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Looking to trade a 4 pack for another great local brew that I cannot find in NJ. Any takers?

What's the latest in the boil you would add fresh (wet) hops? I was thinking of doing 2-3 additions, 30-5-1. Would it be a bad idea to make the last addition at 0? I was thinking there may be a risk of contamination since the hops aren't exactly sanitized...

When calculating the amount of DME to use in the yeast starter, should I be using the beginning (pre-evaporation) amount of water, or the ending (post evaporation) amount? For example: If I want a 1 Liter yeast starter that has a gravity of 1.037, I would need to use 1.5 Liters in the pot...

Hey guys, I have a natural gas hookup to my grill on my deck, and I was wondering if I could just disconnect that line and connect it to my Blichmann Burner when I brew outside. I have a disconnect both inside and outside for the line, so I am assuming I can just turn off connection outside...

Hey guys, I'm planning on organizing a few homebrew club meetings around the Sensory Kit and am not sure how split up the off-flavors between the three meetings. There's 24 vials total, so I figured I'd do 8 for each meeting, unless there's a better way to organize the vials. Does anyone...

I'm planning on brewing a Mad Elf clone next week and had a couple questions: 1. I'm planning on using a mix of tart and sweet canned & pitted cherries, should I puree these or just dump them straight from the can into the secondary? 2. Should I transfer the brew out of my primary after 8...

I'm trying to create a recipe for a martial mash Oktoberfest. The plan is to ferment it in the primary for 2 weeks and secondary for about 2 months. Here's my original thoughts: Mashed at 150 for 60 minutes: German Vienna Malt - 3 lbs German Munich Malt - 1 lb In Boil: Pilsen LME -...