# The Pub **URL:** https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/c/the-pub/26.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Leinenkugel's Chippewa Falls facility to close](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/leinenkugels-chippewa-falls-facility-to-close/36482)
**Author:** [@KellerBrauer](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/KellerBrauer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/leinenkugels-chippewa-falls-facility-to-close/36482 "2024-11-11T17:05:41Z")
I just learned that Leinenkugel’s is closing their brewery in Chippewa Falls, WI. The article stated the Leinie Lodge will remain open. This news came as kind of a shock to me. --- ## [Give us your Chuck Norris jokes](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/give-us-your-chuck-norris-jokes/3078)
**Author:** [@halenrush](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/halenrush)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/give-us-your-chuck-norris-jokes/3078 "2024-11-01T21:47:43Z")
Seen on a shirt: Chuck Norris doesn’t do push ups. He pushes the earth down. Chuck Norris has been to Mars. Thats why there is no life there. Chuck Norris can gargle peanut butter. Chuck Norris doesn’t have to mo… --- ## [Homebrewing Podcasts](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/homebrewing-podcasts/36301)
**Author:** [@andyfarke](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/andyfarke)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/homebrewing-podcasts/36301 "2024-11-01T20:45:50Z")
What brewing podcasts are folks listening to these days? This topic pops up on the forums from time-to-time, but it has been a few years, and I’m sure I’ve missed some. Experimental Brewing is my primary podcast “home,”… --- ## [Help glasses of Duvel](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/help-glasses-of-duvel/17748)
**Author:** [@pascal](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/pascal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/help-glasses-of-duvel/17748 "2014-09-29T11:54:59Z")
can someone help me? I am a Duvel collector from Belgium with currently 197 different glasses. Now I am looking still different glass from America, namely Bam fest, green draw, green draft etc. … I have many glass to E… --- ## [Hey Californian's Go Buy This](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/hey-californians-go-buy-this/36369)
**Author:** [@dbeechum](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/dbeechum)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/hey-californians-go-buy-this/36369 "2024-10-18T21:37:39Z")
We got to brew at Sierra Nevada and if you live in CA, you can get it shipped straight to your house. (and it’s a normal beer!) Maltose Falcons 50th Anniversary Festbier --- ## [When in St. Louis](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/when-in-st-louis/36305)
**Author:** [@alestateyall](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/alestateyall)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/when-in-st-louis/36305 "2024-10-06T20:12:28Z")
Drinking a Bud at the Budweiser Brewhouse --- ## [What have you been doing in the brewery lately?](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/what-have-you-been-doing-in-the-brewery-lately/33182)
**Author:** [@BrewBama](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/BrewBama)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/what-have-you-been-doing-in-the-brewery-lately/33182 "2024-10-04T15:36:23Z")
Lately, I noticed my FG has been creeping up. I checked the temp of water with a Thermopop and the sensor to my controller. Thermopop temp was 66° F and the sensor temp was 62° so I set sensor calibration to 4°. I heate… --- ## [10/1/24 - Jimmy Carter 100 years and still going](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/10-1-24-jimmy-carter-100-years-and-still-going/36263)
**Author:** [@jherzjherz](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/jherzjherz)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/10-1-24-jimmy-carter-100-years-and-still-going/36263 "2024-10-04T14:32:45Z")
Wow. Former President Jimmy Carter, celebrates his 100th birthday today. Article here. Did you know…on October 14, 1978, Jimmy Carter signed H.R. 1337, which contained an amendment (5354) sponsored by Senator Alan Cran… --- ## [Why higher and higher ABV?](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/why-higher-and-higher-abv/36026)
**Author:** [@brewthru](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/brewthru)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/why-higher-and-higher-abv/36026 "2024-09-30T20:11:35Z")
I see my liver walking away… Not really, as I refuse the higher ABV brews. However, why does it seem we have higher and higher ABV as time goes on? I’ll take a session beer any day over the high ABV brews. --- ## [what elements of your brewing would you want/hope to pass on to descendants?](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/what-elements-of-your-brewing-would-you-want-hope-to-pass-on-to-descendants/33390)
