Brewcommune

so far I've only been for lunch but man does that beer menu look awesome.

I had the wild boar sausage (pass) and the fries with smokey BBQ (awesome)

Next time I go will be after work for fries and beer

So who all is going?
Dinner First?
Bootleggers After?

Slowly but surely my keezer project is starting to get off the ground I have the freezer I just won a new Guinness Stout Facet and keg coupler off of eBay By the end of the month I should have a keg set up (from Eric) at which point I will build a collar for the freezer. Today I think I nailed down ...

Maybe I could barrow it when you are done.

Already had How to Brew (even got it signed when John came to Eric's shop)

Really with both of Sam's books it came down to wanting to know more after Beer Wars!

Reading this thread was very interesting, especially given I knew the outcome already.

I will say one thing, without Eric's advice and encouragement I doubt I would have moved to 5 Gallons and I know I wouldn't have joined either of my brew clubs

Did a little book shopping on Amazon over the weekend and just got the notice it has shipped. Extreme Brewing: An Enthusiast's Guide to Brewing Craft Beer at Home by Sam Calagione Brewing Up a Business: Adventures in Entrepreneurship from the Founder of Dogfish Head Craft by Sam Calagione Tasting Be...

I'm in the same boat when it came to using distilled water.
I gave it a try on my next batch so I'll have to see if there is a noticeable difference.

We had cooled down the wort post-flameout to 100F, and I poured it into the fermenter, then grabbed the other 2.5 gallon container of water to cold break it. It was one of those pull-tap kinds, so I stab the top to vent, cut the limiter tab and pull the tap on it. After about six seconds, without w...

I just joined over the weekend so I'm going to have to skip this months