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Opportunity for Aspiring Brew Masters
I am currently casting a new TV show for a major cable network called "Your Dream Life" about helping people get a second chance at their dream career. We are specifically looking for people who have...
 
acidently put too much sugar in HELP
The kit is a Woodforde Norfolk NOG Previouse kits required a kilo of sugar. This one didn't. It apears to be still fermenting but has slowed down and hydrometer is still at 26. But yeast is working...
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(Beer King??) mini-keg system. UK
Hi I notice that several homebrew shops in the UK are selling 5 litre mini-keg systems (made by Beer King I think). As the party season is fast approaching and scrounging friends always ask if I am...
 
Follow-up on Pumpkin Ale
Thanks to everyone for all the advice. I guess my town is not big enough (pop.~4,000) or else it's too early before Thanksgiving, but I counldn't find any canned pumpkin in town, and not having time...
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Belmont Farm Distillery in Culpeper
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[SOLVED] OVER CARBONATED KEG
Hi all, I am new to this. I believe I have over carbonated my keg. I gassed it (twice) @ 250kpa for 48hours (misunderstood my instructions). I have shaken the keg around a bit and vented excess on a...
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Glass Or Plastic
This will be about 20-times more information than most of you want to know about the engineering mechanics of this question, so feel free to stop reading at any time, lest you fall asleep. For the...
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pressure release bottle cap
Hi, I would like to be able to bottle fermented beverages in screw cap soda bottles (reusing them after I drink the soda), and I'm looking for or will try to invent a screw cap with a pressure release...
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How high can one stack cases of beer safely?
My wood cases weigh 6 pounds each . . . I'm putting a wadding of newspaper between cases to distribute the weight evenly.. Anyone manage to break bottles by stacking them too high?
 
Busch beer vs. Rainier beer
Bear taps into cans of campers' beer The Associated Press - August 20,2004 BAKER LAKE, Wash. - When state Fish and Wildlife agents recently found a black bear passed out on the lawn of Baker Lake...
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newbie question
i have just recently moved to the jacksonville,fl area...brew shops here are quite limited, but still good. does anyone have any suggestions on internet based stores that offer good shipping prices,...
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Clearing before kegging
Apart from using finings what is the best way to ensure a nice clear beer when kegging (without affecting the taste)?
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Best way to grow a yeast?
If you want to grow a yeast from the deposit on the bottom of a bottle of a beer that ferments on the bottle, what is the best way to do that? I have tried it with some Westmalle Tripel by adding some...
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Anybody grown their own hops?
From what I've read, they're not too hard to grow. Any reports of success or failure would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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newbie question about FG
I have brewed my first batch it is a kit from midwest, the autmn amber ale. It says the SG should be about 1.042-1.046. That was about my start. It says the FG should be 1.010-1.012 but my FG has been...
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Bad taste in my beer!
Hello all! I started brewing about a year ago and have only had 2 good batches out of my 7 attmepts. Both were good batches were after buying new fermenters. So, I assume Cleaning is my issue. But...
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How to make Coopers Stout from the homebrew kit
Hi! I've made homebrews from kits once before. I read in "beer for dummies" that you should not add sugar to the mixes, no matter what is said on the box. The cooper's instructions mention kilos and...
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Secondary fermentation
I usually leave my beer in the secondary fermenter about two weeks before bottling in order to reduce the amount of sediment. Would I have any problems with the beer if I left it for a month to...
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