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I've been lucky so far. My 2 best friends ALWAYS bring at least a sixer of some very good micro brew when they come visit. They drink what they want from the beer fridge and even hint at what they think I should make next and teh sixer is left in the fridge for me to enjoy at my leisure...

A good friend of mine has been drinking "homebrew" as of late and has been telling me how good it is. I use homebrew lightly since he actually orders it from a brew your own place and all he does is add the yeast and seal the bottles. Anyway he was over the other day and after sampling his...

It seems that anyone who is interested in drinking my beer arrives at my front door complete with their own glass and stays until either I throw them out or the beer is gone.

I am planning on ordering my first rhizomes this year. I have been growing veggies for years and with my brewing hobbie I thought it would be an interesting addition to my garden. By-laws in my city will not allow me to erect a structure over 8' in my yard. Now my thought is this. I have an...

I wasn't expecting a fully carbed beer after a week but it is usually drinkable and my pipeline was low. When I opened it, it was almost flat. I guess this one is just going to take longer.

I bottled my first wheat beer about a week ago and it seems to be taking a really long time to carb up. Does wheat beer usually take longer to carb? I am not worried I am just going to let it sit until it's ready. I'm just wondering.

I've had some pretty good luck with crashing for 2-3 days at about 2 degrees celcius.

If you're talking about that Grower's suger water than yup not even close to cider. Makes me feel ill ever time I drink it. TOO much sugar.

I love bottling. Yah it takes some time and it can get a little messy at times with all the sanitizer and caps and things but I usually try to save the last bottle of a previous batch and open the first bottle of a new batch when bottling. Almost like drinking to the health of the new brew.

I don't see why you couldn't produce either a dark ale or a lager that has a lower OG and still tastes great. Almost all of my beers start of below 1045 and no one has ever complained about the taste. What's the worst thing that can happen? You have to make (and drink) a few batches to...

I just finished that Ex that I mentioned. Thank goodness not all my favourites are ruined. While still light on flavour it was much better. Don't get me wrong. I don't think that the macros go out of their way to make bad beer or flavourless beer or go about it half @$$. I think they are...

My BIL and I were sitting around our wives' mother place over Christmas enjoying the season (for lack of a better word). He is the one that got me into home brewing so we discuss beer more than the average guys. Mom in law asks if we are thirsty and would like a drink. Then passes us a Coors...

1) Hobgoblin Ale 2) Hockley Dark (Craft brewery in Oakville Ontario) 3) Nickel Brook's Special Edition Uniek Sour Cherry Ale I know the last 2 are a little out there but mmmmmmm are they good.

NEVER work for family. I tried to help my MIL out a few times and everytime I mentioned that maybe the guys she has working for her were taking advantage of her and robbing her blind. She got mad at me and changed the locks. 6 months later she is bankrupt and looking to me for a hand out...

So I have located a supplier for hops next spring. I asked specifically if they supplied rhizomes and their response has me confused/worried. They called them sprouted roots. What is your feeling? Are these rhizomes or something else?

I added a little nutrient to my cider and gave it a swish when it got stuck. Worked like a charm.

It took me 2 years to memorize the elemental table but 56 seconds to have this burned into my mind.

I was making a Cooper's English bitter kit last night. I had planned on following the directions with the kit and not messing with it much. Just wanted an easy no fuss batch to keep the pipeline flowing. So the directions called for the addition of the kit and 500g of light DME. I added...

I have a better idea. We as a group but together our collective knowledge, back it up with some cash and open our own. I see that being a better option. I volunteer to keep the hop room clean.

I use a glass secondary because I have a glass secondary. If I had a plastic one I would use a plastic one. What ever came with my starter kit is what I use right now anyway. Most of my beers go into the secondary after a week or two in the primary for clearing and a lot of them get cold...