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My emerging hops have a slight pink hue to them.. Is that normal?

Hey there - Couple of items I want to trade - I've got a couple of 2000w Heatsticks that I'm not using anymore (mounted elements in my kettle instead of using the sticks).. They work great and I've used them many times to heat water in my Mash Tun. I've also got a multi-level bottle...

I'm growing Cascades, 1st year, although I have about 22-25' of growth (they were starts not rhizomes). My burrs have just shown up everywhere. Is there any general time estimates from burr to ready-to-harvest time?

I've ran into an issue of wort scorching onto my elements in my ekettle (I run 2 x 2000w HWD 120v elements to boil 7 gallons). This is probably becuase I didn't really do a great job of cleaning my elements after each boil, I basically just rinsed them off. This scorching essentially ruined 3...

Thrice now I've brewed a certain pale ale. The original recipe was from Austin Homebrew, the next two batches were with grains from my LHBS. The 2 recent batches with grains from my LHBS have had this, well, strange flavor/aftertaste I'd call "smokey or ashy". I mean, it could be a malty...

I've got a 10 gal Alum brew kettle I'm not using anymore & want to get rid of. It has a hole drilled in it for a weldless fitting (bargain fittings style), but you'll have to get your own weldless valve. When installed it works great. Also has the stainless "T" installed for a weldless...

I found lids at my local True Value -they're made for 5 or 7 gal buckets & they don't have a gasket. They don't fit real tight, so they're perfect to use instead without an airlock. Not that an airlock is hard to use or anything, its just a simplification of my process. One less thing to...

Stealth quiet, efficient. So glad I jettisoned the burner. Love it!

Holy crap! I just kegged my 1st batch 2.5 weeks ago. I picked up my keg yesterday and is REALLY light. Its almost kicked! I've never consumed a 5 gal batch in this little time. Maybe its becuase its a session beer, maybe because I had some pals over for a brew day, but DANG it went fast...

So, I have a hook up with Sierra Nevada.. Do I drink it, or wait a bit??

I got my 3 gal Kegs today.. kinda confused by the poppits. They don't seem to come out like I've seen on 5 gal kegs. They look to be seated in a groove where the "feet" of the poppits are locked into. Do 3 gal keg poppits come out? That'd be weird if they didn't..

I've been curious about the temperatures that other brewers set their fermentation temps to at the beginning of fermentation process for an ALE, using a netural yeast like 05. Say you've just pitched yeast and you're putting your fermenter into your temperature controlled fridge or whatnot -...

Those of you that use 3 gallon kegs - are you pretty happy with them? Do the hold up as well in use when compared to 5 gallon kegs? I'm considering going with 3 gallon kegs vs 5 for a few reasons: 1, I don't have to modify my beer fridge 2, I can take one and leave one from a 5 gal...

I'm getting a tankless water heater installed next week. The plumber says I can set the temp of water to whatever I want with the digital controller - max temp of 180. He's going to install a valve in my garage for when I brew - I will be able to get mash-temp water on demand at my brew...

I've been brewing using the No Chill method & really dig it. I want to start making real wort starters, but I'm not sure of the process. If you've done this, can you let me know your process? I'm guessing that I could: 1. boil some water in my erhlemeyer flask in the microwave 2. dump...

I brewed the Spiced Porter (AG) kit from Austin Homebrew Supply last weekend.. Things were going great: Hit my mash temps exactly & the amount of water I heated was perfect to get my pre-boil volume perfectly after mashing.. ..BUT.. My efficiency was waaaay off. I've brewed a couple of...

I did my first batch solely on electric the other night. I love it. I can boil in my garage, with my garage door cracked. No more inclement weather or peering neighbors. I love it. I also did the batch No Chill. Shaved a bunch of time off the brew day - I'm hooked on both. Receipe was...

Getting ready to brew a Holiday Ale & I'm wondering if I need to add the spices at at different time? Receipe calls for the spices to be added at 3min - should I still follow this? Thanks! J

I'm wanting to permanently make my boil kettle an electric boil kettle. I ordered a couple of stainless heater element nuts & silicone washers from Bargain Fittings. I brew 5.5 gallon batches in my garage, which has two independent 20amp cirtcuits (which I currently use for 2, 2kw heatsticks)...

I have a few different batches ready, but mostly in swing-tops so I can't send those in. I packaged up & sent in 3 bottles of an IPA I brewed a month ago, since it was the only beer I had in pop-tops. I'm totally stoked at getting feedback from the judges! My fingas be crossed.. Who...