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I'm sure others are posting about this, too, but Hopsdirect is having a crazy "Yard Sale" today. Some of the prices: 1lb Amarillo: $16.50 1lb Citra: $15.50 1lb Columbus: $6 1lb Glacier: $6 1lb Nugget: $7 1lb Willamette: $7 Lots more, most for under $10 a lb. All 2011 Crop. Good...

Hey gang, My electric system's up and debugged so I thought I'd get rid of some of my old equipment. Will likely post on craigslist, but wanted to give my HBT homies a chance to get it first and at a lower price. I've used this equipment for more than 30 batches, and it's worked great. I...

So ... I'm just finishing up my "everything in a toolbox" build (a la Boerderij_Kabouter's "Simple" brewery) ... got a pump, 2 SSRs, PID, etc., in there. I'm running 2 elements at 120v. SS toolbox. I want to put some cooling in there, so I've got 2 computer case fans I've scavenged. My...

Sort of a stupid question, but for those using Pol's method of sealing and installing a heating element, does one absolutely need the JB Stik? Pol has it holding the PVC coupling to the element, which he does before potting the element with the JB Weld. If so, is there another product people...

I know there aren't too many hoops fans on HBT, but for those of you who are ... Who you got, mofo? I call Dallas in 6. Would love to see my boy J. Kidd finally get one. Oh, and I also call Miami in 6 for next year's finals. :cross:

So I made three beers in a row with WLP028, which lots of people seem to like. First a Dead Guy Clone, which I fermented at 62, then an IPA fermented at 65, then a Red Mild fermented at 68. I thought this was supposed to be a clean yeast, but both the Dead Guy clone and the Mild taste super...

Anyone else had experience with this yeast? Using it on an IPA right now, OG 1.061, and it's been working forever ... brewed 9 days ago, pitched a proper amount of yeast, oxygenated, etc. It's still going! Airlock is still bubbling so I took a quick peek ... there's still krausen on this...

uh, pretty much what the title says ... :) Making lots of beer for a block party in a few months. Seems like most Milds 'round these parts are browns. I'm going for a red! There are lots of recipes on the interwebz for Sarah's Ruby Mild, but looking at the recipe, doesn't really look...

Hey all, So I've been mightily inspired by JKarp's Countertop Brutus, BK's Simple Brewery, etc., and am looking to build a similar system. For ease and transportability, I'm keeping it 120v, and using two elements (2000W and 1500W), using one 20A circuit and one 15A circuit. I'm trying to fit...

I know there are a few people on the board who have this pump - I may be able to get a used one pretty cheap, and I'm just wondering how it's been working for people. They're crazy strong (1/4 HP, 1500GPH, 31.8 Max head). I'm just wondering, for those who've been using one, how loud it is...

I'm planning on brewing up a nice, pretty simple American Brown next week, and I'm trying to figure out what hops to use. The key is that I want to use hops that I already have in my freezer, since I don't want to buy any more! I have a few oz of Centennial, but I've never used them before...

Not many NBA fans here, it seems, but thought I'd start the thread anyway. Halftime of Game 1 right now. So ... who you got, m'f'er? I call Lakers in 7.

Bought 4 lbs of hops from hopsdirect last fall ... one was a lb of Cascade. I've been keeping all my hops in vacuum-sealed mason jars in the freezer. So last week I popped out my jar of Cascade to dry-hop an Oberon clone I'm doing, and when I opened the jar, there was very little of the...

Ok, so after 19 batches, I'm actually thinking about breaking protocol and dumping one ... Brewed an AG dunkelweizen a few months ago - the first wheat beer I've brewed (pretty standard recipe). 3 weeks primary, 3 weeks in bottle before drinking. Came out delicious. Exactly what I was...

Hey peoples, Just saw this on craigslist here ... nice deal for someone. (I don't know this guy at all, just saw the ad and thought I'd share). http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/for/1736010705.html

Have kind of a random question that's been bugging me a bit ... It seems that when converting other people's recipes so that they match the efficiency you generally get with your system, there are two ways to go. I've been pretty much moving back and forth between them, but I've been...

I guess this is one of those "never thought it would happen to me" threads... Did my second AG on Saturday. Made Orfy's Mild. Used the Denny Conn mash+infusion+single sparge method. So I mashed at 1.5qt/lb, infused with boiling water to reach half of my pre-boil amount. Vorlaufed until...

First off, huge props to the entire HBT site - without months of lurking, posting, reading, asking questions, etc, there's no way I could have pulled this off. Thanks all! Anyway, did my first AG on Saturday. I brewed a slight variation of Yooper's Anchor Steam clone. Used the Denny Conn...

So I'm planning on building an IC, probably this weekend. I just called a bunch of plumbing supply stores around here and the best price I could get was $33 for a 50-ft roll of 3/8" tubing. Woot! Anyway, my question is this: since I'll have 50 ft. of tubing, would it be better to make one...

Just wanted to throw a shout-out for morebeer.com. I went to the retail store in Concord last week to stock up on supplies, hops, etc, since they're so damn much cheaper than my LHBS (which shall remain nameless). The dude working there was super friendly and helpful. Their printer wasn't...