...

Just curious what the consensus is. I can't believe it's been a month already, but my winter warmer has been in the fermenter that long and I haven't even cracked the lid to peek on it yet. Anyway, it's a bigger beer at 1.076 and I know this won't be ready to drink until probably early December...

On my first three batches that have gone to bottles I've noticed they are all reaching high attenuation and I'm missing my FG target on the low side by sometimes quite a bit. Each of the recipes are just extract kits with specialty grains and I'm not doing anything different with the recipes...

Hey gang, got a n00b question here. I'm just now starting to crack open an occasional bottle of my cream ale and it's wonderful except for one little nagging thing. There is a lingering bitterness that hangs out at the very back of your tongue after taking a drink. When you taste it, it's...

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Ordered a vial of WL hefeweizen and an ice pack from AHS. Shipped on Monday night and arrived just a while ago. We've had some scorching heat in the central part of the country so I doubt the ice pack made it longer than one day. When the package did arrive it was smokin' hot so that wasn't very...

So, I've been meaning to get around to making a wort chiller since my last post here asking if it was worth it and finally picked up most of the supplies today. I heard about some of the troubles with using 1/2" over 3/8" but figured I could muscle it if I have to and decided on 50 feet 1/2" for...

Just trying to work on my adobe illustrator skills with some tutorials and for fun decided to use an lol cat theme to match my avatar. I actually kind of like it, but unless you're familiar with lol cats or the i can has cheezburger internet meme I guess it doesn't make much sense. Either way...