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So the other day one of my brewery partners tells me that the goose island brewery reps and distributor will be at a local bar. So i say, "ok, lets go check it out". Well, it turns out they have a verticle tasting of the bourbon county stout beer. 2006, 07, 08 and 09. then when that is over...

I just attempted my first decoction today and it was on an Oktoberfest. The smell of the decoction 20 min into the boil of it was amazing. Here is the recipe. note the yeast...........................shazaam! my secret yeast guy got this for me. As far as I know it is not avaliable...

I will be attempting a decoction at home tomorrow. I have never done one before and am curious about water amounts. *******EDIT*********** nevermind. i read the calculations wrong. I need almost 3 gallons of sparge water. Carry on. Nothing to see here.

*Updated with Pics!* Myself and 9 of my fellow HBC members will be using the JZ's recipe with the exception of the yeast. We are not fermenting first with 001, rather we are going with an intial pitch of Roselare. The beer has all been brewed over the past 3 weeks by all of us and myself...

Does anyone have some plans or rough measurments for a 55 gallon wine barrel wooden rack? I am due to pick this thing up in the next 24 hours and need to crank out a rack for this to sit on and house beer for the next year. Help is much appreciated.

Later Suckers! Fly-in Fishing in Norther Ontario. Leaving Tomorrow. I have Cigars. Homebrew. Gear. and a little something extra for the walleye, some citrus and morel infused butter. See you all in a week! I am freaking stoked!

Is there any rule or procedure I should follow for this? I just recently put up a facebook account and an old classmate ( a year older) sent me a friend request. So I thought, ohh neat, sure. Well, i get nothing but crap that i do not want to read. I do not care about her GD kids or how...

Let me begin by saying I love my wife and my daughter. My wife got an invite to go with her friend who is graduating with her masters on a graduation trip with her friend and her friends parents to the Bahamas as her friends sister had to bail at the last minute. So i am thinking that i will...

I am at work and want to tweak that recipe a bit and so not carry the book on my at all times. Can someone post it for if it is handy? Thanks

I know its not technically Home brewing we are doing here but when it takes the same amount of time to make 252 gallons as it does 5 or 10 I figure it can go in here. 3 of the 5 fermentors our friend Biking dave and his carpentry skills and the new hopper he built us! Holds 150lbs of...

Type: All Grain Date: 3/1/2009 Batch Size: 10.00 gal Brewer: Reverend JC Boil Size: 12.04 gal Asst Brewer: Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: My Equipment Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00 Ingredients Amount Item Type % or IBU 9 lbs Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 39.46 %...

The Competiotion is this weekend. Feb-20th and 21st Will anyone be there this weekend? Anyone have beers in it? Where is a good place to get some beers while I am down there judging?

Ok, I have read the discussions between two or so programs, but here I would like to include the three I am thinking about getting. Im not sure what to do. I like the ease of promash, but the detail of beer tools pro. Beer smith I have only slightly played around with. What would you do...

Sitting here at work I was thinking about my next project, motorizing my Crankandstein mill. How does one go about figuring out what size gears to put on the motor and the mill. Is there an equation I can apply the RPM of the motor to to figure it out? Thanks

Let me be the first in this delicious thread to ask, beg, plea for your old hops so that I can make a lambic. :tank:

I had a razor that took a dump on me and did not qualify for the rebates on a new phone so i picked one up off of ebay. A blackberry 8703. I did not concider myself technically challenged until now. I think this thing might brew for me if I knew what button to push:drunk:

After just a frame and unsanded top piece of wood for about 2 years the construction has started again and we have a completion date. It might be a lofty one, but I hope to have this done in time for the Super Bowl. here are a few pics. The top is trimmed and halfway sanded. Had to stop to...

:(:( 14 people took the test. 3 from out of town, so I have no idea if they have gotten their results but 7 local guys have gotten theirs. 3 beer advocate people failed:drunk: and 4 people from my brew club passed with 70s. Then there is myself and 3 others, who after hearing about the...

Grains: Marris Otter 6lbs Crystal 120 .5lbs Biscuit .5lbs Crystal 60 6oz Chocolate malt 2oz Black Patent 2oz Mash at 154 for 60 min Hops: 1 oz of EKGs 4%AA for 60 min. I have, after several attempts, honed in my grain bill. For...

I will be heading to Columbus OH and will be there from Dec 11th to the 15th. I need a list of good beer spots both on and off sale locations and of course if anyone there would like to get together for a beer.