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Using a 5500W element in a keggle and fly sparging I turn the element on at full power as soon as the wort covers the heater. The wort is boiling within a couple minutes, and I have to throttle it down before the sparging is finished even with a full keggle. I mashout at 170 degrees with my...

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Suthrncomfrt1884, That sounds like a good idea. I almost just bagged the centennial and cascade together, but thought I could always blend them later. Would you mind posting the recipe that you used for your Amber? Thanks :mug:

Hello, I'm looking for some help in developing a recipe for my first batch of homegrown hop beer. I've just finished harvesting, drying, and bagging my my first year crop, and this is what I ended up with: 1oz Nugget 1oz Tettnang 5/8oz Cascade 3/8oz Centennial 1/8oz Hallertau My first thought...

Thanks for the update! I just harvested some homegrown cascade hops, and I'm thinking Michigan grown hops deserve to be brewed in a Michigan beer. Looking forward to hear how it turned out :mug:

Any update on this project? What recipe did you use? Thanks.

From what I've read, it varies. However, the rule of thumb is to use 5 times as much wet hops as dry.

Has anyone tried vacuum sealing and freezing wet hops? Any reasons not to do this? Seems like if you don't need to worry about shipping the hops it may not be worth the effort to dry them.

This mixture works good for leak detection of CO2 on kegs and regulators too. Just mix some up and in a spray bottle and use it for both purposes.

Looks like that guy has it in 1" diameter too.

I found this on Ebay. I'm sure someone has a use for this stuff right now. I bet it would make a killer replacement for a stainless braid. Not sure how rigid it is though... Tubing

You're an idiot. :DJust kidding, sounds right to me!:D

Has anyone considered using hydrogen peroxide to aerate/oxygenate there wort prior to pitching? It is my understanding that H2O2 would decompose into two H2O molecules and one O2 molecule. Maybe someone with more of a chemistry background can chime in. :drunk: Seeing as how hydrogen...

I attended Saturday afternoon, and had a great time, with some great (and not so great) beers. I only got through about 30 different samples before SWMBO called it quits. I'll try to post some tasting notes when I get some time. Anybody else make it? favorite beers? I tried a Jalapeno...

Has anyone tried making Apfelwein by substituting light DME for the two pounds of corn sugar? How did it turn out? I'm thinking the procedure would be to boil the two pounds of DME with a gallon of juice. Transfer to the fermentor, top off with the rest of the juice, and pitch the montrechet...