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I made a dill pickle beer, and would like to enter it into a competition, however, I'm not sure what category. I used wheat and pilsner extract, along with acidulated malt, to create a sour base, and added some dill along with the hops. In the secondary, I added dill pickles, juice and all...

When I started homebrewing 12 years ago, I read and reread Charlie Papazian's "Complete Joy of Homebrewing", and had it on the counter to reference during my first 10-15 batches. That book is now on loan to a friend, and frankly is a bit dated. Can someone please refer me to a book (I'm old...

Let me just preface by saying, nothing irritates me more than people saying you need to make a starter, smack-packs don't have the 10 brazillion cells to make good beer. I've been making good beer for years without making a starter. So, a few weeks back, I went to obtain some raw materials...

I come and go to this site (based on my brewing activity), first time since spring. I see cold crashing coming up alot. This may also be why I've seen threads about what to put in your airlock, in case it gets sucked back in. I've never cold crashed, always put plain water in my airlock (it...

A coworker came to me totally bummed. Seems some friends got their hands on some live lobster (not real prevalent here in Wisconsin), and needed a big pot to cook them. She being the kind sort that she is, offered up her brew pot. After the standard detergent, baking soda and vinegar (not at the...

I have always been an extract brewer, and always topped my primary with tap water (~2 gal), with no detrimental effects. My water is chlorinated, but I don't taste it. I read all the time that you need to boil any water added to the brew process. Is this needed? I have never read of anyone who...

Having just read the thread about being nice to new users, please keep that in mind. When I'm brewing, I'm here all of the time. When I'm not, not so much. I always try to research my question before asking, but the number of topics and associated threads can sometimes be overwelming. That being...

After reading a previous thread, I have a few questions about starters. Some of you may call me a sinner after reading some of the things I say, but I've been happily brewing for 4 or 5 years, extract plus partial mash, and have been very satisfied with my results. That being said, here we go...

Has anyone seen what Maine has done? Between a cartoonish picture of Santa, and the playful use of butt, they've decided Santa Butt ale can't be sold in Maine, because they think kids would buy it. I know this is a homebrew forum, but I think we need to support the micros that push us to make...

I did a quick search, and found nothing. Does anyone know where I can find what exactly is used to make amber and dark malt extracts. I'm an extract+grains brewer. I read somewhere that when making darker brews, it's best to use light malt extract plus darker grains to make dark brews (ie...

After some discussion with family, I'm looking to make a chocolate/cherry brew. I'm going to use my red ale recipe (which is quite malty) for the backbone. For economic and laziness reasons, I purchased a 16 oz bottle of "cherry concentrate." The bottle says ~12 1/2# cherries are used to...