Cedar Rapids Brewing Society

I was at K-Mart West yesterday. They were selling brewing kits, right next to the pop corn poppers. I'd say that is about as main stream as it gets. On 11/18/2011 08:31 AM, kjball wrote: I wanted to get this done ASAP, so all those lucky guys getting brewing kits for Christmas can find us easily, an...

rodneypierce wrote: Hey guys, my name is Rodney. I live here in Cedar Rapids. I live exactly 1 block in and one block over from c ave and boysen rd. In the original bowman woods. NE side. Anyhow, i have only currently brewed 2 batches, a Red Ale (which doesnt taste right, but its still young) and a ...

A good private place might be a local hotel. You could ask for a meeting room to brew in and other rooms to have lectures and discussions. Get a special room rate for attendees. Have contests and show beer movies. Welcome to the great indoors. Matt F wrote: That would be cool. Tom is probably right,...

I too have grown hops and received hops - sometimes wild hops - to assist in my brewing. Just wondering how best to use them. Is there a an easy test to see how much bitterness or flavor you will get from them? Do you brew a tea, test them chemically, or just dump a measured amount in and hope for t...

Greetings All, Today at the Hy-Vee Drug store on Blairs Ferry & Center Point Road someone brought in about 100 capable beer bottles many of them with the Grolsh style closures and 5 of the milk carton case style beer holders. The bottles are 5 cents each if you want them and the plastic beer bot...