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searching for the perfect IPA

rootmugwort — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:01:45 GMT

I've tried a few different recipes and I've experimented to a great extent but I still haven't gotten a batch that rivals my favorite microbrew IPAs. Specifically, I like the amazing aromas and flavors from Terminal Gravity, Centennial and Lagunitas I P A s. If anybody knows what I'm talking about and would share there IPA secrets, hints or recipes, I'd be most obliged. If you have found a particularly good finishing/ aroma hops, that may be the key i'm looking for. I bottle my latest batch tomorrow, this is the first time I've tried adding oak chips, maybe that's the key. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Root

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finished brew

Maruti — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:37:54 GMT

so i usually make wine, i have never tried making beer mainly because i dont know what the best way would be to finish it... do you bottle it or do you keg it?

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Using vanilla as a beer flavoring??!!??

Wendy & DeWayne — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:19:28 GMT

My partner and I are brewing beer and are trying to come up with new recipies..............has anyone ever used vanilla in a beer recipie??

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!! :o)

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Blowing The Top Of Your Lock Out

zakueins — Mon, 29 May 2006 16:46:02 GMT

Have you ever had beer blow out the airlock at the top before? If so, good or bad sign?

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RECIPES: post em' here!

Greg — Thu, 12 Feb 2004 10:02:16 GMT

RECIPES: post em' here!

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greetings to all you beer lovers

night bird — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:13:47 GMT

Well I am a long time fan of beer but now I am ready to expand the experience by attempting to make some. I figured this is a good place to start. Well I am hoping to get a kit together soon. If any one is hoping to get rid of an old one to upgrade I would be interested in a trade or what ever. Are there any brew masters out there I would love to hear about what its like working in the industry. Especially if you’re a woman, I haven’t seen many woman brewers and was wondering if there are many near me.

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Lagering Time

Tommaso — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:54:37 GMT

i started a Czech Pilsner and its finished its primary fermentation and been transfered to a secondary and going into a cool place for lagering. Question is how long? i've read it can be between 4 and 12 weeks. Thats a big time difference, how do i know when its finished?

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apple wine or mead?

Julianne — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:59:35 GMT

we have two abundant apple trees in our yard & we want to brew up something yummy. we usually brew our own beer so, we have all the gear for that. any advice or recipies for a good concoction made w/ apples? gear?

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Merry Christmas...

Jim — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 04:02:47 GMT

Here's to you and your's from me and mine. Happy Holidays...

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anise

Thomas — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 19:28:07 GMT

Has anyone ever tried brewing a beer with Anise?

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Brewing on my Birthday

The_Dark_Knight — Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:11:44 GMT

OK, On my 43 birthday My Fiance' dressed In an outfit that I had a hard time Looking at without wanting to stop and carry her upstairs, Helped me brew 6 Gals of Nutbrown ale... Picture a Long legged, slim waisted Beauty in thigh high stockings White 4" healed ankle high Boots, pink lace undergarments that would make a saint think of Naughty things... and a very short pink skirt... she wore this for the whole brew... and we only had to stop twice... I hope the Beer turns out ok... but if it doesnt I am not going to be too upset... Happy Brewing!!!!

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Hopless beer recipie

Tommaso — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:20:25 GMT

anyone got any hopless beer recipies they'd be willing to share?

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Rookie Move!

zavenx — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 23:44:16 GMT

I just put my first batch into the fermentor and during boiling I had my hop bag with pellets open up into the brew ...doh!. At which point, and how, should I strain out that hop sediment? or should I just let it settle and just be careful about transfer to secondary fermentation???

thanks,

The Rookie

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Honey Mango Beer

hipahipa — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:37:16 GMT

Aloha, I'm new to this tribe so I wanted to say hi. I am planning on making a five gallon batch of beer using about 6 pounds local honey and another 6 pounds of 2 row and light crystal, and the adding mango into the secondary fermenter. I was wondering if anyone out there has made a beer like this, with about half honey and half malt for fermentables. Most of the recipes I've run across were either braggots (about 10 pounds honey and only two pounds grain) or traditional honey beers (mostly grain with only a couple pounds honey). Also, anyone experimented with mango before or fruits like it?

