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Can I use the same equipment I use to make wine to make beer?

Can I use the same equipment I use to make wine to make beer? I make wine with 5 gallon jug and a ballon with holes in...

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posted by ftaoff2wku

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ice beer/eis bock

I was thinking about using my chest freezer to brew a lager/bock, then drop the temp and remove some water ice. Anyone k...

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posted by rex_merdinus

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Cherry beer update...

For those of you who have been reading along, here is a little update of my Amber Ale/Cherry Cider experement. On 12-4-...

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posted by mherrenbruck

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Holiday Beer and trivia

but you have to ask. why? Besides, what is holiday beer? Because of brewing temperatures for beer it is now thought tha...

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posted by zippo

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Ever use oranges?

I've come across recipes with orange bitters, orange blossom, but none that use oranges. I've seen all sorts of other f...

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posted by garbologist

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frozen beer

i have a keg of michelob in my fridge in the garage and the beer line has frozen. i thawed the line but it appears that...

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posted by pbr5

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Guiness clone question

I have made many Guinness clones and they all taste great, except there missing that little something. I have read that...

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posted by flybynyt

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Newbie Question (continued) - subtitle: What DID I brew?

On the 5th day in the primary ferementation had slowed to only one or two bubbles per minute and I decided to put my "b...

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posted by dantraveler

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Lager temps

I'm going to try my first batch of lager. Up till now I've done all ales (13 to be exact). My question is, what are the...

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posted by "mherrenbruck\"NoSpam\""

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Bottling coment/question

I have been using plastic cola bottles for the past couple of years and was wondering if anyone else used them. I only...

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posted by georgeadkins

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has anyone tried brewing soy sauce?

Any success? What was the procedure? For that matter, anyone from the "old country" who can describe the techniques used...

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posted by none

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Newbie Questions: Fermentation

I was hoping that somebody in this group might be able to help me. I am a newbie and just brewed up my first "concoctio...

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posted by dantraveler

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How to properly Rack

I brewed my first batch of beer 6 weeks ago and I had a terrible time racking from the carbouy to the bottling bucket....

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posted by ask.me.4.it

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Yeast Cake Question

Just got finished bottling a batch of vanilla porter that looks like it turned out exceptionally well. I was wondering...

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posted by lamdamu

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posted by Philip Boerebach

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