Is the recipe for CAB posted somewhere here? I searched, but couldn't find it. Unless I looked right over it, which is highly possible. Orig CAB Recipe 3# Light DME (I've been using 3.3# light LME) 1 lb table sugar 1 oz Meridian Hops (I've been using cascade since Jon moved from NY) 20 Minute Boil ...

I get my LME in bulk for $2/lb if I bring my own containers. It's usually really fresh, but one time, they told me that they tapped the barrel about a week earlier. I generally freeze it when I get home, so it stays fresh for a long time. You can make a really good beer with fresh extract. Our grou...

We'll be flying our flag high and proud. My dad, wife and son in law all served in the US Army.

Grandson turns 2 on Memorial Day - Homebrews and a birthday party cook out are slated for Monday.

Inkleg wrote: Does she drink your beer?

I wish - she's a border line wine snob. I can sneak in small purchases but a fridge would be kinda obvious.

It's even worse when a group of friends are sitting at your bar, you blow BOTH kegs and don't have a plan B. I'm seriously considering buying cheap full size fridge to keep a couple kegs on stand by. That's an expensive Plan B but would make that awful sound just a reason to swap a keg. Good grief, ...

Inkleg wrote:Awesome looking tap handles! What are they pouring?

Summer Ale on the left and neighborhood CAB (cheal ass beer) on the right

Rainy day project - fun tap handles Sports themed gnomes ($10) 6" wooden parsons table leg from Home Depot ($3.50) black paint and gorilla glue Cut the leg, paint it black and glue the gnome to the cut part of the leg. The screw on the table leg fits right into a standard tap handle ferrule. On...

Sounds like a great day. Enjoy.

I had a Corona on May 5th because I thought is was the right thing to do. I was wrong.

Neighborhood Update: We are going to brew two 5 gal batches this weekend. 1st - Brewers Best Summer Ale 2nd - Brewers Best Whiskey Barrel Stout 3 of our six 5 gal kegs are on tap with one more to be kegged on Sat. We'll be using both of our 2.5 gal kegs for cider and wine. Summer is shaping up might...

19.99 is darn good pricing. If I were to buy 4 kits it reduces my shipping to less than $5 per kit. And I don't even have to get in the truck and drive. Here's their IPA recipe and what it would cost me at my LHBS. - 6 lbs Pilsen malt syrup ($20) - 1 lb Golden Light DME ($4) - 1 oz Columbus (60 min)...

Bud Mud - YUCK!

I hate 'in your face' government. That's the problem now, too much interference in my daily life. I agree. I'm pretty sure we'll be OK. This is 4 middle aged guys making some beer in a basement to drink together on weekends. We not running a meth lab and distributing it to drug addicts and minors. :)

Are there any houses further up the street that are for sale? Would you believe the house next door just sold a couple weeks ago? I never really thought about any legal risks but maybe the 4 of us need to have that discussion to make sure I am not the supplier. In my mind, they are borrowing some o...

I live in a cul-de-sac and spend a lot of time socializing with our neighbors. Between the 4 households we have 3 basement bars and 4 kegerators. Neighbor #4 will have his bar completed this fall. The guys have decided to convert all their kegerators to homebrew. We have the capacity for six, 5 gal ...