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Forgive me because i have sinned... While collecting my Vorlauf, my mash tuns valve decided it had enough and gave way. luckily i had my boil kettle near by, but not before loosing ~2gal of wort. Ohh the humanity... I came out to a final volume ~3.5 gal, but today is still a sad sad at...

Just a thought, but after helping another local brewer here diagnose a beer infection, I got to wondering if anybody knows of a good source of info for beer infections. aka descriptions, pictures, causes, salvage steps, etc? Second Anybody wish to start a wiki topic on it? or have...

Ok I know im not the only one out there that after having a bit to drink, likes to have a bit to eat. The other day after visiting the local pub my freinds and I head to the local BK and got some food, that somehow, and dont ask how it started, ruslted in the question of who has the best French...

MOD EDIT: Multiple threads merged Its gonna be the wave of the future! The Bender Brewer Project!:ban: :ban:

Ohh the horror!. I got a new room mate, and yesterday he took my vials of my pacman yeast out of the fridge to make room for his frozen pizza, and kindly set them on the stove top, them propmtly decided to cook one of his frozen pizza's.... Needless to say he's not getting my beer for a long...

FYI found a dual co2 reg for $35 + sh on ebay 16 err 15 avail at this writing time :) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200107534177

Would there be any reason why one couldnt use a air regulator like this for co2? http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=221026-1126-KBA10700AV&lpage=none

Ok Going south this time for a wedding down in new orleans and i need some breweries to tour. I've allready planned to tour the jack daniels distillery in Tn, and i'm figuring i'll stop by budweiser in st louie. So now how about some local breweries along the way..

Well after starting AG and getting a few brews under my belly, I think i'm now wanting to start experimenting with smaller 1-2g batches, and perfecting my recipes before a full 5gal batch. I guess i need some help thinking of stuff to help miniturize my operation. the mini mash-tun is...

Any have problems using the ventmatic faucets on towers? I'm 2 clicks from buying the shirron's, and it occoured to me i haven't really heard of people using them on towers and their experiences. Or may i just haven't read enough...

ok i bought a couple Cornelious kegs and am cleaning them for kegging. I started taking them apart and found a small white peice of plastic just below the poppet valves on the stems. One of them is cracked, Still hold pressure, but am wondering if i need these and what the heck they are called...

Ok guys i'm taking a trip out east come mid feb and i want some input on brewery's to visit. Allready planned is the Sam Adams tour thats a given, but whats some other brewers out east to visit. Note i'm currently running from pittsberg, new york, and boston, and there abouts. So whats out there...

scored 2 of them for 120$ off craigs list!!! So now what do i need to do to sanitize them for brewing?

Ok guys a couple months back i made a Dude's SNCA clone (my first AG) and due to a a bunch of little crap comming up i just never got around to bottling. so i opened it up, Smell is great btw, but theres this white stuff just covering the top! Not just a little its like a blanket. I really...

Just wondering if anyone has heard of somthing to cool your beer in line of the kegs? Basicly i want to keep my kegs in a small room behind my bar, feed the lines to the bar and have an inline beer cooler just before the taps. Somthing small that can be placed just below the tower that cools...

I have recently come into possesion of a keg that i can finnaly convert into a brew kettle. (yes leagly dont start that disscussion) I can tell there was left a bit of beer in the bottom of the keg and lets say it "Born on date" was back in 03... being the brave man i am i plan to convert this...

Does it really mank a difference if i boil in a Aluminum stock pot or a stainless steel pot? I feel like making the move to AG and need a bigger pot for the bigger starting wort. So is the extra $$ worth it?

Well i've sent my second batch to the secondary today and stoll a bit of a taste. All in all its pretty good, but... Well it tastes a bit sweet, So can i boil up some hops and add it to the secondary before bottleing? BTW its a brown ale, and no matter what whould be pretty good..

Ok i've been lurkin round these parts for the better part of a week and man i have to say its been helpful.. Accually i bottled my first brew (porter from a kit) tonight. So here is the obvious noobie question. What do you suggest for a second (preferably non-kit) beer? Just so you know i'm...