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It's been 6 years since I retired and I'm finally getting around to brewing again. There is so much to do. I don't know how I got it all done while I was still working. I still consider myself a brewing beginner, having only brewed around 25 batches and have a question. I brewed an IPA...

Last night I tapped the keg of That Dreaded #13 IPA that I brewed on 8/31/09. (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/homebrewing-can-dangerous-131154/) I calculated the cost of this beer by adding up the cost of the ingredients times 2 ( including the 1 that spilled) and the cost of the ER bill...

Sunday, 7/26 It was to be my 14th batch since I started homebrewing in December of 08. It was an IPA with 8 lbs of DME and 4 oz of hops. I had been doing my boil on the back porch, then carrying the kettle (I usually do a 3 gallon boil) through the porch into the garage and then into my...

Last Sat evening, after brewing a batch of EPA, I started steeping the grain for a lager that I was going to brew. Well, I looked at the clock and decided not to finish the boil that night, I turned off the heat, pulled the grain bag out and covered the pot. In the the morning I resumed the...

Just checking to see if I'm doing this right. I've had my Grain Belt Premium Lager in the primary since 2/11/09. It just stopped airlock activity a day or so ago at 47-57 deg F. Last night I moved the fermentor from my shop boileroom/lagering room to the house laundry/ale fermentering room...

I don’t really have any questions, just posting my experiences. After a little trouble getting the smack pack to start, I adapted, over came and pitched it on 2/11/09. I wrote about it on another thread. I’m brewing a Grain Belt Premium Lager clone, no kit. As of today, it’s still bubbling...

Hello, It's my first time posting and my first time brewing at home. I have two 5 gal batches fermenting right now. I'm hoping with all the reading I've done all turns out OK. :ban: