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Once they are carbed, fridge temp should do. I tend to stick them in "normal people" fridge which is closer to 34F than my "beer" fridge which I keep closer to 38-40F as that is where I like most of my beer.

Time and cold should be your friend, I've done no-chill that have come out clear. You could also try gelatin?

The SPARGE homebrew group (Springfield-Northampton MA area) is buying and picking up at our meeting in June at Valley Malt (Holyoke, MA).. Grains are running ~$1/lb by the sack for those that are interested. Our next meeting to get the order in is the 2nd Tuesday of May at 6:30PM at Two Weeks...

Waiting for thoughts until post is revised.

Would great for the pool

Our homebrew club has started buying from a local supplier, as long as we do more than 500#, we get base grains and some others anywhere from $.96-$1.07/lb.. vs ~$3.00/lb at the LHBS so I guess if I had a 10lb grain bill, I'm going from ~$30 in grain to ~$10 in grain. a $100 grain mill see ROI...

I do like the Oxebar system as a low-cost solution, They work great most of the time. Great format and footprint, just need to be a little careful on concrete, and when cleaning that you don't flip a full one to dump(the vacuum will collapse it pretty quick). I can't wait to order some of the 4L...

RIP Bracc. Don't know too many consciously working towards drinking(on a budget)... Just (almost) poured one out, then though "What a waste of beer", so I had one in his honor.

Good to know, Next can of Allagash will be stored similarly. What else have you used it in? Working on a freezer collection now, I think it is fast approaching my time being worth less than the insane cost of yeast these days.

My efficiency has been a little low. Trying out a new bottom draining mash tun and haven't gotten it dialed in yet, so I just add some more grain. I used the lotus because I'm trying to work through some of the ~35lbs of hops in my freezer before buying more and it looked like it might add...

This is all great advice. Though I think that classifying it under "level of self control" might be a little harsh to those with an addiction. Maybe sharing your concerns with family and friends that can be honest with you(in person). Taking seriously when someone brings a concern to you. Yes...

Just out of curiosity, do you have any source on this? I know Belgians tend to like the un-malted wheat, and I've seen several references in some of the wild-ale/sour side of things, but not anything particular on other beers. I've never seen anything using >50% un-malted wheat before. In my...

I just did a ~10G batch I used all valley malt (local maltster) 13# pils 5# flaked wheat 4# malted wheat 1# dexterine malt 1# flaked oats Mashed @ 152F 60 mins bittering hop I used .5 oz azacca at 14% 15 Mins, I used .5oz hopsteiner Lotus and at flameout I added 1 oz saaz, 1 oz sweet oarange...

Maybe they could start making the packets smaller for the same price and no one would notice.. Anyone bought an actual half-gallon of ice cream lately?

I tend to keep these around on a brew day.. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Anvil-Spring-Clamp-Set-22-Piece-TGS0199A/302755768