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But how many clubs are doing that? And once the club members have done that a few times, it becomes boring to them. I am not disagreeing with you, I just doubt many clubs offer that. And how many of the existing members just go to kick back and "sample"? What does the average club currently...

It was bad enough to have to buy a new freezer, at lest I didn't hsve to pitch over a grand in meat.

Yep, it is conveinient. If you are worried about the yeast, have another pack on hand. Starters are too much work for dry. Dry is much more dependable. I usually have several strains, and often a few of each. i will use the oldest pack, and the newer one is the backup. I had a very old...

I pitched some yeast that expired in 2019 in December of 2023. It kicked off just fine. It all depends on how it has been handled. This was refrigerated the whole time and probably shipped in cool weather. It is worth refrigerating dry yeast.

You always have short term hobbists, Life is cycles. Brewing in your twenties is fine, until the kids come along. Great in your forties, unless your knees give out, etc. You need to constantly bring in new bood. Question is, what are you offering? Used to be tht was the way to learn how to...

I have a couple from the holiday. First, Brew a new batch, put it in the new pressure fermenter, grab the brand new spunging valve setup and put it in place. Assume the new spunging valve is actually assembled becsuse it looks assembled, then come back the next day to a puddle on the floor and...

Oh wow! You got the same brand as I did! Do yours attract all the extra bubbles, no matter how far away, too?

Turn down the lights, and serve it in black mugs. Or have a blacklight party.... As I keep telling my wife, looks aren't everything.... And the best beer I ever made took months to clear. Went down to dump it, and decided to give it try anyway. Turns out it had finally cleared, and i fell...

Fruit fly porter at 8.5%. That will definetely have a buzz! Hey, it needed to be said...

I have a friend who insists he only drinks one glass of beer, so I bought the 23 oz libbey glasses to give him. And i always liked this picture, but I have not bought the cups....

I tried the assortment of beer glasses, but with the cheap ones. English pub, old style pilsner, wheat beer, and yes, a stemmed beer glass (short fat stem, and it mostly is used for mead....) Most fell victim to the washing process, some broke and the rest got hard water stains from a softener...

Personally, I like to wait until the ferment has calmed down and the pectic enzyme has killed the foam height. Some of my recipes have too much pectin to be contained. I aim for about 1.030 to 1.020 at the latest, you need to still put out enough CO2 to fill and purge the demijohn after...

To be fair, some use Potassium Metabisulfite, of course some don't. I don't, but I boil the must. I have issues and raw honey is bad for me. Honey does have some amazing antibacterial powers though... Maybe he can dump a pound of honey in and that will serve as a protectant.

Very sad to hear. I loved his sense of humor. He will be missed.

At least somebody got the reference....

Wait, are you suggestig he was abducted by aliens or is an alien? Maybe he just went home, or to visit Elvis. Maybe comes from a planet covered in ethanol, and is just trying to produce a comfortable environment....

I am suddenly feeling very judgy of Chicago and its resident(s).

Hey, hops are a flower! So you all are just a bunch of florists.

Your OG to FG indicates it to be 17%. Possible it is, Drinkable it may not be.

Thank you. I forgot to convert to absolute. I knew I was missing something in the math. Chemistry class was over 40 years ago. The numbers just weren't making sense in my head.