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I bought the book when it first came out. Mostly for the recipes, but didn't brew any for a while. Over the last month I have brewed the Belgian IPA and the Rye IPA, both on tap now and seem like winners (though the Belgian IPA is my favorite). I did appreciate how he recommended a lower...

I rinse and starsan after use and let it air dry in the kitchen. I then loosely wrap in foil to keep dust and other nastiness of it and store it. I don't like the idea of storing in a plastic bag for the reasons others have mentioned. I probably should boil it every now and then, but it does get...

Are these coming back in stock? Seriously considering adding a RIMS system to my mash tun.

The San Diego Homebrew Festival and Competition is next weekend, March 18th. http://www.sdhomebrewfest.com I have entered my Pale Ale which will be served at the event. Looking forward to trying lots of great Homebrew.

2204. Broke my precision FG hydrometer while washing it fortunately after taking a reading.

Shame on me. Still only two taps... Been keeping my eyes open for a deal on a chest freezer.

2 year anniversary today :) Still making great beer.

A little late adding my 2016 brews... Rye Saison 5g Galaxy Golden Promise SMaSH 5g Pale Ale 10g Belgin Wit 10g IPA 10g Altbier 5g Pale Ale 5g RIS 5g Wheat IPA 10g Total of 65g brewed in 2016 24862 + 65 = 24927

Not 100% sure. Probably 1 or 2 months. I will be taking samples and pull it when I think I have the right flavor. Will then age in a keg a few more months. Will bottle off of the keg. Crossing my fingers nothing gets infected in the barrel. I did give it a soak with ~170 water for a couple...

An update the beer fermented and finished at 1.025 (for 11.5%). Nice roasted coffee flavor with a hint of chocolate. Let it sit on the yeast for 4 weeks. Transferred to my barrel yesterday. Now to wait.

My LHBS lets me buy 50lbs of 2-row for about $45. They give me a card and mark how much I have left. If I want a different base malt they will subtract the normal 2-row price ($1.20 I think) from the price giving me a discount of about $0.30. This is nice as I get the advantage of buying bulk...

Always open to more hops. I had bought a pound of nelson from my last IPA and have more than half of that left. I had centennial in the whirlpool. I can throw more nelson in this across the board. I also have a couple ounces of cascade I can drop in the whirlpool as well. I do like the idea of...

Playing with a recipe on my phone. what do you think? Batch Size (fermenter): 10.00 gal Estimated OG: 1.065 SG Estimated Color: 4.4 SRM Estimated IBU: 63.5 IBUs Boil Time: 60 Minutes Mash 152 1 lbs Rice Hulls (0.0 SRM) 12 lbs White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) 12 lbs...

I saw vanilla beans at Costco the other day in some fancy packaging, can't remember the price, anyone try them?

Looking back at my notes I used calcium chloride and gypsum in my water (I typically only add gypsum and blend my water 1:1 filtered tap and RO with small acid additions). pH was a bit high at 5.5 (normally shoot for something around 5.3) but still in a good range. So many variables. In the end...