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I agree with Gear. Buy a case of beer, drink it. It cost a little more than empty bottles, but for the difference in price, (since you are reusing) your cost differential will be negated. It will be the cheapest beer you drink. Revvy had it spot on, as I have seen usually..At best you will...

It would work fine, and if you want to experiment, by all means I think you should. A Dry yeast would work fine, or a liquid. If you use liquid you are far behind in cultures than you are with dry packs, so I would highly recommend a starter. EDIT: I agree with the above poster though, with...

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Lowes and Home Depot Always! They seem to run these specials ocassionally with the two packs. Best prices I ever manage to find.

"Most" of the difference is in variety available. If I am brewing a high gravity Belgian Style, I am going to want to use a Belgian style yeast, can't really find a decent one in dry. I also make starters and wash some of my yeast, though lately I have been splitting vials, so I have a 1st...

yeah I generally wouldn't have candi syrup accounting for more than 15-20 percent of my gristbill. I have had a lot of beers over 10, most I have brewed this year. Take the advice above and read up a bit more on brewing. You have multiple factors affecting this from temperatures, to...

Spidermites do have webs, they are very fine, and many times look like a cross between a silkworm web and a spider's weavings, kind of like the fluff in a cottonwood. Generally, The only time they would appear mostly white is when they are babies, appearing almost transluscent. Usually they...

Starsan is more effective at removing mineral deposits, due to the phosphoric acid content. I use it in my drip irrigation pipes (phosphoric acid) for that very purpose. As such it is great for use with beer and dairy products, although the FDA doesn't look on it incredibly favorably for all...

ND = Schaeffers beer You know after perusing this more heavily I am surprised at the Guinness detractors. If I am at a bar, and they have all IPA's I am thankful for a Guinness. Once again, not my favorite, but a good staple to the style. Hell, I love Weatherby, but its hard to argue...

Hey, well apply and let us know how it serves you!

If you use the tobacco, I would use about 1 cup of tobacco per 1 gallon of water, let it steep in the water for 24 hours, and it should have a light dark shade about like a tea. If it is too dark, dilute it down a bit more. TMV used to be a concern but hasn't been for quite a while. If...

Technically there are things that happen in a secondary that don't in a primary. They will contribute to flavors, whether those are preferred or not remains to be seen by the consumer. There are less yeast and less trub, there will be some difference. If you don't think so try what I did and...

Most people confuse the idea of TMZ which came about the tobacco mosaic virus, and could infect tomatoes, later studies showed no presence in natural tobacco, but only in butts and not even in cigars. Nicotine Sulfate is very dangerous, but not the same as what you get in nicotine tea. Also...

I apologize, I get too bent up over work things and come across too negative on here. It's just you don't need sleeves for safety. For aesthetics, sure. Keep from stains and smell, but safety...no. If you have terrible infestations I am all in favor of nuking...but in general little...

I suppose that depends on who is doing the rating, how they rate it, and whom is doing the judging of the rating. :P I like it from time to time, certainly not my favorite, but the beer itself has evolved and changed a lot over the years, and according to where it's sold due to laws...

Of which there are none? I think that is about as good as saying you shouldn't keep just in primary. I've done some full in primary too and I loved them, but I still use secondary from time to time and have noticed differences in two brews that were identical in all but racking to secondary...

Poppycock, a load of it. Nicotine is poisonous in vast amounts that you are nowhere near in danger of when using it as an insecticide. It has been used such for ages in the past, and it works well. If anything wear sleeves to prevent stains and unwanted odors, but things espoused such as this...

I use a 10 gallon MLT cooler. I have no problem doing High Gravity Brews. I did hit my limit one time. I mash with 1.25 water/grist ratio. The biggest beer I have done was a 5 gallon batch with a 25 lb gristbill. Came out at 1.15. With the big beers I do, most of the time they involve a...

I was doing some work yesterday, running some electric and repairing an AC Unit...it occurred to me that the fan on AC Unit compressors, is a perfect exhaust fan, very powerful. (If you are looking to do it cheap, maybe you could find an old AC Unit with a working fan).

SOB, I jumped this train late..I thought I was waiting on the fifth book. You just made me happy as hell. I'm reading it tonight. (I ordered a box set of 4, didn't realize the 5th was out there).