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first brew

jackspot — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 20:05:44 GMT

I gotta tell ya.....it feels good to have my first brew in the frementer....I'll keep ya posted!

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Playing Around With A Recipie

zakueins — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 00:27:19 GMT

I've got two recipies here for a beer that I tried before. I want to try a bit of a flavor change, so I'm going to replace the orange peel with cherry. Should I used mashed/pulped cherry or cherry extract?

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Good beer recipes

Tsky — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 03:22:43 GMT

I am moving within the next five months and I want to make a good summer ale. I would like to enjoy it before the summer's end though. Any ideas?

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Magick stick

Pilsbury — Sun, 14 May 2006 15:54:22 GMT

I resently discovered how to " catch " a yeast using a carved stick made of Maple. I use pieces that are about as thick as my finger and about 5 inches long. You can use Birch and Alder too. When you do this trick, make sure you already have an active primary fermentation going with the yeast you want to catch. A healthy froth is the best ! I find that Trappist style yeasts work the best for this but it will work on any of them.

In a small pot I have some honey and water ( 50/50 ratio ) at a rolling boil.

I carved runes all over the stick, this makes lots of nuck and crannies for the yeast to hide in. I then place the stick over a fire, paying attention the cut end and lightly cooking it ( about 5min ) I then throw the stick into the boiling honey water while still hot and let in soak in that for about 5 min.

While it's still hot out of the pot of honey water, carefully place the stick into the fermenter and let it stay there til primary fermentation is over. After you rack the brew, carefully fish out the stick from the yeast sediment and hang it somewhere cool, dark and dry to " cure ". The yeast will have colonized the stick and remain dormant til you place it in some fresh wort where it will then reactivate. Saves me money.

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What ails your ales? The Seattle Home Brew Fair can help!

Christian — Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:48:17 GMT

What ails your ales?

The second annual Homebrew Fair is taking place in Seattle on March 25.
The Homebrew Fair brings together all of the local clubs, vendors, and judges
for socializing, lectures, and competition.

The competition is run to the BJCP style guidelines, but is unique,in that,
after the 2-person team of evaluators score the beer, they discuss it one-on-one
with the brewer. This rich feedback forum helps both the brewers and the judges improve their skills.

Last year, it was the largest one-day competition in the state and was
sucessful beyond our wildest dreams, mostly due to the number of people
that showed up to help us evaluate beers. We need judges and experienced brewers! Even if
you are just thinking about taking the test, this is a great opportunity, as we
pair inexperienced judges with "mentors" and the feedback from the brewers is like
real-time test experience. It's also much more rewarding to actually meet
the person and get their appreciation face-to-face.

We would sincerely appreciate anybody who would like to come evaluate,
lecture, or just hob-nob. This year Brouwer's Cafe is hosting the post-event party where we can continue to enjoy and discuss our passion for things fermentable. And really, that's what it is all about - the passion.

Please visit the site www.homebrewfair.com for sign-up and more
information.
(Please pre-register so we can order the correct amounts of swag for the
evaluators, we are making a concerted effort this year to reward your
efforts.)

Remember, we only have the venue for a few hours, so we really need the
evaluators to show up on time (12:15). We will not be wasting your time, you will show up and judging will start almost immediately. This worked really well last year and I can't thank people enough for their timeliness.

If you want more information please contact Jon Tobey at
jontobey@yahoo.com

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Beer Jelly

Mina :) — Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:00:14 GMT

Does anyone here have a recipe for this? I've seen it for sale, but I want to make my own spreadable joy.
Thanks :)

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Bean Alcohol?

zakueins — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 07:03:01 GMT

Is there any kind of alcohol you would make from beans? I keep thinking there has to be some kind of bean beer or something.

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bulk malt extract

Thu, 15 Dec 2005 02:37:41 GMT

can anyone tell me where i can find cheap barrels of malt extract?

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Where to get started?

blank — Tue, 20 Jul 2004 23:44:46 GMT

Hullo. A complete newbie here, to both the tribe and the art of brewing.

I'm curious if any of you could reccomend me a good book to get started with.. I would like to thoroughly research this before i decide wether or not I'd like to give home brewing a shot.

