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Send me one.

I just threw up a little in my mouth :drunk:

Gelatin works very well. I use it from time to time. There are several threads on the subject if you do a quick search.

You could but your risk of infection increases. One of the reasons you want to get your fermentation going quickly is the rapid increase in yeast population crouds out the other micro organisms, decreasing your risk of infection.

Why not enter? What's the worst that could happen, you're out a couple of bucks and a sixer? If you made a good beer, you'll get some feedback, and maybe some advice to tweak it and make it even better. Contests aren't only for winning awards but to help you in your brewing process.

If I wasn't brewing today I'd be fishing! Then again I'm brewing beer to take fishing. Now I just gotta find a way to drink homebrew with scuba gear on while spear fishing.

What about O2 pickup? How do you move your beer, say from primary to secondary to pacaging? Is there a lot of splashing or are you careful between transfers?

Went to my nephew's birthday party at the local Chuck E Cheese's with the SWMBO yesterday. With all the rug rats running around screeming, me and the baby daddy went to get a beer. All they had was Miller Lite, :drunk:. Well SWMBO had a couple of sips at the party. When we got home, I poured a...

I would like to do a 10 gal batch of Nut Brown Ale Friday if Fed Ex brings my false bottom for my new 10 gal mash tun. If not I'll try my first shot at an Irish Red Ale.

Some brewers add some of their extract late in the boil to avoid caramelization. Some say it doesn't matter that much. I say if you're a new brewer just boil your extract the whole boil. Get your techniques down first, then start experimenting with other techniques. Keep it simple and you'll...

Technically it isn't even a crime until some files a complaint. The police aren't going to come looking for "stollen keggles" unless someone files a police report. BUT we all pay a higher price for beer to offset the overhead of all the lost kegs, which means we need to keep brewing our own...

Be careful with those flip top bottles, some people have had problems getting them to carb up, they might not seal properly. I would at least make sure they all have new seals. You can get them pretty cheap.

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Me too....Me too!!!

If that ever happend to me....I think I'd miss the ole SWMBO. :cross: