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Yes, I saw the date. I've only recently started using plastic bottles for brewing, so I didn't know how common #1's were these days. Just trying to share a little info...

With more than 1300 posts and tons of positive feedback, I thought this would be a good recipe to try for my first all-grain brew. Despite sitting around a burner in 100 degree Texas heat, things went well. I brewed 5.5 gallons and split it between two primaries. In one I pitched US-05 and in...

The 4 gallon water jugs from Sam's Club are PET (recycle #1). While they're small, I just split a 5.5 gallon batch between two of them. It's actually kind of fun because I can use a different yeast strain in each and compare results.

Thanks for the recipe. For the sake of clarity, do you really boil the DME for only 15 minutes? Just wanted to be sure.

Thanks. I've been using my wife's candy thermometer thinking it was pretty accurate, but maybe that’s the problem. I’ll try keeping the temperature at a lower reading next time and hope the stick flavor does not appear. Any hope that the flavor will subside as the beer ages or is the batch...

Hi guys, not to hijack the thread, but I have a strange aftertaste question too. My last couple brews have had a flavor of bitter wood or sticks on the finish/aftertaste. Any ideas what may cause this and, more importantly, how I can avoid it? I brew with DME, but I typically steep some grain...