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  1. lex990

    my double black ipa label, thoughts?

    Hey guys, was just kicking around the idea of a label for my double black ipa I am calling it supermassive black after one of my favorite muse songs. what do ya think?
  2. lex990

    Marriage counseling advice

    Has any of you ever went. Did it help? Advice on seeking one?
  3. lex990

    Idea for a LHBS / BBQ shop

    Hey everyone, Over the past several months we have been brainstorming business venture ideas for my current location. We are in a town of about 40,000+ people and there isn't much here aside from walmart and the typical grocery stores. It is a college town and it is a quite younger...
  4. lex990

    Poplar Bluff Missouri folks

    Hey guys, I was wanting some advice on peeps from this area. PB has around 40k people. Do you think a decent LHBS would do ok in this area. After leaving springfield, I miss the homebrewery, I feel this area would benefit from having a LHBS. Thoughts?
  5. lex990

    My first Christmas Warmer allgrain

    Hey guys, Please look over and critique or offer suggestions to my recipe. Looking for a spicy beer to enjoy around my fire pit this winter. My beer loving cousins are coming in for this Christmas so I want it to be a hit. I BIAB, and more times than not I hit 70-75% eff. shooting for 70...
  6. lex990

    few questions about my bar design

    Hey fellas, I am about to start my bar build in my freshly floored and painted cardinals room. I went with st. louis cardinals away uniform colors of grey and red. I was thinking about bar ideas and i have access to bar tin. Do you think it will look good to do a barn tin bottom and a...
  7. lex990

    Kegs at scrap yard

    ARe these worth fixing?? Can get em for about 5 bucks
  8. lex990

    garage storage plan, any opinions?

    Hey guys. I am going to build a storage cabinet for one half one of side of my garage. This stuff is pretty much going to be the car care, lawn tools, fishing storage, and shop tools section. I am building my brewing section in the back of the garage. I am going to be building the sides and...
  9. lex990

    basement bar plan

    Ok, here is the rundown, I want to make the most functional bar I can in an 8x8 space The bar will have built in old style tower speakers and receiver will be hidden behind and the mesh grills painted to match the wood. on the entry side, my guitar practice amp will be built in with a place...
  10. lex990

    Forth of july small cook

    Two racks of spares. Two yardbirds. Cast iron pot of beans on the smoker. Kabobs later on the performer. Gassy is all left out today.
  11. lex990

    how long will crushed grain last?

    Hey guys, I went to my lhbs and got my fine crush for my next brew. They normally put it in a vacuum sealed bag, but their machine was out so they were using grain bags. I left the brew shop at 6pm on friday. Im brewing tuesday morning. I took the bag and wrapped several trashbags around...
  12. lex990

    Decoction biab. Is it possible

    I was wondering if you could mash in at 95degrees for 20 heat to 127 for 20 then up to 154 for 60? Would this do anything aside from adding time to the brew day. I just got a 15 gal brew pot with a strainer basket in it. I thought about putting a couple stainless nuts below the basket to...
  13. lex990

    Simcoe citra grapefruit ipa possibility

    I am trying to figure out my first ipa all grain. Looking for a good head retention and a reddish color with a good citrusy and grapefruit flavor This is what I am almost sold on Grapity grapefruit ipa Style: Imperial IPA OG: 1.089 Type: FG: 1.022 Rating: 0.0 ABV: 8.78 % Calories: 291...
  14. lex990

    Any wine collectors out there. What did i find?

    Found two bottles from 1977 in some of my grandmother's stuff that was stored at my parents basement. Here are pics of what they are
  15. lex990

    Priming with canned frozen juice question

    The store didn't have cran-raspberry as I wanted. So I got apple raspberry and cranberry. Will I be safe to add half of each to the bottle bucket??? Any need In boiling the juice since it has been frozen for a long time?
  16. lex990

    Any se mo brewers?

    Maybe moving back to poplar bluff. Any home brewers on here from the other side of the state
  17. lex990

    to super-kleer or not to super-kleer

    In short: Will my cider still bottle carb well after adding super-kleer? The cider has been going for about a month and has lost a bit of his opaque look, but still far from even remotely clear. I warmed the honey to help it mix it in the beginning which results in an unclear cider from...
  18. lex990

    Morning Wood Stout

    Grains and Adjuncts: Mashed at 154 for 1 hour BIAB, bag removed and squeezed. 2 gallons of water added at 180F poured through bag slowly. Preboil for my kettle was just under 7 gallons to end up with 5 at the end. 5.00lb Briess 2 Row Pale 3.00lb Crisp Maris Otter 1.50lb White Wheat Malt...
  19. lex990

    How long of active fermentation dis you guys have

    Mines been going strong for almost a week. Is this normal for cider. Also. Will pectic enzyme clear the cider If I heated the honey before mixing in?
  20. lex990

    First cider in progress. Is this smell normal?

    19 quarts 100% apple juice 700g honey 10oz brown sugar 18oz turbinado sugar 16oz pure cane sugar Lalvin 71b-1122 yeast Og 1.078 Still getting bubbles every 2 seconds. First three days it sat in my laundry room with the door shut at 70 degrees. Then yesterday removed blowoff and put in...
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