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CO2 tank and regulator gone.

Howdy. Selling off my equipment as I no longer have the time to brew. Prefer local sales if possible. Image should have remaining inventory. Will update post with things sold. Carboy and bottling bucket gone.

Can't stand hefeweizen or almost any wheat beer. Certain Belgian strains of yeast create undrinkable beers.

This. If I want the hop flavor I add anywhere from 15 to 5 minutes. Any more than that and the flavor begins to fall off in favor of bittering.

One more point bucketnative made me think of, Oxidation of the wort is probably unlikely since the yeast need oxygen in the respiration phase anyway.

The 1 gal carboy will be wonderful for mixing up starters.

1) Nope 2) Time will tell. Should be fine 3) Can't help you there ;) Worst thing you can do now is worry.

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Definitely look elsewhere. Everywhere I've bought from (including online) loves to talk about brewing with people. It's definitely a way to help get repeat customers

Agreed. Best bet is time, minimal agitation when moving, and careful siphoning

Yeah I missed that had a 5 gal carboy. A sealed bucket with a hole drilled for an airlock solves that problem easy enough.

Thats a good starter kit. Get either PBW or an L-shaped carboy brush because glass carboys can be a pain to clean. Or just bend the bottle brush that comes with it.

And if you want to explore software without spending any money, I recommend Brewtarget. That's what I design most of my beers on. Lately though I've been using Wort for Android since my phone is easier to carry than a laptop. I'm sure some of the pay programs are better but I never had a need...

Starter kits generally are a good way to know you are getting what you need and can piece extra stuff together later on. As for bottling from the primary, it definitely is possible but much more difficult. Unless you plan on putting sugar in each individual bottle the bottling bucket will...

Oh and the spring tip bottle filler is worth the extra expense in comparison to the flimsy tip one that relies on the gravity of the beer to stay sealed. Which brings up the point of needing a bottling bucket and spigot

Don't forget siphon hoses. Would recommend getting both the s-type and 3 piece airlocks. Three piece is good for primary and the s-type helps see what your pressure looks like in secondary. Need a burner unless you have the power in the stove to heat all that water. O2 absorbing caps are...

Also seems like not the greatest brew store if they didn't offer much help. You'd think if they could help people make good beer their turnaround would be better.

Here is a helpful conversion chart. https://www.jaysbrewing.com/2011/11/17/lazy-chart-for-converting-dme-lme-grain/

I've had beers get plenty clear without addition of any finings. Depends on yeast strain. There are certainly options such as secondary fermentation, cold-crashing, gelating, polyclar, etc. Really the sky is the limit on getting clear beer.

Mocha porter in secondary. Opaque and sitting with 3/4" of chocolate at the bottom