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Alright need some advice on a brett starter... using Brett L wyeast, usually don't make starters but Ive switched to all grain and want to start to ensure healthier fermentation and guaranteed fermentation. That said... I tried to make a starter the other day with this using 3/4 cup extra...

Ok everyone so after reading a few threads and tired of bottling beer I've decided to make the jump to kegging. I found a GE 7cf freezer on craigslist that was less than a year old and in perfect condition for $100. I think it normally goes for $190 at HD. Immediately took the lid off and the...

So looking to my first all grain soon. I downloaded beeralchemy since I run OSX and I am trying to make sense of batch sparging. So I've read it takes about 1.3 qts per pound of grain in the mash. If the mash is 8.5 lbs then I will need about 11 qts. of water. Alchemy says pre-boil is...

Been doing all grain for awhile now... Built a 10 gallon MLT today and now need to upgrade my brew pot to do some all grain. Ive seen ads on craigslist for keggles ($180 for a keggle with a spout and thermometer), do you guys recommend keggles or just a large nice brew pot? Which brew pot if one...

So I had a quick question... I recently bottled my first sour which turned out pretty good. I bottled last sunday and when I bottled I left the spent yeast and oak chips in the carboy and put a airlock on it. My question is... Can I save the oak chips for a future batch? Can I rack right on...

Anyone have any ideas about where to find some used wine barrels?

Brewed a la folie clone recipe 6 months ago. Forgot about it until last night I opened a russian river supplication and decided to try it out. It tastes amazing! Drinkable without carbonation! It is a little lighter in color maybe because of partial mash. It never really formed a pellicle. It...

Just racked into secondary after two weeks and wanted to know how long did it take your brews before forming a pellicile?

Been obsessing over the funk for some time now and decided to try one out.:rockin: In primary bucket yesterday and will be moving it into a carboy and adding the bugs after airlock starts to calm. Here's my recipe: La Folie "clone" Flanders red OG = 1.062 FG = 1.015 (or lower) IBU =...

Is this blend available right now? their website states april through june 2009.:( Thanks

Whats up everyone! Havent had time to brew in over a year but finally made a trip to the LHB store and picked up a second primary fermenting bucket and carboy and started 2 batches an amber ale and an english bitter ale. I do not have a/c so during the day the temps may get up to 80 inside in...