IslandLizard

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They're excellent! I have ordered from them many times in the past, including older stock (1-2 years old hops), and had no issues...

In general, you should strive to buy from vendors that don't repackage hops in house unless they use mylar bags and at least claim to...

I've bought from several suppliers. I feel that if the hops are in a vacuum sealed or inert gas purged foil bags, they're good for a...

Wow, how generous of you! If this is still available, I would love to take you up on this offer. I live a little over an hour away...

Cleaning and sanitizing are 2 different processes. Unless we use an autoclave (or an oven), we don't sterilize, we (merely) sanitize...

I also use a small funnel to pour table sugar directly into the bottles, but the best method would be to use a bottling bucket. Dissolve...

Here's a handy priming calculator, for different kinds of sugar: https://www.brewersfriend.com/beer-priming-calculator/ Best is to...

Kinda depends on how much beer you're carbonating and what type of sugar you're using, doesn't it?

I'd be strongly inclined to ignore that advice. Put the bottles in a cooler (or even a sturdy cardboard box) with something like a heat...

If table sugar was working well for you, I'd say go back to. My experience is it does the job and costs a good bit less than drops...

clearly its the drops. maybe they arent as fermentable as straight cane sugar. (although that doesnt make much sense the whole point...

Also allow extra space for the disconnects and tubing, all connected. For instance, most regular QDs have their tubing connection at a...

Thanks day tripper! Yes there is Wurth Shop In Finland. Thanks for the tip! I ran into another problem made me throw all plans to...

Covering the (wooden) collar with sheet metal sounds like a lot of work. Most homebrewers just stain/varnish or paint it. And leave the...