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Howdy fellow Utah brewers. I just moved in from CO to Kaysville and have a few questions about getting started AG brewing here. 1. What LHBS do you recommend? I did a search and found one up in Ogden and a couple down in SLC. Any places to stay away from? 2. Local tap water...do y'all use...

Well, got my second rebuilt keg in the mail 3 days ago and kegged my nut-brown ale 2 days ago. Little did I know I just created a huge mess. I never ensured that the "in" wasn't the dip tube, and the "out" wasn't the gas tube. Yep, you read that correctly. So when I hooked up the CO2 line to...

I'm currently fermenting a kolsch in the warm summer months here in CO. It's in my upright freezer that has an analog temperature controller operating the temperature. I thought I remember reading somewhere that you want to put the thermometer into a glass of water inside the freezer and then...

Brewed a vanilla cream ale 10 days ago. It sat in the primary for 7 days. It had the most vigorous fermentation that I've ever seen. It blew off a bunch of crap through the blow off tube in the 1st 3 days. I transferred it to the secondary 3 days ago. I was extremely bored and curious today...

Grain Bill: Marris Otter: 9lbs Crystal (60-75L): .5 lbs Flaked Barley : .75lbs Chocolate: .25lbs Hops: Was going to use East Kent Goldings, but used Willamette (3.9AA) instead due to hop shortages. 1.3 oz at 60m .7 oz at 5m Other Stuff: Irish Moss at 15m Mash: 158F for 45m with...

I've looked around on the forum, but got a little impatient. Wondering if anyone has suggestions on how to pick up the fermentation on a Hoegaarden Clone using WLP400? I'm used to a very vigorous fermentation in the first 48-72 hours of primary. Not the case with this one. This is my first...

I've been brewing AG beers for over the past year and have always used HBT as a source of information. Just moved to Colorado Springs & bought myself a 2nd 5 gal glass carboy so I can have 2 beers going at the same time. :~) I started brewing when my girlfriend bought me one of those Mr. Beer...