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^ I think that advice would be good if the question was "I want to learn what good beers hopheads like." My advice to this guy would be to screw around with late addition of noble hops like hallertau. It should accentuate the malt backbone without being overwhelmingly hoppy. Since I really...

Second Breakfast- Oatmeal Stout Semi-rookie brewer here! New Recipe, haven't brewed it yet, originally derivative of a recipe found on a NB extract kit (everything purchased from NB): Specifications: Batch Size: 5 Gal. Starting Water: 3.5-4.0 Gal. IBUs: Estimated between 50-60 OG: Estimated...

1. Get a lawyer. Court-appointed or otherwise. A decent lawyer will work with the DA to reduce your brother's sentencing. There's no reason not to have one. The total expenses may be higher, but the risk is substantially lowered. 2. Stop advertising his guilt. 3. Don't plead guilty. Cops...

Is your friend immunocompromised or was s/he at that time? I doubt any concentration of Brewer's yeast would cause that in a normal person.

People are medically ignorant, the kind of bacteria that can survive in a beer media are pretty much limited to non-pathogenic lifeforms, and you'd notice it right away (smell, taste etc.) Your friends are wrong.

There's a utility that reliably and easily does this? Easy enough, I wasn't aware that one existed.

How do you calculate what a theoretical original gravity -should- be? I.e. what's the equation for using a particular amount of particular grains/extract + a particular volume of water to create an OG? What about FG? I've been using extract kits and recipes posted online and I've just...

I've considered reducing the 60 min. additions to 2 oz. Columbus, although I don't think I'm going to ditch the flavoring addition of Simcoe, but I might move it to like 15-20 min. Good to hear regarding Topaz. Anybody have an opinion on the primary/secondary fermentation question? Thanks...

Second overall attempt at brewing, first one used a boxed set, this one is my own take on a hop-heavy IPA. Grain Steep 4 oz. Briess Caparpils 12 oz. Briess Caramel 20L Steep 45 minutes Fermentables 9.9 lbs Light LME 1 lb. Corn Sugar Hop Schedule (overall 60 min) 3 oz. Columbus...