Home Beer Brewing

Bad news for homebrewers

For whatever reason (head in the sand??), I wasn't aware of the bleak news for hop and malt prices until I spoke with m...

7 comments posted 18yrs

posted by billvelek

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by billvelek

MR BEER

What is the best kind of water to use with MR BEER?

1 comments posted 18yrs

posted by jleesmith

1 comments posted 18yrs posted by jleesmith

Frozen Kegs

Hi . My Fridge decided to go stupid and FROZE both 19 l kegs, One was gassed up and half way finished, so I waterered t...

1 comments posted 18yrs

posted by gableto2

1 comments posted 18yrs posted by gableto2

Ball Lock kegs available again!

To all, We apologize for this may seem a bit spammy, but there is no other way to get the word out..... Pepsi has not m...

0 comments posted 18yrs

posted by sales

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by sales

Can I use 100% Gambrinus Honey Malt as a base malt?

My LHBS is completely out of regular base malt -- no 2-row or 6-row. (In the future I'll call first to check, but who w...

6 comments posted 18yrs

posted by billvelek

6 comments posted 18yrs posted by billvelek

frothing when adding sugar drops during bottling phase, why?

Hi, I'm currently bottling a Cascade Chocolate Mahogany Porter and I'm getting a lot of frothing up when I drop the sug...

3 comments posted 18yrs

posted by movieknight

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by movieknight

My Mead Doth Bubble Slow

Highest gravity "must" I everbrewed 7lbs honey 6 cans of tropicana and I didn't get any initial blow-off like I do with...

3 comments posted 18yrs

posted by gcowboy

3 comments posted 18yrs posted by gcowboy

Our International 'Homebrewers' Team needs YOUR help, please

Almost two years ago I formed the "Homebrewers" international grid computing team for the dual purpose of helping to sp...

0 comments posted 18yrs

posted by billvelek

0 comments posted 18yrs posted by billvelek

Report on sanitizing using a bleach and vinegar solution

This is my report on my experimentation over several batches with a bleach and vinegar sanitizing solution; for those u...

1 comments posted 18yrs

posted by billvelek

1 comments posted 18yrs posted by billvelek

Group dead?

I haven't seen a message here since 9/3. What's up?

12 comments posted 18yrs

posted by MTWillett

12 comments posted 18yrs posted by MTWillett

Which books would be best to supplement brewing software?

First, I'm an experienced all grain brewer, and I have a couple of basic brewing books, so I don't need anything to exp...

6 comments posted 19yrs

posted by billvelek

6 comments posted 19yrs posted by billvelek

1/2 litre crown top bottle source

I'm looking for a source for 1/2 litre CROWN top bottles - not swing or flip that you can find on the web/ebay. These a...

2 comments posted 19yrs

posted by only4

2 comments posted 19yrs posted by only4

Swing-top Beer caps

By way of a change, I'm going to try bottled beer instead of my usual keg (Beersphere). I would prefer to use swing-top...

11 comments posted 19yrs

posted by montebrasite4

11 comments posted 19yrs posted by montebrasite4

Mexican Beer Recipe?

Does anyone have a good mexican style beer recipe to share. Many Thanks

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by prembedi

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by prembedi

OT: sporge flooding of r.c.b.; any remedies?

I'm sure that some of you must have noticed that rec.crafts.brewing has been ruined with a sporge flood -- thousands of...

7 comments posted 19yrs

posted by billvelek

7 comments posted 19yrs posted by billvelek