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I'm pretty new to all of this myself, but I've put grapefruit zest and lime leaves in the boil before--two separate batches. I put them in at the end of the boil, last 3 minutes about. It added to the aroma. I'm not sure how the cinnamon or ginger would work.

I took it in to get it filled. Turns out it's an oxygen tank. And it's really old. So I just bought a co2 tank at the place that fills. I wanted to get one online, but I was just so ready I went ahead and did it.

Thanks for the advice about the certification date. I didn't even know that was a concern. Yes, it's just a threaded hole at the top. I'll work on getting a pic up.

I was given an old CO2 tank. It's about 4 feet tall and doesn't have the normal valves on top that I've seen online. Any ideas about where to get the pieces to attach it to the regulator. I haven't kegged any beer yet. This is my first attempt and someone was nice enough to give me the CO2 tank.

Thanks. The temp was regulated better during fermentation. I just haven't had the time to bottle recently and the carboy has seen some rise in temp.

During this hot time of the year (and the fact that we lost power for a couple of days), how important is keeping a steady temperature during secondary. And if it gets hotter than you'd like, is there anyway to remedy that?

I like Guiness. But I'd give some others a shot to experience the variety in the style. I really like Bell's Special Double Cream Stout, Left Hand Milk Stout, Old Rasputin Russian Imperial Stout.

I agree. I was on a kick about two months ago where I couldn't get enough.

I agree with Pisgah and Highland. And Barley's has a great selection of beers. I got my first home brew kit at Hops and Vines in Asheville--good selection and knowledgable folks working there.

Last time I dryhopped (the only time), I racked the beer to secondary for a week, then added loose pellets for a week. The pellets definitely spread out amongst the beer, but it was tough siphoning so as not to get hops all in the bottling bucket. I was thinking about racking directly onto the...

I just boiled the AHS 20th Anniversary IPA on Sunday. I bought it with another kit and didn't go through everything before brewing; I just pulled out the ingredients for the kit. 8 lbs Extra Pale Malt Extract 1 lb Crystal 75L 1 oz Newport 60 min 1 oz Falconer's Flight 15 min After putting...

Lawyer. I only know a handful of folks who homebrew. They are med student, health science student, and lawyer.

I'm sure you've seen this, but I think it's a much better idea. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-03-10/news/ct-talk-small-talk-0311-20110310_1_beer-monk-ipad I gave up alcohol one year for lent. It was when I was still in college and it was one of the most difficult things I've ever done.

This is great advertising for Northern Brewer. Bell's is basically saying that they are scared by how close the beer is to theirs. I'm going to buy a kit now.

So I should just loosen the cap and not open it completely? Or loosen it right before I open it?

I bottled my first beer, let it sit for three weeks at room temperature, then let it refrigerate for 3 weeks and it's overcarbonated. I used 5 oz of priming sugar and ended up with only a little over 4 gallons of beer. I have read some posts about recapping. Is this the best solution, or...

I was looking at that site. There is a huge difference between an American Wheat (2.3-2.6) and Weizen/Weissbier (3.6-4.5). Any thoughts about an American Wheat recipe kit that I used Hefeweizen yeast for?

I ended up adding the zest of 2 grapefruits into the boiling water for my priming sugar and strained the zest out before adding to the bottling bucket. Three weeks later the beer tastes good. It doesn't have the grapefruit juice flavor but adds some lightness that is reminiscent of grapefruit...

Well the difference between some of the soberest and drunkest was a matter of a couple of drinks per month. Not really a huge difference.

Goddess Golden Ale Warlock Wheat Wasn't even trying Bitter