Much appreciated, everyone!

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into Root Beer?

MickD — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:34:47 GMT

One tribe for that:

http://rootbeer.tribe.net/

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Lagering and serving beer

Yellowmoose — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 17:53:49 GMT

So I got a hold of a freezer. I think I will build a small fermenter next to it (will suck cold air from the freezer) for ales. How wrong would it be to store kegs of beer (ales and lagers) at the same temps I would be serving (out of the freezer also)(maybe about 50 degree F)? What I am curious about is lagering my lagers at the 50 degrees also.

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Creating life...beer style

Yellowmoose — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:05:38 GMT

So I haven't homebrewed in a long time. Used to be an avid brewer. Just taught a friend how to do it and I created a batch in the mean time. Felt great to get back into the business.

We will see how the beer tastes since it brewed at room temp (barely run the ac) with TX outside temps in the 100s. The process was clean, but I know it will have some fruity flavors

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beer without hops

prophei — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 05:48:29 GMT

hello all,

i have been studying up on beer history a bit, and noticed that there are many beers that were made without hops. often the herbs used instead even added to the kick a bit. has anybody here experimented with these beers? if so, what have you used, and what was the result??

thanks!

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Mendocino County Brewery Tour, July 9-10

DP — Wed, 11 May 2005 01:17:28 GMT

Monkster here...Our plan so far:
We are leaving SF the morning of Saturday the 9th of July; getting to Hopland that pm to drink at Mendocino County Brewery. Then up the road to Anderson Valley (in Boonville) and Ft. Bragg and North Coast Brewery. We can stay in a town hotel/B& B for a small sum. The inn is literally within stumbling distance of N. coast.

The next morning we will be served breakfast and make our way at a leisurely pace to a choice of Marin and Sonoma stops, incl. Lagunitas, Moylan's, Bear Republic, and Russian River. We'll decide on the details later.

We'll be getting back to SF that evening, Sunday the 10th of July.

We're asking $10 apiece to hold reservations for the group. This is non-refundable if you have to back out, but any actual trip costs will be refunded if you have to bail. I understand how that goes sometimes.

Help us plan and add details at any point.
I'm cross-posting to norcal beers, too, but feel free to invite anyone else.

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bottles bottles bottles

Mr. Tangent — Fri, 01 Oct 2004 05:01:45 GMT

ya you have seen them in specialty stores for a fortune, but where can you get the really good deal on those HUGE swing-top bottles?

bigger than 32oz?

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help!

prophei — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 19:14:09 GMT

i have been brewing my first beers this summer, and have had great results with every batch i have bottled so far. i have been doing a full grain souther german type weiss bier, which has always been my fav. so far so good.

i decided that getting a 5 gallon kegging system would be a great investment, and make things a bit easier on me, as all the bottling get to be a pain. i got the keg already setup for brew, as it was a system from my local homebrew store. i filled about half of my batch into the keg with priming sugar (as i don't like force carbonating with c02), removed the extra air and let it sit for a few weeks. at the end of that time, my beer had little (if any) carbonation, and had an off flavor.

i have not been able to detect any leaks in the keg, and have a hard time attributing the off flavor to bacterial issues, as i am very anal about cleaning, and the keg was fresh and heavily cleaned by the homebrew place i got it from.

i am a bit stumped on this. any further ideas?

thanks for the help!

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No Cheap Beer!

Sat, 14 Aug 2004 05:16:52 GMT

No Cheap Beer!
Hate cheap, thin no taste beer like bud, miller, pabst, coors, stroh or other? Join : Cheap Beer Make Me Puke

trygoodbeerinstead.tribe.net

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Seakeasies?

Oogie — Thu, 17 Jun 2004 17:03:25 GMT

Howdy! I'm new here, and not a brewer myself, but a big fan. I have friends that make lots of amazing homebrews, meads, and even some...Absinthe (SHHHhhhh!!!). Used to be there were some people doing speakeasies, and adminstering some stupendous and stupifying elixirs. Sadly I haven't heard about anybody doing any as of late, and I'm wondering if they're still happening. If it's not cool to talk about it in the forum, please PM, if you've got any lines on Bay Area homebrewer gatherings. Nothing like local brew, and local music in a relaxed and pleasant setting.

