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Thought I would check back in here. I have since seen my Dr. and he confirmed I am now considered Type 2 Diabetic. He told me he likes to take it a step at a time, and put me on a statin, Lipitor, despite my cholesterol being in the normal range and my triglycerides being 155. He also ordered me...

an interesting note is the following Tuesday they had a free health check up at work where they check your cholesterol Glucose etc. So I went about 12:30 pm. My non-fasting Glucose was 81, and my cholesterol readings all dropped also. now my normal diet is to take in 500-700 calories during the...

we are in the process of open enrollment for medical insurance at work , and I noticed that I hadent had blood tests for over a year. So I had the blood drawn after fasting for 14 hours . My Glucose was 131 and my A1C was 7.5. I have been borderline for some time. So I got a call from the...

Just wondering how you deal with it ?

10 more gallons fermenting

Hi team, I keg my beer in cornies, and lately my 5 lb co2 tank has been lasting about 4 weeks or less, which isn't even 10 gallons. I prime from a 15 lb tank I keep them in a keezer prior to transferring to my kegerator. Anyhoo I figure I have a leak. I have tried the normal method of using...

Glad you did it right....Congrats

looks about right

I have some WL 320 America Hefe Ale yeast in a starter right now. it smells sour. Haven't used this yeast strain before. I'm used to Belgians and I'm well aware of its smell. Does it sound like it may be a bad batch ?

Watermelon Wheat for my 4th of July party

I changed my technique this time. I fermented for 2 weeks. cold crashed in the primary, then added 2 oz of pellets in a nylon stocking to the primary for 2 weeks then kegged the 10 gallons. its been aging for about 60 days in the cooler. not that much hop flavor on top though. Normally I add...

I dry hopped with Citra. Its just awful. leaves this soapy aftertaste in your mouth

I just popped a keg of my Red ale, and it just doesn't taste right. the best I can describe it is Soap. I'm tempted to dump it anyone had this happen ?

The honey flavor comes from the Honey malt yes. It complements the crystal, and combined with the Vienna gives this beer a rich flavor. I am kegging 10 gallons this week that is dry hopping with Citra right now.

Yes. It will just be a little lighter in color but the flavor will be pretty much the same.