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Did you secondary? If yes, for how long? After a certain amount of time your yeast can age out and you either need to force carb or add more yeast before bottle conditioning.

I LOVED the rauchbier. Different tastes I guess.

I just had the same experience last night. Went to a franchise steakhouse called boulder creek in ny and asked for the sam seasonal expecting winter. Waitress said sam is trying out a new seasonal called "pine". I tried it...but my allergies were acting up and sadly I can't provide tasting...

Thanks man. Ill be picking one up tomorrow.

I find that there is some amount of absorbtion in batch sparging but then again, I allow a 15 min rest before taking second runnings.

Can anyone give me their opinion batch sparging relating to number of steps. I'm debating doing 1 sparge for second runnings with a large volume vs 2 sparge runs with 2 equal lower volumes. Wondering about the effect on efficiency.

I also find that its easier to come under volume as opposed to over volume post boil. That way you can just add water to correct concentration and volume. Just something to keep in mind as you experiment.

I did. Does anyone know if beersmith calculates absorbtion for rice hulls? If so I might just exclude it from the grain bill.

Current wort temp would be best.

So the misses is one of the few people that don't agree that brew day smells like heaven, and so instead of having her sit outside while the house airs out (for 4 hours) I just invested in a pretty decent outdoor propane burner. Before my first brew day with it, I was hoping to get some...

The cost at the LHBS definately depends on location. In metro NY where I am things tend to run a bit higher in any store you go to. Especially at homebrew shops

It likely won't at all. And 1 hr is a very common boil time. The boil "mashout" actually happens before the pot starts bubbling. You'll be fine.

Actually, I use fermcap-S. No boilovers :)

Anyone know of a decent LHBS in or near nassau county, NY? Can't find one anywhere. Driving to Brooklyn is far too much of a hastle.

Hey guys, I was a little less than prudent drying off my brew kettle which is stainless and it now has some pretty serious spotting. The cosmetic issue doesn't bother me at all but I wanted to know if this spotting damages the kettle in any way.