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Hi all, brewed up a chocolate stout with Ginger and Habanero in the boil, and want to add some Arabica beans for coffee flavor. I believe I am going to use a cold press method, and add the liquid to the secondary, or when kegging. Any tips on amount to use for cold press, or should I add to...

Hi all, been getting into smoking using the standard store bought sacks of smoke wood, and have been having good results and lots of fun. Anyway I have read that the Bradford pear is similar to the fruit bearing variety in terms of smoke flavor, and was hoping to get some additional feedback...

Ok so I went to all grain and am having decent success. Now to try something else. My first mead I am shooting for a not too sweet five gallon batch of Dark Berry Mead in the 12-13%abv range. I have 11lbs of clover honey, 5lbs of fresh blackberries and am thinking I will need 5Lbs of...

Hi all, been doing extract and partial mash for three years and am ready to move forward to all grain. Made a mash tun following instructions on the site here using a 10 Rubbermaid beverage cooler. First question is will I be stirring grains frequently during mash, or not at all? I only have a...

Well, it figures. National Home Brew Day just happens to be on my sons First Communion day. Or vice versa. No chance of getting over to the LHBS to partake in any of their activities. The name of the store is Adventures in Home Brewing and I believe they are having a BBQ, and brewers there...

Well, finally brewed on Tuesday evening, the 18th. Did a Fat Tire Clone recipe, which took 6lbs of LME, 2.5 Lbs of grain, and 2 oz of hops at various times. Had a friend of mine whom has been homebrewing for three years come over to walk me through the process. A tremendous advantage for me...

I am about to do my first boil tonight, and am anxious as to how it will go. I planned to do the boil on Saturday evening, but got bogged down with cleaning and sanitizing, plus marking five gallons on the 6.5 gallon carboy, and the consumption of a few mass produced beverages. Anyway, my main...

ok, have not started brewing yet, but want to determine best place to let primary sit during fermentation. I was planning on letting the primary fermenter sit in my basement behind my bar. safe, dark area most of the time. i took some temp readings there and the floor(concrete with vinyl tile...

Hi all, new to the forum and home brewing. Have always enjoyed the unique flavors of home brewed beers, and wanted to try it myself, so here I go. Buddy of mine from my church softball team has been brewing for a few years, so he will be guiding me through the first few batches. Looking...