**Author:** [@fredthecat](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/fredthecat)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/what-elements-of-your-brewing-would-you-want-hope-to-pass-on-to-descendants/33390 "2024-09-28T19:45:05Z")
what elements of your brewing would you want/hope to pass on to descendants? obviously you can’t force your kid/grandkids to like say pale milds or hazy IPAs if they don’t like them. but - would you want your kids/gran… --- ## [What is a 'Whale' of a beer?](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/what-is-a-whale-of-a-beer/36005)
**Author:** [@jherzjherz](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/jherzjherz)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/what-is-a-whale-of-a-beer/36005 "2024-09-24T19:27:29Z")
What’s your version of what classifies as a whale? GO… --- ## [average SRM of last 10 beers](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/average-srm-of-last-10-beers/33460)
**Author:** [@fredthecat](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/fredthecat)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/average-srm-of-last-10-beers/33460 "2024-09-11T21:39:05Z")
the average SRM of my last 10 beers brewed is: (10 values added / 10) 19.4SRM im thinking this year is going to actually be a lot darker, probably averaging high 20s. --- ## [From the rare bottle collection](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/from-the-rare-bottle-collection/35999)
**Author:** [@denny](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/denny)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/from-the-rare-bottle-collection/35999 "2024-09-11T17:45:52Z")
--- ## [Keeping deer away from flower bed](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/keeping-deer-away-from-flower-bed/33395)
**Author:** [@Megary](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Megary)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/keeping-deer-away-from-flower-bed/33395 "2024-08-17T00:58:32Z")
Anyone with a great DIY solution for keeping deer away from a flower bed? Unfortunately, a fence is not practical. We put in a really nice, new flower bed around the backyard that has brought the deer out of the woodwo… --- ## [American Craft Beer Hall of Fame](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/american-craft-beer-hall-of-fame/33428)
**Author:** [@Megary](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Megary)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/american-craft-beer-hall-of-fame/33428 "2024-08-09T18:36:45Z")
Who doesn’t love a good Hall of Fame argument? Jim Koch is a first ballot certainty! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Air filters and mold spores](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/air-filters-and-mold-spores/12046)
**Author:** [@bluefoxicy](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/bluefoxicy)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/air-filters-and-mold-spores/12046 "2024-08-06T20:55:31Z")
I’m thinking there’s mold spores–the mold, I killed, and is constricted to the basement (which I dehumidified to 45%). In the apartment, I know there’s mold; a year ago I started itching like hell, and later found out t… --- ## [A judge in Texas just ruled the federal ban on home distilling unconstitutional](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/a-judge-in-texas-just-ruled-the-federal-ban-on-home-distilling-unconstitutional/33404)
**Author:** [@Drewch](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Drewch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/a-judge-in-texas-just-ruled-the-federal-ban-on-home-distilling-unconstitutional/33404 "2024-07-16T14:39:25Z")
A federal judge in Texas just ruled that the federal ban on home distilling is unconstitutional. --- ## [Whiskey](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/whiskey/15256)
**Author:** [@euge](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/euge)\ **Replies:** 1385\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2024, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/whiskey/15256 "2024-07-14T15:08:01Z")
I goes into the closest SPEC’s and ask for an entry-level whiskey. Walked out with some G. Dickle 8 classic recipe… Is sour mash really an entry level whiskey? I was thinking of Canadian Club. Hell I could have picked C… --- ## [Pet Peeves](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/pet-peeves/33300)
**Author:** [@HopDen](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/HopDen)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2024, 1:20pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/pet-peeves/33300 "2024-07-07T13:20:49Z")
Pet peeves!?!, I have a few! Certain things bug the crap out of me! Let me share one! If my wife opens a closet door to retrieve an item, whatever it may be, she will just partially close the door. And when I walk by I w… --- ## [First ever air fryer steak](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/first-ever-air-fryer-steak/33385)
