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Well... finally got around to purchasing Beersmith. I need to play and practice with it for a while to figure out exactly what I'm doing with it but punched in my stuff and was able to duplicate his numbers using 5gal. I'll just toss this all in a pot in a few hours (adding all the hops at...

I am wanting to make a small batch for an upcomming trip. I have a 'Cowboy Golden Lager' kit and a 'Blonde Ale' kit from a Mr. Beer setup. I was my intention to use the blonde ale LME, thow in a handful of steeping grains, a little extra DME, and maybe some hops. I sent the wife the the LHBS...

update #2... I don't believe cheese making is for me.. At a bit under 1/3c lime juice, you can still taste limes.. I'm hoping that its just the Junket tabs are Junk.. I think I have 9th degree burns on my hands.. Final texture/consistancey = Imagine if you were to try to eat an eraser...

I'm going to attempt to make some quick (30 min) mozz. I have milk known to work (low temp/non homogenized), but I have no citric acid. I do have a bottle of lime juice concentrate (not the little plastic lime). Has anyone used the concentrate in place of the acid? My problem is the label is...

Well I just finished bottling this and based on typing random numbers in the calc., I should end up with approx. 3 vols CO2 (however much that is :cross:) Thanks for all the help guys

The bucket that I have this batch in is listed at 7.9 gallons (I'm assuming this is the same bucket - looks the same as this but I got it at my LHBS): http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewing/brewing-equipment/fermenting-equipment/buckets/7-9-gal-fermenting-bucket.html .. but yeah, after measuring...

If I'm understanding it correctly the temp. effects how much residual CO2 is held in the beer and not a matter of what temp. the beer will be conditioned at. I think I am going to use 6.75oz to prime this batch with. This should be a safe amount to ensure adequate carbination and not result in...

I wonder if the discrepancy comes from the calculator I used figures in 'residual CO2'. This kinda brings up a side question.. I haven't read much on here about residual CO2. It may be that I've been reading the wrong posts or just overlooked it completely though. Is this something thats not...

This is the first time I am priming a batch by disolving the corn sugar and racking into a bottling bucket (previous batches were done by adding dry sugar directly to the bottles a la Mr. Beer instructions). First off, I'm not 100% sure on the exact quantity of beer I have. I was following...

I've... - Emptied my own. - Rooted through recycle bins (right by a college and the afterhours drop at the county center). - craigslist - freecyle - Owner of local brewpub said they can't 'give out their trash' but an employee will set a bag or two next to the dumpster if i come in and...

Dunno if it'd work but maybe.. when you go to siphon it out, affix a few layers of cheese cloth to your cane? Might be a little faster than coffee filters.

My biggest issue is the amount of money I tend to spend in there but this is really not his fault. If I had to really nit-pick it would be the initial asthetics of the store. Its really like walking through someones overfull storage area or garage. Things are laying around with no apparent...

And I thought I just accidentally clicked on the same post twice...:drunk:

Same as above for me. If all goes as expected with my hydro reading, I'll be botteling mine Sunday. For a 5 gal. batch of wheat bear I added one of the large cans of Oregon fruit puree (Razz) directly to the primary (no boiling). I'm pretty new myself so I'm not saying that's the 'right' way...

Is that one of those 100oz beer tap thingies? At the wing place (Quaker Steak n Lube) they have those and they call 'em Lube Tubes.. it gets kinda busy and the service sometimes sucks so they're kinda nice to get.. sadly they went to where you can only get Miller Lite, Coors Lite, or Killians...