O

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5 gallon ball-lock kegs

art — Sat, 05 Jun 2004 19:02:53 GMT

3 of them...not pretty, needs o-rings. $20.00

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No Barley or Wheat?

Aleman — Thu, 22 Apr 2004 06:57:33 GMT

Are there any beer/ale recipes that do not employ the use of either Barley or wheat? I know that sounds impossible, but I would like to start brewing a house ale for my roomates and I. The only prob is that one of said roomates is alergic to wheat and barley.

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Honey Mead

Mina :) — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 08:22:42 GMT

Hi there! :) Does anyone know how to make honey mead? Thanks.
Mina:)

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Agave nectar

Pilsbury — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 07:08:07 GMT

Fermented Agave nectar is a really refreshing drink with a twist of lime. I usually use a wine yeast when I make some. In Mexico they ferment an Agave drink called Pulque. The best kind of nectar to use in dark unfiltered, it has the most nutrients. i find it helps to add a little honey to get the yeast going. I use about 1/2 gallon of nectar to make a 3 gallon batch. It takes a long time to ferment like honey. You can also distill Pulque to make Teqkillya ! A good addmixure plant to Agave nectar is Yarrow. Yarrow contains thujones, the active intoxicant found in Absinthe ( derived from Wormwood ) but without all the toxic sideffects. It can be 5% alcohol but with Yarrow added it'll feel more like 8% alcohol. Cactus prickly pears are also good to mix in Agave nectar fermentations. There's nothing like it on a hot day.

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Pics

cunninglinguist — Sat, 13 Mar 2004 05:31:16 GMT

I added some pics. Jon, would you please make one of them the main photo. (Or someone else's photo, just put something there.)

Thanks

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Tribe BeerFest 2004

zakueins — Tue, 09 Mar 2004 01:49:32 GMT

I'm thinking it's time we had an event, celebrating the product that we love-our homebrewed beer.

I'm thinking of sometime in June or July, a Sunday, we'll all get together, BBQ, and try out each other's beer. Anybody got a place to throw this shindig (since I don't have space anywhere...).

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Rye Pale Ale Recipe?

Yo-Seep — Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:05:17 GMT

Hey, I'm interested in making a Rye Pale Ale. Anyone have any recipes? I've been looking on Cat's Moew3, Gambrit's Mug, and Beertools.com for recipes. But has anyone here made something like this?

Thanks.

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Hey, Where Do You Get Your Stuff?

zakueins — Sun, 08 Feb 2004 04:14:00 GMT

So, when you go out to get beer-making stuff (the hardware and the cooking materials), where do you go? Where do you like to shop?

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Cheap Conical from Toledo Metal Spinning

cunninglinguist — Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:44:50 GMT

Hello everyone,
I figure I can put together a conical fermenter for around $300, which is $150 to $300 cheaper than you can buy one. To get this price I need Toledo Metal Spinning's volume discount, so I have a proposition. For those of you that do not know, Toledo Metal Spinning sells a hopper that with a little work can be converted into a 12 gallon conical fermenter. Since the homebrew community found out about this they raised their prices in accordance with the demand. However, if you order 25 or more of the hoppers you get a good discount, so I would like to get together with at least 24 of my closest homebrewing friends and place an order. Unfortunately, I do not know 24 people who brew so I am appealing to this community.

Here is the deal I offer:

1. Email me if you are interested. The hoppers are $100 at that volume (a bigger discount on orders of 50 or more). Add in some shipping costs.
2. Once I have at least 24 replies, I will send you a request for payment. This payment will include the cost of the hopper, shipping to my place and shipping from my place to yours.
3. Once I have a minimum of 24 orders, I will send out a due date for payments. Payments received after the due date will be returned and not be included in the order.
4. When I get the order, I'll ship out the hopper to you via USPS delivery tracking.
5. I figure I can put together a working 12 gallon conical fermenter for around $300. If you would like me to build a similar one for you, let me know and I'll finalize the price, put it together, tack on the shipping costs and send it off to you. Features include:
All ss fittings
Inexpensive PVC stand - painted to the color you like
Clear acrylic lid so you can watch the fermentation
Open-style fermenter (http://brewery.org/brewery/library/OpenFerm.html)

