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Thanks for the heads up.

Those are whole leaf hops. The only piece of grapefruit i see is right about in the middle of the pic.

I have what looks like an oil slick going on on top of my brew. Then again there was some grapefruit zest (from about half a grapefruit) that went into the boil @10. I skimmed most of it out flameout but undoubtedly missed some. Think that's maybe just the oils from that peel? I'll try and rack...

When your 1990's garage fridge has been upgraded to have better climate control than your living quarters (constructed in 2011).

Grapefruit Ginger Pale Ale for trade. Bottling next week. Looking for an Oatmeal Stout or an aged porter (or possibly unaged that I could age on whiskey soaked oak chips, then carb.)

Thx!

Do we have anywhere here at HBT to discuss barter/trade of beers (or should I check my PM's every so often?) I've got a pot of Canadian Pale Ale and a Ginger/Grapefruit (RubyRed Pale Ginger Ale) that I may have too much of soon, and meanwhile looking for a taste of what my friends here have been...

I used pellet except for the simcoe, only used about .25 oz of the simcoe

i was hoping to get those leaf hops off when i transferred. will they be okay?

I'll try it out. I'll leave in the primary for three weeks then cold crash. To what temp should I crash?

This is my third brew. The first brew I made stayed in the primary for about a week even though signs of fermentation seemed to end after like 48 hours. Temps were a little too warm on that one though at around 74*F. I then transferred to secondary for 3 weeks. It turned out okay but I wouldn't...

maybe airhole was the wrong word.

This is just a peak down the airhole in my plastic fermentor. Does everything look okay? I'm only getting a bubble about every 18 seconds or so from the lock. There's some whole leaf hops from the 5 minute biol i left in there. Will definitely not make their way into the secondary. The aroma...

Last batch I did a hop stand throwing .5oz of Simcoe in at flame out and cooled, aerated, pitched, sloshed-around as normal. I left the hops in there during the 5 day fermentation, the garage stairway smelled amazing. I strained the hops by means of using a grain bag around my siphon when...

I guess the point was, the BB is a bit lighter, less precarious, and less destructible than glass, but it's not glass. You know that cupboard full of plastic cups you have that you still reach for for the occasional soda or ice water, even though its a little dingy, beaten up, and warped from...