**Author:** [@CounterPressure](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/CounterPressure)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2024, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/first-ever-air-fryer-steak/33385 "2024-07-04T22:46:35Z")
So about 6 months ago I finally bit the bullet and bought an air fryer. I had resisted for well over a decade. Immediately I was convinced that I had lost out on a decade. So I started cooking everything in this thing. T… --- ## [Anchor Brewing revived](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/anchor-brewing-revived/33339)
**Author:** [@BrewBama](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/BrewBama)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/anchor-brewing-revived/33339 "2024-07-03T19:36:50Z")
One day, you’ll wake up and there won’t be anymore time to do the things you’ve always wanted to do. Don’t wait. Do it now. --- ## [Broken Malt Mill Base](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/broken-malt-mill-base/33364)
**Author:** [@mdixon](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/mdixon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/broken-malt-mill-base/33364 "2024-06-18T14:13:59Z")
I could have put this in the top portion, but The Pub is a heck of a lot more fun. In moving I dropped my motorized malt mill and broke the base. It was made out of countertop materials from my neighbors kitchen renovati… --- ## [Brulosophy’s 2024 Survey](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/brulosophy-s-2024-survey/33335)
**Author:** [@BrewBama](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/BrewBama)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/brulosophy-s-2024-survey/33335 "2024-05-30T15:36:03Z")
I found results of the 2024 Brulosophy Survey interesting One day, you’ll wake up and there won’t be anymore time to do the things you’ve always wanted to do. Don’t wait. Do it now. --- ## [Two years ago today a glass carboy nearly killed me](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/two-years-ago-today-a-glass-carboy-nearly-killed-me/33292)
**Author:** [@BeerBeard](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/BeerBeard)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/two-years-ago-today-a-glass-carboy-nearly-killed-me/33292 "2024-05-17T16:45:46Z")
Hey all, I hesitated to post something so personal on a public forum for a long time, since it opens me up to (admittedly, much deserved) ridicule for doing something so stupid. However, I finally feel like this communi… --- ## [the perception that homebrewing equipment is incredibly expensive needs to end](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/the-perception-that-homebrewing-equipment-is-incredibly-expensive-needs-to-end/33276)
**Author:** [@fredthecat](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/fredthecat)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/the-perception-that-homebrewing-equipment-is-incredibly-expensive-needs-to-end/33276 "2024-04-07T18:04:11Z")
i could go into this in detail, but i have just noticed after some recent unrelated posts elsewhere - the public perception is that homebrewing equipment is exhorbitantly expensive and makes homebrewing inherently more e… --- ## [Off-Flavor Beans](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/off-flavor-beans/33289)
**Author:** [@Drewch](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/Drewch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/off-flavor-beans/33289 "2024-04-03T14:58:45Z")
I know it was an April Fools joke, but I would for-real buy these… --- ## [So, is HBC dead?](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/so-is-hbc-dead/33222)
**Author:** [@narcout](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/narcout)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/so-is-hbc-dead/33222 "2024-03-29T14:12:14Z")
--- ## [Happy Friday](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/happy-friday/33265)
**Author:** [@HopDen](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/HopDen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/happy-friday/33265 "2024-03-15T20:47:58Z")
I am not endorsing any misuse of the word HAPPY or FRIDAY --- ## [Apiculture](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/apiculture/33236)
**Author:** [@HopDen](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/HopDen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/apiculture/33236 "2024-02-25T22:42:06Z")
Wife and I went to a beginners class at our county bee keepers association. We have been milling the idea of having a few bee hives for some time now. Great presentation! Upon entering we wrote our names on a raffle tick… --- ## [Changes](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/changes/33193)
**Author:** [@denny](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/u/denny)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2024, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/t/changes/33193 "2024-02-03T19:18:03Z")
Have you all seen this? Before I state my position, what do YOU think? The board of directors of the Brewers Association, the 501(c)(6) parent organization of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA), recently met an… [Previous page](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/c/the-pub/26.md) [Next page](https://forum.homebrewersassociation.org/c/the-pub/26.md?page=2)