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Probably a dumb question. How hard does the boil have to be? I've always done a very fast full rolling boil. When I bottle I only end up with a bit over 4 gallons. Once the boil starts would a slower boil suffice so that I end up with more beer?

I had the idea that bigger was better. I boil the @#!$ out of it. :) Maybe I'll try a lower setting next time. Thanks

I expect to lose some water thru boiling and evaporation. What's an average expected loss? I start with a 6 gal boil and ended up bolling almost 3.5 gals. Is that typical? Thanks.

When I started brewing I thought that a name that reflected family would be good, so I named my brewery FSA - Four Sons Ale. Older labels are attached.

Just getting back to brewing after 2 yr absence. decided to make stout using a variety of receipes. Usually I do extracts and mini-mash. I haven't worked up to a full mash yet - (for unknown reasons). 8 lbs light dme 1 lb flaked oats .5 lb flaked barley .5 lb carmel 120l .5 lb carmel...

When I use my own extract receipe the head and carbonation out of the bottle is minimal. I use 4oz ov cane sugar boiled in 1 cup of water for a 5 gal. batch. The strange thing is if I use a kit from MoreBeer the carbonation is fine. And if I do a partial mash it is almost over carbonated. I use...

How did this turn out? Taste good??

Art work done by my older sons and scanned. Lame comments and layouts by me. Check out Incidental Comics for Grant's cartoons/drawings and The Revolution Gets Industrial and Midnight Vinyl on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads for Gavin's illustrations/music.

Here's a few labels me and my older sons have done. Home - TinyPic - Free Image Hosting, Photo Sharing & Video Hosting my favorite one is below - It really was from the 3rd batch I made. I don't take credit for the "rocking chair ale" label. I believe I stole it from someone else many...

thanks for the hints!

Here's a dumb FAQ - Saw this group of labels and thought it was great!! I wanted to share - but don't see any way to post my label images. What am I missing?