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I just found 6 pounds of DME in my basement that is going on 2 years old. I found the following link at BYO that says, " Dry malt extract should be stored just like grains. As long as the DME is dry and sealed from oxygen, you can buy in bulk, and use it for up to about 1 year. This assumes you...

I've completed four extract brews now, and I've noticed the last two have a metallic aftertaste to them (the latest being stronger than the previous). After doing some research I believe this may be related to my brew pot. Since I'm brewing on electric there's a small ring at the very bottom...

Has anyone tried this Pumpkin Porter kit from thehomebrewstore.com? I was thinking that for this year's pumpkin brew I'd go darker this year. My wife has really been into Breckenridge's Vanilla Porter lately and I'm hoping she'd enjoy this as well. Anyone else think that 6 whole cloves...

I'm slowly purchasing everything I need for AG, and next on the list is a Turkey Frier. Has anyone gotten something like this with a built in drain before? Anything I should look for when I head out there (they're a bit of a drive, about 1.5 hours each way). Also, is that 30 qt pot going to...

Bottling my second brew, the wife and I had a few fun goofs she told me I should share. Goof number 1. Siphoned the beer from the Secondary to the Bottling Bucket. Since we were bottling to some of those metal 1 gallon cans that look like kegs (Heineken and a few others offer these in the...

Hello everyone! I'm pretty new to home brewing. I had a lot of fun over a friend's house helping him with one of his, so back in 2004 I picked up a kit and brewed a pumpkin ale from my local brew supply store. Shortly after my wife and I had our first child, so now that she's a little older...