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It's already dropped 6 degrees in the last hour. It's now 3 degrees with a windchill of -18. I have lost track of how much snow has fallen in the last 3-4 days. They predict an inch or two and we got a consistent 6-8 inches each day. The paths I have been shoveling for the dogs now tower over...

Elephants Gerald

When I first started brewing I splurged and went for an all brass filler and a bench capper. Many years of service with never an issue.

Less than an inch predicted yesterday....8 inches later and it's 5 degrees with a -8 wind chill. Had to go locate the buried mailbox this morning. I have kept up with shoveling a network of paths for the dogs which they can no longer see over the tops. I have now resigned myself to endless...

I often get down to 1.010, but I think you are going to be just fine at 1.013. As exacting as we would like to be, there are so many variables in homebrewing that not everything comes out the way we predict. I brewed a porter yesterday and was expecting an OG of about 1.060. My percentage of...

Sounds like 1.013 is a pretty good FG. What was your OG? I would go ahead and bottle if you are still at that number.

I use various softwares to tweak and scale recipes, but write everything I do down in a composition notebook even if I followed the recipe to a T. Plus, I leave several pages for follow up notes like fermentation activity, FG, carbonation and bottling, etc. and taste impressions.

I live in the middle of nowhere too. Amazon is your friend. With free 2 day prime shipping I can usually have it quicker with no gasoline cost than venturing out to the nearest big town (relatively speaking) searching for the limited choices offered there.

I am now waiting for McDonalds to air a commercial mocking those who want to enjoy a good steak dinner.

3336 + 2 Coal Porter ____ 3338

It's my birthday. So, I am going to take it easy and brew a 2 gallon batch of Coal Porter using some 100% Maris Otter extract I just received from NB. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f126/coal-porter-116621/

Or you could use DME which has a longer shelf life.

Is your apartment 62 F or the fermenting beer? What yeast are you using? Beer will ferment at several degrees warmer than the ambient air temperature. My house is generally in the low 60's, but my fermentation temps are usually in the mid to upper 60's. Keeping your fermenter off the floor will...

Another interest of mine is vintage audio equipment. I hang out on the AudioKarma forum where Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits is a favorite there not just for the outstanding music, but also for the excellent quality that goes into the recording, engineering and mastering. If you are into...

I brew 2 gallon batches. My house is cold. Maybe 64 during the day and high 50's at night. I have my bottles in a tub of water with a small submersible aquarium heater. I put a small amount of bleach in the water to keep it from getting funky. It generally keeps the bottles around 68-70. Now...