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So i cracked 24lbs of grain, it's all ready to roll in my mash tun. Probably can't actually get to a brew until at least Sunday. Can i just leave them sealed in the mash tun till Sunday?

I'm currently washing it and will give it a shot this weekend.

This is only my 3rd lager, but yeah that has been my view as well. I was just concerned due to discrepancies in descriptors: ie Malty vs Crisp kinda thing

that is the plan. I want to make 10 gallons and split the cake though.

It's a mixed fermentation 3 packs of WLP840 and 2 packs WLP800. At last taste lager was damn good!

So I got some Julius and Budvar for comparison. Gonna pick up a Allagash Black this week as well and do a mine vs commercial match up. So far the Julius vs Home Brew, my brew is a bit darker, the yeast is spot on and I probably need to fuss with water chemistry a bit more. That said, for...

Hoping to brew Friday. Just finishing up a Czech Pils and want to split the cake to make two 5 gallon batches. I was thinking of making a Maibock or Festbock, making one standard and one with tart cherries. But i'm concerned about the yeast. Will Pils play nice with a Bock?

So this is what I did. I call it "THE GREAT SPLIT" I made a mother batch that was a super strong 10% base with Pils, Caramunich and Melanoidin. Saaz and Hersbruker hops. 11 gallon batch. I took half and added D180, D90 sugar and beet sugar to bring it up to 1.1 SG and added belgian yeast to...

The Different gravities idea! brilliant! Almost like doing a reverse partygyle!

No idea is a bad idea until proven in reality!

Hey Guys, I'm looking for a good style to push the limits of on the cold side. I want to make 10 gallons of hopped wort and then divide into two fermenters and make two totally different beers. Leaning towards a wheat right now, just because you can do so much with various adjuncts. Any...

they smelled like bitter hops when i through them in the freezer....

they were not dried. no way...he is not that conscientious :)

A friend of mine gave me about 2 lbs of wet harvested vacuum sealed frozen hops from Northern Maine. I have no idea what kind of hops they are...I don't really want to open the packs until i know what my plan is. So....maybe a SMASH with some small amount? Anyone ever do this? What...

with or without a false bottom?