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I just kegged Jamil's ESB. It is a very nice beer. I am not an ESB expert, but I was pretty surprised at the malt sweetness that came through with the beer and the lack of hop aroma. Especially considering the 1 oz of EKGs at flameout. I brewed this beer for a competition, so staying...

This is kind of related to the guy with 40% efficiency, but I thought this question deserved its own thread. Last night I made a Weizen. Planned on my usual 66% efficiency. I am using a Pol HERMS clone. 6 lbs Pilsner, 6 lbs Weyermann Pale Wheat; Jamil's recipe - single infusion mash...

While I was inside using the restroom. I came out to my garage to find all my mash water on the floor. I guess I didn't get one of my QDs completely engaged and after a few minutes it blew off. I had already run it for several minutes before going in. I was mashing at 149 and it hadn't...

I recently completed a replica of Pol's system. It's an exact replica down to the part number except: I have a 15 gal aluminum pot I installed 4 switches instead of 3 because I have 2 pumps I used the (in)famous Ebay 30A GFCI dryer cord for power My problem is with the GFCI...

Yesterday I had the pleasure of getting some Great Lakes Grassroots Ale on draft in Dayton, OH. The online review nerds aren't crazy about it, but on draft, this was a beer of beauty. I was at a place with a decent draft list and had zero desire to order anything else after taking a couple of...

Making a big hoppy IPA recipe based on Jamil's malt profile. Want a nice citrusy flavor, but am not a big fan of Cascades. Love Centennials, but would like a slightly cleaner profile. I was thinking Summit/Columbus/Centennial - maybe some Amarillo. Am I making this too complicated? Is...

I see that Midwest is seliing some organic fertilizers, Bio-Grow and Bio-Bloom. I did some googling and came up with several threads at sites focused on growing the cousin. They all thought it was a good product. Anybody here try this stuff?

The article on APAs in this month's BYO has inspired me to try to create my own house APA recipe. I have done tons of research (Brewing Classic Styles, Designing Great Beers, Jamil Show, magazines, here) and have several ideas. Basically, for my first variable I want to choose a hop...

Okay, I made the AHS Cali Common recipe tonight. I added 1 lb of 2-row to the recipe due to poor efficiency in the past. I figured I could add water to top off if I overshot. Anyway, everything seemed to be going well. Beersmith estimated my gravity going into the boiler at 1.046 at 7.0...

For my first all-grain batch, I made EdWort's Haus Pale Ale. I used US-05 because Notty wasn't available at my LHBS. I hit my mash temperature and everything seemed to be okay other than a low efficiency from a poor crush. I didn't rehydrate the US-05. I pitched at 70 then cooled my...

I have an older Danby pony kegerator and want to switch it over to dispense two cornies. I already have it built into a bar with a custom tower, so I am wanting to just add a second faucet and replace all the old lines. Anyway, this is what I ordered from CHI Company. Did I order everything...