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I made my first wine kit this weekend, actually it was a port. The kit was a seasonal Chocolate Raspberry Port. I went with an Edgar Allen Poe theme for this one. (For some reason the crimson in the lettering and jesters cap doesn't come out too well at this resolution, kinda spoils it)...

Just got this email from Maryland Homebrew:

Anyone have an experience with Incan Beverage Pouches? Although they are a bit pricey for the initial purchase (compared to "free" with most bottles), they are reusable. I don't know if the "oxygen trap caps" are suitable for reuse for long term storage, but I am sure they would be ok for...

Anybody have any really old hops that they don't have a use for. I am talking years old, where the AA is so degraded you won't be getting any bitterness out of them? If they smell cheesey they aren't any good to me. I am looking to make a gueuze and need some old a$$ hops. I checked some of...

Ok, I have a leak somewhere in my CO2 system...here is my system. CO2 cylinder to regulator Regulator to "Y" "Y" to keg force carbing line and keggerator pressure line - both valved Keggerator pressure line to 4 regulator manifold Each regulator goes to a seperate keg and each has a valve...

I just racked my Mad Elf clone off the cherries into a carboy to clarify and tasted the little bit leftover. It was thin. Is there anyway to put a bit of body back into the beer after fermentation? Maybe adding some maltodextrine? Will carbonation add body? Next time I will increase my mash...

It's called The Perfect Pour and it just opened in the new shopping center (with Lowes and Costco) off of 95 and Rt. 175. The place has a bigger beer selection than it has a wine or liquor selection. Most of the singles they have are bombers or 750's, but I spoke to the lady that runs/owns the...

I am seriously thinking of getting a pallet (assuming I can find a place to accept delivery with a loading dock). Anyone interested in some kegs? I am too lazy to ship or deliver, but you can pick up (Elkridge, MD) or I can bring to MD Big Brew Day if you are going (and they arrive in time)...

I am new to fly sparging having recently stepped up to a HERMS system with a float control from a 5 gallon Igloo batch sparge system. The last 5 brews I have continued to add sparge water during the sparge until I had reached my preboil volume. Right now my efficiency is about 65% (I have a...

Anyone know if Cantillon beers can be found in Maryland? If so, any leads? RateBeer indicates that they are available in MD, but don't indicate any zip codes or area codes I recognize as being in MD. I am looking to use the dregs for a gueuze.

I can't find my copy of How to Brew and have looked everywhere (except of course where it is). I didn't leave it here, did I? Anyone seen it?

I am in the planning stages for starting a gueuze and I need some input. I have a 50L stainless steel vessel that I plan on storing the gueuze in. My idea is to store/age the gueuze in the vessel and blend in it. 5 gallons of aged gueuze comes out once a year and is replaced with 5 gallons of...

A buddy of mine went to Hawaii on business and brought me back a 5 pack of Maui Brewing Companys Coconut Porter. Was a six pack, but he drank one. Can't wait to get my hands on them.

SWMBO appears to have discovered my hideout: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=480203&postcount=15

Anyone experimented with fermenting/aging your beer in a pseudo-solera fashion. As I understand it, basically you brew your beer (let's say 10g) and put it in a barrel. You let it age for an extended period and at the end of that period you rack off a portion of the aged beer. You then add a...

From the Baltimore Sun: City's brewpubs evaporating By Sam Sessa | Sun reporter - October 19, 2007When Sisson's became Baltimore's first brewpub in the late 1980s, beer lovers embraced the Federal Hill bar's high-quality, finely hopped ales. Within months, more than 90 percent of the beer it...

I made a Kolsch two weekends ago, the first Kolsch I have ever brewed. Since I don't have the equipment to ferment at temps lower than about 65F, I had a problem. I thought I remembered a Jamil Show episode on Kolsch and it was mentioned that if you couldn't get your temp down, the next thing...

I have this old Igloo refrigerator that I converting into a lagering box. The other night I took it apart to clean it and didn't find a compressor. The refrigerator appears to have three parts: a heat sink, a fan and a control unit. It works fine, got down into the 30's overnight. I have...

I had some pain in the region of my gallbladder, so I went to the doctor. He sent me to get a sonogram and apparently my liver is fatty. This pisses me off since I don't drink a lot of alcohol (about a beer a day average) and my diet isn't HORRIBLE (it isn't the best, but I only eat fast food...

Anyone got a name for a liquor store in DC or VA that carries a decent selection of Russian River products? I am looking to make a trip to go pick some up and RR's local distributor provides a list of locations, but I don't know their locations or if they have a decent selection.