Things you need to know:

1. There are no holes in the hoppers. If at least 25 of us want Toledo Metal to make the holes we get a volume discount of $13 per hole. More details available.
2. You will need to purchase dump valve and side racking arm assemblies. Zymco sells products designed for this (NAYY).
3. The hoppers don't stand up by themselves. Zymco also sells a stand. I think I'll make mine out of painted pvc.
4. You will need some sort of lid. Toledo Metal Spinning sells one designed for their hoppers, but since there is no volume discount I'll leave that up to you. (Unless there is a shipping savings.) I plan on making mine out of acrylic.
5. If you don't buy the Zymco stand kit, you need a seal and some way to clamp the lid down. allorings.com sells an o-ring that should fit. You'll still need to get an airtight seal. I plan on taking the plunge into "open" fermenters, and just setting the lid on my fermenter.

Posts about Toledo Metal Spinning on the HBD: (2 lines)
http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ahbd.org+inurl%3Aarchive+%22toledo+metal+spinning%22
or
http://tinyurl.com/2u67f

Toledo Metal Spinning's hopper product list:
http://www.toledometalspinning.com/products/hoppers/priceList.asp

Open Fermenters on the HBD
http://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Ahbd.org+inurl%3Aarchive+%22open+fermenter%22
or
http://tinyurl.com/2vzbu

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3 Brewer Tribes?

Greg — Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:49:25 GMT

I noticed there were three (at least) brewers Tribes. Which one? Hmmm... I joined all three. This one has the most members though. Maybe it's the most likely to take off... Or maybe the tribes should converge into one? Opinions?

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How about some recipe posts?

Greg — Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:59:25 GMT

How does everyone feel about posting their favorite recipes? Do you like to keep your personal recipes well guarded secrets? Or are you more the type to share a good thing when it happens?

I have a few I'll post...I think it'll be interesting to get feedback on my own recipes that I think turned out really good.

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Hoegaarden Clone

Greg — Thu, 12 Feb 2004 09:51:20 GMT

Since I posted this on the other brewer Tribes, might as well do it here too, since I typed it all out. :-)

Hoegaarden Clone

Here's a recipe I made to try and clone my favorite Belgian ale. (A white ale). I got pretty close! Sorry, all-grainers, it's a partial mash.... It's a tastey beer though, I promise. If you make this one...let me know what you think..

Hoegaarden Wit Clone
SG 1.046 (calculated using ProMash)
IBU 18.0 (calculated using ProMash)

MALT
3.30 lbs. Light liquid malt extract
2.00 lbs. Dry wheat malt extract
0.50 lbs. Cracked unmalted wheat
0.50 lbs. Rolled (flaked) oats

HOPS (pellet)
0.5oz Saaz (60 minutes in boil)
0.7oz E.K. Goldings (60 minutes in boil)
0.5oz Saaz (15 minutes in boil)

OTHER
1.25 tsp. (0.1oz) Coriander seeds (15 mminutes in boil)
2.00 tsp. (0.1oz) Dried BITTER Orange (15 minutes in boil)

Steep whole grains in 1/2 gallon water @ 155F for 30 minutes. Rinse with 1 or 2 pints of 170F water. Remove grains, add 2.0 gal water & extract, start 60 minute boil. Add hops and other ingredients as specified.

White Labs Belgian Wit Ale Yeast (WLP400)

Notes: Adding 2 oz of lactic acid may give an even more authentic Hoegaarden taste. I thought it may need a slight boost in the coriander and bitter orange as well; maybe even double the quantity of each??? But maybe that's too much.

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Welcome To Beer Makers!

zakueins — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 03:57:48 GMT

Beer Makers is the tribe that deals with making any kind of alcoholic beverage-from beer to moonshine, wine to whiskey. Not only are we a place to help people make better beer, trade recipies, suggestions on how to serve our product, and offers to test other people's beer.

So, pull up a chair and grab a bottle from the fridge-just make sure to wash the bottle afterwards.

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