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Do you have land in Idaho? Those Pesky Elk/Deer Eating your plants??? Do you LOVE beer? I have a proposition! Im going to Idaho in a few months for a deer and elk hunting trip (McCall area). My dad just turned 50 and wants to get into the elk and harvest his FIRST ever elk (in over 30...

Just a few... Took Gold in a label comp Took silver in last label comp. My newest. .

UPDATED! Im looking to extend my collection of beers. Im mainly looking for an elite few and dont take it personally if i turn your offer down. Im very fair with cost of the beer and an not looking to get over on anyone. It seems that EVERYONE that is interested in a trade wants Pliny or...

Yikes, i miss read the instructions and added 2oz of potassium carbonate instead of 2tsp into my wine! Is there a health effect? What now?

This is my first port... In fact my first wine ill be making. Let me know your thoughts about process and product. I have gathered a bunch of information from Winemakingtalk and this site. This is what i have come up with... Start out with 3 Gallons of Sangiovese Juice (with skins if...

Anyone know where to get it? I would give a left nut for one of these! :cross:

I have a connection that i can get any of the following beers (except for temptation) by Russian River. Pliny and Blind pig are shipped weekly and are typically less that a week old on the bottle. Basically as fresh as you can get. Im looking for the following. I would like to trade at...

I picked up a Sangiovese wine kit from a friend who wanted to make wine but never got around to it... It is from LA Collection FC. It is "sterile Grape must Mosto Italiano" and is 100% Grape juice. But the problem is the kit is dated Oct 2009!!! I was thinking about making a port or just...

And i still didnt place :mad: Im confused as my Porter that took second with a 39.5/50 last year (same beer aged for 1 year) got a 16/50! It was classified as out of style in the same style it took second. :drunk: My Giddy Gremlin got a 43.5/50 (moved on to a mini BOS) and didn't...

I am looking for someone who currently lives in amsterdam... There is a particular beer there that my the owners of my homebrew shop have been looking for, for years. In fact since the last time they went across the pond. (about 5 years ago) Trade of almost ANY russian river beer or west...

I cant find it anywhere! Anyone know of a vendor or shop that has it? Trade for simcoe? Is this even the correct location for this post???? Im totally lost :drunk:

Looking for feedback on my new beer design. As a hop head im looking to expand my brewing into Rye's. I wanted my first Rye beer to have a KICK and be reminiscent of my ever so loved west coast style. So to start i wanted to do about 1/3 rye. YEASTY's! Safale 05 FERMENTABLES!! 14...

$50 I think its a 7 gallon pot. I normally have 6.5 gallons left after i boil my water. I have only used it to heat water for my all grain batches. I dont really need it any more and could use the cash... Local pickup is desired... In the East Bay (Dublin) CA

8 gallon mini brew conical fermenter for sale. I live in an appartment and just dont have any room for it anymore. I have only used this fermenter for ipa's and apa's. has thermostat. Local pickup only (East Bay, CA) original price with thermostat was $400 + tax and shipping. "Link to...

I first must say that this recipe is a "changed" replica of Denny Conn's Porter recipe. Here is a link to that recipe and discussion. It is added here to keep the BVP thread free from clutter. This brew took 2nd in the California "Gold Counties Brewers Association's" BJCP regulated...

I just tasted my "Pumpkin Harvest" off of fermentation and noticed that it has a bit of astringency. I have never had that show up in one of my beers before. Sanitation was there and i use whirlfloc so most of the sediment has dropped out. I also have been noticing that when you filter a beer...

Im brewing a Pumpkin ale and was wondering what the difference in taste or complexity does adding pumpkin to the mash vs boil add. I will be using 60oz of Libbys 100% pumpkin, and baking it at 350* for 20-30 minutes first. I was thinking about doing 1/2 in the mash (cooked) and 1/2 in the...

So, we have a few breweries here in the bay and a group of friends and i are going to test a few out. Most are going to be bigger breweries so if you think i should add one on the list (thats in the same area) let me know! We want to stay out of the city. Bear Republic Growlers – Depends...

<<<<< Gloating On >>>> I entered into my FIRST ever BJCP competition last month. It was the Gold Country "Celebrewtion". The results were just posted and.... ..... ..... ..... I took 2nd place for my "Robust Porter"! :tank::ban::rockin::ban::tank::mug: This...

I just built a new keg out of a fire extinguisher and i wanted to test it out with something other than water. Its a 3 gallon keg. I was wondering if i could get a couple of growlers from my local brewery (since they dont fill kegs) and carefully pour them into my CO2 filled keg... If i do...