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Anyone ever have a ball lock fitting explode on them? I was putting the gas side on a keg and it exploded in my hand. It sounded like a gunshot. I have one hell of a bruise on the palm of my hand. The threaded piece that is on the top of the fitting is gone. I can't find any trace of it. I was...

Anyone try one of these? I got one from my wife as a gift. This thing is awesome. I just smoked some Cheese, Salt, Garlic, and some 2-Row. The 12" model will cold smoke for 4 hours. I was going to build a cold smoker. This was only $30 and it uses pellets. I give it 2 thumbs up!

Hey everyone. We are getting close to opening our new Brewery in Sacramento, Twelve Rounds Brewing Company. We have been working on this for a couple of years. We will start with a 15bbl system. We specialize in Whiskey, Bourbon and Rum Barrel aged Ales. We also make great IPAs, Porters, Stouts...

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Waiting in the parking lot for Westbrook Brewing to open. The wife and I have been in Charleston for the last week on vacation. Tried one of their beers in a pub. It was good. The building looks great from the outside. After this, Holy City Brewing.

Used to have 20 or so Chickens when I had rural property. SWMBO and I live in suburbia now. We found out a month ago that we can have "backyard Chickens". It didn't take long to get started again. We just picked up 2 Rhode Island Red hens last night. They are less than a year old. We weren't...

I am looking to buy a BBQ Smoker. I am looking at Traeger and Lousiana Country Smoker CS680. I am leaning towards the CS680. Does anyone have any feedbcak on pellet smokers and what model? Looking for around $1000.

I used my new plate chiller last weekend. I chilled an 8 gallon batch from boiling to 75 degrees in less than 3 minutes. It literally chilled down as fast as I could pump it from the kettle. I bought the longer, 30 plate 12.4"x2.9" from dudadiesel. I usually make 10-12 gallon batches. It usually...

I brewed this with Apollo & Amarillo, hops. I had never brewed with Apollo before. The Apollo hops can be used for bittering as well as flavor and aroma. I wanted a light colored IPA. This is what I came up with. I took this to an event and everyone raved about it. Even people that said they...

I have Cascade, Willamette and Fuggles. I am looking for Centennial, CTZ, and Magnum.

We went to the Brewery and took a tour yesterday. They said that Monday SIerra Nevada will be available in a can. It will be available locally at first and then spread out to other distributors.

I just got a new Plate Chiller like this one. It is a 30 plate chiller that is 12.4"x2.9". I am going to use my 50' - 1/2" copper Immersions Chiller as a prechiller. I will put that in an extra SS 1/2 keg I have and fill it with ice & water. I will run water from the tap, inside the IC...

Anyone buy hops from HopUnion? I just bought a pound from a friend that owns a HBS. I am not impressed. They were full of muddy leaves and tons of stems. It looks like they just cut down the entire vine and packaged it. I have never had this issue from HopsDirect or FreshHops.

I like to do brews with a lot going on. I haven't brewed this one yet. I am going to make a big, spicy Christmas Ale. I have thought about putting in a little spruce. I made a big black belgian IPA last year with about 30% of the grain being flaked wheat. It came out like motor oil, but tastes...

Last year I missed out on Life & Limb. Just went to BevMo and they had it here in California for $9.99.

All I can say is WOW! I haved been on cloud nine since winning 3 awards at the State Fair and then making the front page of our local newspaper, only to be dragged down today by some idiot. Some local AB distributor saw the kegs on my brewstand in the newspaper and went to the police station and...

We have a small vineyard. we bought several vines from MyPersonalVineyard.com, now known as CaliforniaRootStock.com. It took about a month and a half to get them. Several vines were dead. Contacted the seller via email several times. Sent him pictuers of the dead vines. Called several times. He...

Last year I won nothing. This year, I took first place for my Dry Stout, second place for my Simcoe Pale Ale, and third place for my Sweet Cider! This is awesome! I am very excited! I had eight entries and 3 out of 8 won!

We are going to Portland next Friday. We are leaving from Sacramento. We are thinking of stopping somewhere on the way and spending the night. We rented a house in Portland from Sat to Sat. Anyone have any suggestions for a "must see" destination on the way? We are going to go up I-5. We are...

Boiled mash and molasses... http://exhibitions.nypl.org/treasures/items/show/130