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It turned out AWESOME and an absolute dead ringer for the original. Several friends gave me the "YOU brewed this??!!??" compliment. Currently I am 30min into a boil of a second batch of the stuff. It didn't stay around long... BrewOnBoard

NO! We can't leave a man behind! Oh, wait, I think that was something different I was thinking about.... Yes, leaving a little bit of beer sounds like a good idea! BrewOnBoard

Can you tell me what fittings you used to pass the tubing through the bucket? I can see that it looks like a flange with a gasket but what are those fittings called? Could we bug you to post the fittings list off your home-depot receipt? Great ideas!

Can you tell me what fittings you used to pass the tubing through the bucket? I can see that it looks like a flange with a gasket but what are those fittings called? Could we bug you to post the fittings list off your home-depot receipt? Great ideas!

I was planning on bottling my current batch today and brewing batch two and dumping it on the yeast cake. I've never done this before and wanted to try the technique, but my current batch is still bubbling 6/minute and doesn't look done. (no I didn't check the OG I brew in a hydrometer free...

Feedback = The best beer I've ever brewed. This beer was effing tasty! Very much like Windmer's Brrr and I think my technique has improved in a couple places as well. Very good recipe! I got several nods in the form of "You brewed this??" Wife was drinking it up and I downed it pretty...

Try shaving somewhere else and let us know if that helps.... BrewOnBoard

More foam retention. :D BrewOnBoard

Great tips so far! I agree with the DME/moisture thing. I opened some DME and saved what I didn't use from the bulk bag and when exposed to the moisture of the marine environment, brick it became. I think the only way I could have used it would be if I had a strain of yeast with teeth! I...

Just brewed up this bad boy. Nothing (that I know of) went horribly wrong with the brew procedure so hopefully she'll be one of my better batches. Only problem is, I don't want to wait as long as I probably should.... What do you think my best use of time is? 2 weeks in the fermenter and 4...

Were you worried that I brewed up a batch of something too strong and fell overboard?? :) No, I've just been busy. Since joining HBT I've finished Physician Assistant school, worked my a$$ off in said new career, got married, had a kid, bought a house and completely renovated it (we found...

Nice to hear from you too Father Revvy! :) Life has been good to me. The brew kettle grew some cobwebs over the last couple years as I was working too much for a while and then took a year off drinking alcohol (and brewing of course) in solidarity with my pregnant wife. Now we've got a 3...

Anyone ever try using hopped DME??? This could be a fun product for my purposes..... http://www.highgravitybrew.com/productcart/pc/DME-Muntons-Hopped-Light-3lb-69p2833.htm BrewOnBoard

Fermenting while under way went just fine. I figured my boat was just a giant stir-plate. :D As for kegging, I've considered that many times and still am. The problem is that in warmer climates I can't cool a keg. I do plan to have a 12v (very small) fridge that I can put some bottles in...

I don't doubt that I would have. I think my data point is potentially useful because I put in WAAAAAY more olive oil than is recommended and it didn't ruin the beer. I read a thread where a guy put in much more than I did and ruined his batch, so it looks like the point at which a beer gets...