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Sam Adams light 10 years ago when I was about 15

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This may top them all. Back in college one of my girl roommates brought home a guy who was beyond wasted. It starts by me waking up to someone asleep next to me. I had a girlfriend so half asleep I thought it was her but then realized she didn't sleep over that night. I turned on the light and...

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Mmmm here is some more pizza porn for the thread

I frequently use alpha amylase in the beers I want to insure being dry as a fail safe since I have it in my supplies. There has never been an indication of increased efficiency.

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I've come so far from since I brewed this beer. Started out strong by kegging it

Just compost it in my opinion if you don't want to throw them away. The husks just ruin the bread. Dogs can't digest them either. After a few batches you won't feel so guilty about dumping them

Looks like a great brew day. Hope they turn out well. I just did the same but with 28 oz. aroma wet hops for an 5 gallon IPA since the wet to dry weight ratio I get is around 7:1.

I've seen that too on some of my hops. The two insects I've narrowed it down from what I've seen on my hops are either Japanese beetles or crickets. Doesn't happen to many of them luckily

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There are equations and beer line calculators out there I use. It depend on temperature, pressure, hose diameter, height to faucet, shank bore an length. I have ~4 foot line on my 10 psi and ~5ft line on my 12psi. Pours like a dream every time. I'd look into the charts once you get your...

I think he read 11 Plato for his OG because that is about 1.045 SG and what he should be at for his OG. That makes the most sense

It must be in an incorrect reading for your OG because 1.11 is way too high. Even 1.011 would be incorrect unless you forgot the extract or made a 5 gallon recipe into a 2 gallon. The 1.008 is where it should be. Don't be discouraged give it time and proceed normally. Tasting now is never a good...