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I do 20 gallon batches, and I made a 1 gallon starter the night before my brew day. Starter process: Since I do not have a stir plate large enough for a 1 gallon starter, my process is this: The night before. Boil one gallon of wort in a pot with a glass lid, this sanitizes everything...

This is my supper simple sparge arm. Made from some scrap copper pipe, a few fittings, a hand clamp, and a copper ground rod clamp. The clamp has rubber feet which protects the kettle. Installation is nothing more than clamping it to the side of the kettle and hooking up the silicone...

A simple way to fill all my kettles with any type of water. I hate hooking up and disconnecting hoses, why not just bring the right type of water to where you need it. This is all part of my larger build, Grossy's Garage Red-Brick Brew Pub, but I think that is unique enough that is merits it's...

Do you tell of not tell about Homebrew's possible unpleasant side-effect? The Farts!!! Now I understand this is an unpleasant subject, and not very tasteful. However I have some relatives coming over from back east, 55 or so in age, and I have been debating if I should inform them of...

I have not yet entered a beer competition, but I do foresee it in my future. So I was wondering, what is the original recipe etiquette. Example: If I download a Pliny the Younger recipe off the net, and then brew an awesome beer, that wins 1st place, have I cheated? The best beer that I have...

From Fox News: "Small brewer strikes back at controversial Super Bowl Bud ad with video of its own" Budweiser quotes:“It’s brewed for drinking not dissecting" "Let them sip their pumpkin peach ale. We'll be brewing us some golden suds.'' Abita Brewing Co Quotes:"We're Louisiana. Proudly...

How to order a beer at a National chain restaurant You all know the drill. "Hello, what beers do you have on tap?" "We have Bud Light, Coors Light, Bud Ice, ..... " Next restaurant. Lets try a different approach. "Hello, besides Budweiser, Miller, or Coors, what do you have on tap?" "We...

BMC will not, but Craft Brewers should list their ingredients on their products. Beer and Spirits are the only food that is not required to list their ingredients. Beer is not regulated by the FDA, it is regulated by the Treasury Dept. Craft brewers can and should list theirs. "Water...

"You must really like beer to spend that much on brewing." Has anyone else heard similar statements? I'm building a Brew Pub in my garage and when I talk to friends, acquaintances, people at work, eventually I get the "wow you must really..." and there is a little bit of incredulousness to the...

When I designed my Garage Brew Pub Build I had a huge sink in mind, but the $500 cost of a stainless steel sink that large was out of the question. So I re-purposed a 100 gallon galvanized water tank into a sink. You can buy one of these at most feed stores. Here is the tank, and the hole...

I started brewing 3 years ago with a Extract Brewing kit that I bought off Craigslist. Since then I have gone to all-grain 10-gallon keggles, and have now gone to a 20 gallon system. Still have and use my original 8-gallon kettle (as a grant). Still have my original hydrometer.

Ran into my first craft beer judging snob. I was at an outsude brunch with all you could eat BBQ and free local craft beer. They had a fantastic IPA. I commented on how great I thought it was and the "kid" serving the IPA got a funny look on his face. And then proceeded to tell me how he brews...

I was in California last weekend to visit my best friend. He knew that I had never had Pliny the Elder before, so prior to my arrival he and his wife purchased four 16oz bottles. Since the store would only sell one bottle at a time, they made two trips. My friend and his wife prefer good...

I need some advice from people who ARE or have DONE 20 gallon batches using NATURAL GAS. I am really having a hard time getting my Hurricane Burner (Banjo Burner), to bring 20 gallons to a rolling boil. After achieving a boil, I can only maintain a rolling boil if I keep the lid 3/4 of...

Grossy's Garage Red-Brick Brew Pub Well this is it, my garage to Home Brew Pub build. The Northfarthing Brewery is under construction. I have been preparing for this for over three years now. Below I will be posting photos and comments about my build. This will be a 20 gallon all-grain...

I made the best stout ever, it was awesome. But it has now turned into a licorice stout and is terrible, any ideas on what could have happened. I brewed a version of NCBeernut's Deception sweet stout a month ago. Three weeks in the primary, 1 week on CO2, then two weeks of awesomeness. A friend...

What not to do with a full 5 gallon keg of beer. I made a pale ale last month, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it, except that it had no flavor. As a Budweiser it was great. Now I have read Revvy's article about never throwing out your beer, but there was no way that the beer Gods...

Just cracked open a bottle of Green Flash IPA, and to my surprise and delight it has bits of hops floating around and chill haze, neither one of which I considered to be a brewing flaw. And it tastes awesome.

It's 109 degrees outside, and I am about to fire up the brew stand and brew 10 gallons of stout , in the garage. And 10 gallons of pale ale tomorrow morning. Sacrifices must be made!!!

Is there any need to secondary 20 gallons batches? I am in the planning stages to upgrade to 20 gallon batches. Currently I ferment 5 gallon batches in ale pales, for about 3 weeks. I would love to hear from people who actually ferment 20 gallons at a time. My plan at this time is to ferment...