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Hey all, My last batch was a Sam Adams Old Ale clone. It came out just under 12%. It's been bottled for about 2 months now and it's still not carbed. I have tried bottles randomly so I don't think it was my priming sugar mix. I think at this point the alcohol level might have killed off the...

Hey All, Does anyone have the Jan/Feb issue of Zymurgy? I am looking for the recipes for the Sam Adams Long Shot winners. Spefically the Ole Ale. That's some good stuff. Thanks in advance

When your dial thermometer falls into your cooler filled with 170 degree water dont reach in with your hand and attempt to retrieve it. My hand was in past the wrist before I was reminded why not to do this. My dial thermometer, the ones with the long stem, now has condensation on the...

Hey all, Does anyone have a suggestions for a themometer that would work with my 10 gallon round rubbermaid cooler? I would like to drill a hole and mount it right in the side of the cooler. I've seen the weldless ones but wanst sure if they would work on a plastic cooler. I dont want to have...

Hey all, I'm on my 7th batch and decided to try liquid yeast for the first time. I brewed a Honey Weizen from Midwest. This is also my first batch with Honey. I upgraded to the White Labs Hefeweizen Ale 300 liquid yeast. I did not prepare a starter just left it out of the fridge for a few...

Does anyone know where to find Celis White in Northeast Wisconsin? I figured since it was made in Michigan it would be easy to find here but I haven't found it yet. I moved to Green Bay a few months ago and there doesn't seem to be very many liquor stores here. I'm a huge fan of Belgian...

Hey all, I just bought a new fridge specifically for beer. Not fermenting, just to keep my bottles cold. I found a nice one at sears, freezerless and all the shelves are space well enough that bottles will stand up on all of them. The only downside is all the shelves are the wire grate type...

Hey everyone, I've been reading this forum for about 2 months. This is my first post. I have a few questions that I can't seem to find answers to using the search function. First, I started with Mr. Beer. I made the batch that came with it, waited the recommended week and then bottled. I...