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I just got a call from a friend in the Tulsa, OK area. Fellow homebrewer has about 4.5 dozen 22 oz bomber bottles he has no interest in using. I forgot to ask, but it's likely they've never been used. They are free for the asking. Send me a PM and I'll get you in touch with him. Thanks, Homer

I've got an old Sears chest freezer that I'm converting. The model is 198617670, and a parts diagram is available here. Am I correct in assuming that there are no freon lines in the walls? I want to mount my temp controller on the front wall, but don't want to risk rupturing anything. I'm...

I've got a Brinkmann turkey fryer. I just upgraded my BK to a keggle and was going to do a dry run today to see how long it would take to go from ambient to boiling and then back down to pitching temps. Not actually brewing, just testing with plain ol' water. So I fill the keggle with 12...

Hey everyone, Woke up this morning itching to brew my favorite Amarillo IPA, which has the following grain bill: 9 lb 2-row .75 lb Melanoidin .5 lb Crystal 45 I'm fresh out of Melanoidin. My LHBS is closed until Wednesday. What would be the ramifications if I just used 9.75 lb of 2-row?

So I brewed a Scottish Style Ale a few days ago. OG of 1.050, used Wyeast 1728, with a target FG of 1.015 or so. Two full days go by and I finally see a few bubbles. A couple more days go by and I am not seeing what I would call signs of active fermentation. So questions start popping up in...

Hey all, After a several-month hiatus from brewing due to my work schedule, I've had a chance over the past couple o' weeks to brew up 4 5-gallon batches. I've learned to love foam control drops! Two drops per gallon, and you can boil the crap out of 6 gallons in a 7-gallon pot with no...

Batch Size: 5.5 gallons OG: 1.052 FG: 1.012 Color: 6.7 SRM IBU: 37.6 Mash Temp: 153F (Single Infusion, Batch Sparge) 9 lb. 2-Row Malt .75 lb. Melanoidin Malt .50 lb. Crystal 40 Malt .75 oz Amarillo Hops (7.50% AA) 60 minutes 1.00 oz Amarillo Hops (7.50% AA) 15 minutes 1.00 oz...

Hey gang, With warmer weather upon us in Indiana, a question comes up. Are there bad things that can happen if you're bottle conditioning in warmer weather? I know that the guideline is 3 weeks at 70 degrees to achieve full carbonation, then a little longer to a lot longer to fully condition...

I stepped on the scale the other day -- big mistake! I didn't like what I saw. So I have a choice. Either cut back on the beer, or cut back on the food. Don't get me wrong, it's not just beer that's causing the problem. I love to eat, and I eat a lot. I love to cook (not as much as I love to...

Hey guys n gals, Since I started doing AG and full boils a few months ago, I have discovered the joys of Fermcap foam control drops. Wonderful stuff! No worries about boilover, and I can actually get other things done while my brew is bubbling in the pot. The question I have is: Do the...

Hey all, I've got an IPA that I brewed a few months ago, been bottle conditioning for at least 2, maybe 3 months. Been drinking it for a few weeks, a six here and a six there, everything is great! I popped a six in the fridge yesterday morning, poured one last night, it was fine. I got...

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Cruising Craigslist for good deals, stumbled on this: http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/wan/1601108662.html Is this Revvy's former avatar? I'm just going by my memory, but it sure looks like it to me.

Guys, Just bottled an As-Yet-Unnamed IPA. Took a gravity sample, tasted wonderful, can't wait till it's carbed and conditioned a little. However.... Boiled the priming sugar (2/3 cup for 5 gallons), poured it into the bottling bucket, racked onto it, and started bottling. Got done, had...

Hey geniuses, I'm trying to wrap my head around a very peculiar notion, the one that says StarSan kills bacteria on contact, but is actually a very tasty treat for yeasts to eat. I'm not doubting it, as there are many stranger things in the universe, but I'm the kinda guy who likes to...

Hey everyone, I'm in Northwest Indiana, and I'm looking forward to spring to start my hop garden. I want them for the obvious reason, and my 14 year old son wants them for tea. We'll just have to arm wrestle over them, I guess. :ban: I'm completely new to hops growing, but not to gardening...

So which is it? "Krausen" is used almost universally on HBT, and John Palmer uses it as well. Dave Miller spells it "Kraeusen", and I recall an ad campaign for Heilemann's Old Style that spelled it that way as well. As far as I can tell, Ray Daniels and Jamil don't use the word (at least...

When making a starter, does anyone skip the DME and simply do a little mini-mash instead? For a 2 liter starter, you'd need 200g of DME, which at $4.50/lb would cost $1.98. Or, you'd need about 13 oz of 2-row, which at $1.10/lb would cost just $0.90. Plus, it's one less thing to keep in...

Hey Gang, My folks are spending their first winter away from Indiana, out in Arizona. My dad left a few bottles of MGD in the fridge in his unheated garage. I told him he'd come back to a few exploded bottles. He claims the fridge will maintain a constant temperature of 38* (or whatever). I...