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Hello, I have returned with a topic I require some assistance on. There may be some folks here who can help! I am returning to Home brewing under the strangest of ways. I do a historical reenactment and I am looking to start to brew in a 8 gallon, cast iron cauldron. I will be teaching basic...

Hello HBT, I have returned with a homebrewing question/concerns and would like some input from the mob! Google gives me little info on the subject. I am planning to brew a 6 gallon batch of ale. I will be camping and taking the beer from grain to glass in 5 days. This is also to be a live...

I bought 2 on a whim. Got home tried one. This has to be the best imperial stout I have ever had. The only way you know it is 10% is on the exhale. Super well balanced. BA score 98 / my score same scale 101. This is what every imperial stout should be like. I never thought the day would come...

So I just got done knocking out 2 batches of brew. I made a PA/IPA with 100% home grown hops. The hops had nothing but well water and rain on them. I harvested the hops yesterday and got 55oz of mostly cascade + centennial with some nugget, brewer's gold and fuggles mixed in. I brewed...

Alright I am VERY new to making sours. I seem to have been spending a good bulk of cash on them when I am out and feel semi-versed enough to know styles. I also am hoping to get "Wild Brews" for x-mas. My very 1st sour is going to get bottled in about a month as it is just about a year old. (It...

French Saison SMaSH (1st place & diabetic friendly!) 11# bohemian pilsen malt (fully modified) 4 oz of French Aramis hops (1oz @ 60, 15, 7 and 0) Wyeast 3711 French Saison Mash @ 148. 151, 168 I used AE (not Beano) in the mash as detailed in this...

Centennial and Vienna SMaSH IPA (3rd place winner) 15# Vienna mashed at 148, 152,168 All the centennial hops you can feasibly get in it. Mine has a pound! 8oz pellets and 8oz whole leaf. I mash hoped 2 oz, added in a growing quantity every 8 minutes during the boil and then used a hop back...

A new study has found that beer does not make you fat, it actually makes you lean. The more beer you drink, the leaner you become. It's true! Try it for yourself! In my own independent study I found myself to me much more lean after about 12 pints. I was leaning on cars, trucks, trees, walls...

Shortly I am of to work, I will also get to have a brew day at the same time. I work in my LHBS part time now and while "customers first" always applies, I have no problems about doing up a small split boil, stove top extract batch. This will also be my 1st brewday in MONTHS. I have been...

Title says it all. I am sampling the 1st sample of my O-fest ale that has been on the yeast for about 6 months at about 35 PSI. I ramped up the PSI to naturally carb the beer towards the end of primary, closed pressurised fermentation style. It is FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC. Not even a hint of...

Yep, I am going to be brewing up a batch after a brewing break this summer in a few weeks. Do not worry, I have not run out of homebrew nor does it look like this is even a possibility for MONTHS...lol. It was hot, the pipeline was busting at the rivits and I was lazy. :D I have been planning...

As the title reads, "What gauge SS are Hoff Stevens kegs?" I was able to find that SS Sanke kegs are 18 gauge. Anyone have any solid info on the thickness of a stainless HS keg? I would hate to have to cut into one to find out. THANKS!

Yesterday, I had a great brew day. It was relaxing and everything went well and I was able to "clean as I went". I started drinking and just barely remember pitching the yeast. As of a few moments ago I woke up stretched and came in to check on my computer stuffs and there in front of me sat...

Yea, so I just finished up a bad one. This is not like using up most of Yooper's propane bad and having a 10 hour brew day, this was wretched... What I did and what I got... I started a little late, just before noon. I was going to do my 1st ever partygyle brew and had everything in place...

This thing is wicked good warm and mostly flat! For being a SMaSH (The theme of this years club comp) it is one of the best "to style" beers I have ever tasted and it is in a style I normally do not like! It may not win but I feel like it doesn't matter because I have a 1/4 bbl full of it...

This is a great breakdown of craft beer personalities IMO. It is also a short read and I feel can be a HUGE help to answering the age old question of "Am I/What kind of beer snob am I ?" :mug: http://www.masslive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/06/the_5_craft_beer_personality_t.html

1st thing 1st. Thanks to Ed Wort for his idea with "The Texas Hop Garden." This is basically an improved/expanded version of that design. 2nd: This system has withstood MASSIVE winds and storms this spring. Telling me it is crooked or looks unstable at this point is pure rubbish. I am fully...

I have been thinking about this for some time now and while I think memorial weekend is needed, we seem to loose perspective of why the holiday exists. This is not true for everyone but as a "blanket statement" I feel it is fairly accurate. I felt a great feeling during the AHA Big Brew day...

I got this info in an email and prices seem good so I I am reposting it here so others that are shopping around can be informed. King Kooker 94/90TKD Portable Dual-Burner Propane 30-Inch Patio Cart $153: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00264G584/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 King Kooker CS42...

Please note: This thread is NOT to discuss growing illegal plants or the like. This is a thread to discuss growing fruits, vegetables and in the case of aquaponics fish. If you have a system that does grow illegal substances please keep it to yourself. Background on my system: My late FIL...