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I only reload 45 for my pistols to save $$ and a couple of rifles for accuracy.

I have too many according to my wife. Started shooting IDPA a few years ago so I have been adding to my hand gun collection. I'm going to concentrate on my M&P9mm and my STI 1911 45 this year.

I have a couple years of Extract brewing under my belt to include a couple PM's. I have always done a 3gallon boil and use BeerSmith to work out my recipes. I now have a nice new 10gal pot, immersion chiller, and my trusty 5gal mash tun that I used for my PM's. So here is my question: In...

Welcome... Look south towards the PA border... I'm in Horseheads NY

A lot of Talent in this ROOM!!!

About 2 years. Most all have been extract with just a couple partial mashes. That is about to change though.

I lost a batch a couple weeks ago... same thing. I just ordered thermocouples from Omega. That isn't going to happen again!

Just saw your post. I'm up the road in Horseheads.

Lots of Green Grolsch bottles Horseheads NY

I do, using the double mesh strainer from Northern brewer. It removes most all the hops/crud and helps aerate the cooled wort.

No hard data but: Sugar is soluble in water/wort. The difference in a thinner/thicker sugar solution shouldn't mean much once it is mixed with the large volume of beer. (Unless we are talking extremes) I add my sugar solution in the begining to my bottling bucket then siphon my beer from my...

I am far from an expert but .5oz Williamette in the boil and then @2min is going to leave you a little low on IBU's IMO.

I've been doing 3gal boils for a long time. Boil 3 then add ~2 or more to bring the volume up to gal. I pull my 2 gal. in the freezer to help cool my wort to pitching temp. after the boil. Works good for me.

I know the purist's will be hammer the hell out of me but..... I have never checked the OG or FG on any extract brew I have made (#20 in secondary). 2weeks in primary, 2weeks in secondary, what ever it takes to carb, and then drink beer. I have checked PM's OG simply to adjust OG. Never checked...

PM inbound As far as payment.... I will leave that up to you. They are yours for the taking but sharing a beer with a fellow homebrewer before your long jurney back might be nice!:D