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I'm pretty sure that what I'm seeing is the result of aphids, but wanted to make sure with y'all. Fortunately I harvested most of my hops before this happened; I just had some cones that were still not ready to be picked, so I left them on for another couple of weeks. By the time I...

2nd year Centennial 2nd year Cascade Looking good, eh?

I have a crazy idea that I want you guys to shoot holes in. After touring the Gordon Biersch brewery and seeing how they carbonate old school by trapping the natural CO2 fermenation byproduct during fermentation, I had an idea. Old method (for reference): Ferment till done or almost done...

The biggest challenge I can think of, and one I have not been able to accomplish, is brewing a batch where I don't make or buy any new equipment :D Last time it was buying a larger immersion chiller to chill my 10gal batches faster, and this time it was building a stir plate. It seems never...

Ever noticed how deep a keg you want to die is? I had a lull in brewing a while back, so had to order a commercial keg to fill the gap and now it won't die!! I have two kegs of my homebrew ready to go now, but this Sierra Nevada keg I'm trying to drain just won't kick. And it's only a 5...

Hi all, I have been working on this recipe and waiting for the right time to brew for a while now. This is a) my own recipe from reading a lot of bock recipes (and from what's on the SN website) and b) my first lager attempt. Here's what I'm looking at for a recipe. Please let me know your...