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everyone has their own tastes when it comes to beer but i must admit.while i was in myrtle beach over the summer i noticed it in every store i went so i tried the lager and i must say that it was one of the finest tasteing mass produced american lager beers i have ever tried..we can't get it...

i bought out a stores entire stock of brewers best kits and they were all pretty good and most were a couple years old..i don't use kits anymore and have gone on to all grain brewing in the fall and winter and extract in the spring and summer..all in all BB kits are very good and contain...

try useing some viagra with the starter..ha ha.........

iv'e bought 6 kegs off of a guy on ebay..he doesn't clean them or anything when i get them all i do is pull up on the pop off valve and if it's gassed and smells like pepsi it tells me 2 things .it's been used for pepsi and it doesn't leak..then i order o ring kits and clean them up and all of...

ive done 2 all grain so far..best beers yet but being summer now and i don't have as much free time i'm back to extracts...brown,porters and stouts in the winter and wheats ,ipa and pale ale in summer..low gravity in the summer i crashed my new rideing mower 2 weeks ago guess i better stick to...

i brew about 200 gallons a year..i'm the only drinker since i have my kegerator locked down really good....hmmm can you say dad loves his beer!!!even got the cholesterol down from 320 to 153...go home brew!

just raised a toast to you brother..fighting men like you are what keeps us safe and free..there are too many in this country who forget who gave the ultimate sacrifice...stay safe and thank you.

i put mine in my hop garden..it was a big mistake i had thousands of ants..ended up useing pesticide to get rid of them.

i finally got my hops in the ground last weekend. this ohio weather has been great the last week..50's at night and 70's in the day..i was told by a guy to put my spent grains in with my potting soil where i have my hops..DON'T DO IT!!!...you will have an ant infestation from hell...spent grains...

i planted my nugget hop rhizomes in pots about 2 weeks ago and they popped up 2 days ago i planted 3 and i'm getting about 3 to 5 shoots on each.i'm gonna wait till they get a little root bound before i put them outside maybe in another 2 weeks i want to make sure we don't have anymore freaky...

Well i did my first all grain brew last friday and everything went great took about 4 hours from start to finish . i enjoyed the whole ritual...i made a brown ale..i'm getting ready to rack to secondary in a few minutes..i decided to buy one of those sparge arms from phils mashing and those...

I just got my 30qt. brew pot in the mail today..and last night i was reading everyones advice on how to drill stainless..well i started with a 1/8 bit for a pilot then i found a step bit that i had buried in my tool box. it took me less than 5 minutes to do the whole job..by the way just running...

thanks for the info guys ..looks like i'm gonna be looking into the crankandstein.basic.i'm wanting to keep this under $100

i use straight water but if it's really tough i use a little TSP.and then let it soak over night..a good rinse with hot water ..

I'm ready to start all grain and am wondering where i can find a grain mill for a cheap price.i do 5 gal batches about every 2 weeks.so i won't be needing something all that fancy..i have a local HBS.where i can get everything i need but i have to drive 45 min to get there .they have a mill...

Thanks for the advice.i'll be returning the 5 gal and getting a 10 gal this weekend..i kind of figured thats what i'd hear...oh well it's better to get the right things the first time..as for the 30 qt. kettle everywhere i looked you are gonna spend around $100 plus shipping for a larger...

after doing around 50 extract brews i'm ready to do all grain..i allready have a nice propane burner,sparge water bucket all the taps and fittings and am waiting on my 30 qt. stainless brew pot which i got used off ebay for $53..so here's my question..i bought a 5 gal round igloo water cooler...

iv'e used whole hops and pellets ..i can say that it's easier to throw the whole hops in a bag and fish it out after the boil..and not have to mess with the crap at the bottom of the kettle.i'm getting ready to grow my own .2 weeks ago i ordered 9 rhizomes from michigan bulb..fuggle hops.. that...

your not alone brother,i used used a wyeast on an ale i just brewed and followed the instructions to the letter..and i had the same exact results that you did..i pitched at 70 degrees..i waited a full 36 hours and nothing..i decided to use some nottingham dry that i allways have on hand..and bam...

i set my regulater at 40 then shake it till it won't absorb any more gas then let it set a day and do it again...let age for a week or 2 and serve at 10 psi...i don't know if anyone else does this but i set my reg at 10 psi and and shut all my tank valves and serve beer till it looses some flow...