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My boss has had this wine kit in the refrigerator for a few years. He pulls a couple ML out every once in a while to test different RS levels in our wines. Well, he accidentally left it out for a week or so without the top on. Instead of throwing it out, I used it to start a batch of wine. It is...

I have three corkers for sale. All are quite used, but they still work. Located in Dallas, TX The small one is $25 plus actual shipping cost The two larger ones are $30 each plus actual shipping costs

I started a Apple Wine in november with VL2 yeast. It wasn't showing any signs of clearing until now. the top inch is clear. I think it might clear if I give it a few more months. The jury is still out on the flavor. I don't want to touch it.

I finished blending up our 08' Cornelious Reserve today. It is a 100% Tempranillo that consists of 4 different yeast strains. We took the 3 best barrels (all one yeast) and blended them with bits and pieces of other strains. One of the strains used was only .33% of the blend, but it made all of...

I have been away from this site for a while, mostly because my life has changed almost completely in the last year. I am still making my own beer at home, I am still married, I still have my three loyal dogs, but other than that everything has changed. My career took a little bit of a detour...

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I started sanitizing bottles, it took me way too long. I sanitized all my bottling equipment, went ok. I forgot to boil my priming sugar before starting to rack to the bottling bucket. Ok, pause and boil. I continue to rack, going ok. I was about to finish racking, when my spigot on...

I am going to make a bold statement. I don't like lagers. I haven't tried a lager I have liked. Maybe I am not trying the right ones. Maybe I just don't have a palate for it. I know I have a different palate than most because of my experience with cupping coffee. Any suggestions for a...

I have been reading through the SAS handbooks plant section, and thinking about local plants that could be used in brewing. There are a lot... Carry on.

I have been working for a coffee roaster for almost 6 years. Yesterday I FINALLY interviewed for a job as a Professional Coffee Roaster and I think I nailed it. I got an email last night from our HR hottie (a friend as well) that said she was hearing good things. As of now, I have a 50% chance...

I have a copy of John J. Palmers "How to Brew" for sale. I will take $13 (includes shipping) or I will trade it for another book.

If I bought some unpasturised cider from the grocery store, drank a few glasses, threw an airlock on it and let it go for a month or two, would that make me crazy?

I have two five gallon carboys I would like to trade for 6 or 6.5 gallon carboys or better bottles (glass prefered). I know it is not very likely that someone would be willing to trade, but I thought I would throw it out there. I am willing to pay shipping both ways. I would send mine to you...

I make videos for Youtube. In the past I have used my wifes computer because it was our only one, but recently I bought a desktop for cheap and started upgrading it. I finally have it moving quickly and it can handle HD videos online flawlessly. My problem is when I am using Windows Movie Maker...

I live in Puyallup, washington. I know the town was founded as a hop farm, and I found a map of where the farms used to be. If I go out hunting in the surrounding areas, what kind of chances do I have to find wild hops? Where should I look, and in what month will they be good to go?

I did a recipe with STEEPING GRAINS. I know, not the same as partial mash. Brew calculus put my estimated OG at 1.064 at 5 gallons with 75% efficiency. I ended up with 6 gallons at 1.065. Using basic math that would put my OG at 5 gallons at 1.078. So, did I get that good of efficiency with...

I usually have a hard time getting a good hard boil going on my stovetop. After looking at some pictures and reading up a bit, I decided to wrap the bottom of my kettle in about 8 layers of tin foil. It goes half way up my kettle and makes a nice seal to the stovetop, trapping all the heat under...

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I thought I would share. I need shelving.

I am wondering if there is a reason I shouldn't do double (10 gal) batches. I am an extract + steeping grains brewer, I boil on my stovetop in a 5 gallon pot, I watch my wort like a hawk so I haven't had a boilover yet (only two beers so far). If I am going to top off my wort to make 5...