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I'm sure I'm not the first person to have done this, but I thought I'd share my mash paddle, which I think offers a great bang for the buck, is pretty high quality, is very cheap, and was very easy to make. Yes, you could start with a plain plank of wood and shape your own and have it be...

I’ve been brewing for a couple of years now (starting with extract then moving to partial mash) and am ready to step up to all-grain brewing. Where I’m struggling is on the equipment end and figuring out what all I need in order to make this move. Where I eventually want to end up is with a...

I'm planning on building a fermentation chamber to live in my garage, which can get above 90 degrees in the summer. I've seen plenty of examples of people building chambers with window unit ACs as the cooling source, but I've also seen one with a minifridge with its door removed and an...

I had some of the 2007 Christmas Ale the other night and loved it. How should I go about aging the six pack of 2009 Christmas Ale that I just purchased (I'd like to age it a year or two)? It was in the cooler at the store...should I keep it in the fridge or should I "cellar" it at 70F as I do...

I brewed my third batch tonight (second try on the same recipe) and avoided many of the mistakes that I made last time (even though the beer from last time is still pretty darn good). I had a little bit of trouble getting down to pitching temps because I hadn't bought enough ice for my bath...

Hi, this is my first post here. I've learned a lot reading this board over the last few weeks though. I'm new to homebrewing (have brewed two batches so far) and am really enjoying it! A friend from Oregon mailed me a 3.5 lb bundle of whole nugget hops which he bought from a local farmer. No...