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Did anyone else get awful quality Simcoe Leaf hops from YVH this year? I ordered them in December (2014 harvest) and they are brownish and do not smell like Simcoe. I'm guessing these are either very old, or not Simcoes.... they are really earthy, and I can't tell if it's oxidation or just an...

I'm in the process of designing/building a 2-tier brew rig, to replace my current system based on step stools and turkey burners. I'd like to keep it to 1 pump, which I already have, which means a 2-tier system seems the logical choice. My idea, which is based on what I do today, is to have...

Been making sour beers for a few years now, and the one problem that seems to consistently show up is relatively high levels of diacetyl, which comes across as a honeyish, Cheerios, or at its worst, buttered popcorn, taste. I have made sours a number of different ways.... Fermented in glass...

Recently got a march pump which I primarily use to whirlpool the worth while I run my immerssion chiller. I have cam-lock disconnects to hook the whole thing up, but how the heck do I disconnect everything when I am done without spilling wort all over my kitchen?

I am not sure there is anything I can do at this point but I'm sharing anyway. If you have ideas, I'll hear them. If you have "sorry's' ... you can stuff those sorry's in a sack! :D I've had this 10L oak barrel for a few years. First I used it to make an oaked imperial stout (very good...

My fermentation room is my basement. While the temp is very stable day-by-day, it does vary from a low of about 52-54 in the winter to about 74 in the summer. Each of these extremes are in place for 4-6 weeks it seems. I am trying to figure out the best time of year to start lambics and...

Several months ago, i made a starter with the dregs of a number of beers, including Hannsens and Boon Gueuze, Bruery Saison Rue, Allagash Interlude, Saison duPont, etc. I let it ferment out and used it to innoculate a lambic, but in the meanwhile... I had a leftover liter of saison that was...

One of my best hop plants, a 4 Year Old Centennial bine, is sick. This plant lives in a flower bed and climbs up a railing. Most of my plants grow but I've struggled with problems over the years. Spider mites are a battle I've mostly won. I don't think the soil composition is that great...