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OK, so I put some of my WLP001 in mason jars and stuck them in my fridge in my shop. I was going thru the crap out there and realized it was still in there I labeled it to be Feb 17th of this year. Is this stuff still good? One is a small jar about half full with light grey matter and, I am...

Greetings to all, in my attempt to try something new, I am going to work a hop stand into my next brew. Having never done this before, I am curious about a few things. I use a hop bag for all my hops during the boil, as I am boiling on a propane burner with a 10 gallon kettle. I don't use a...

I am thinking of going with a recipe I found here, but wondering what you all think. The recipe as written calls for 8lbs of Marris Otter, has an OG of 1.046 and an ABV of about 4.6%. I was thinking of kicking the Marris Otter up a bit to 9lbs to get the OG up to 1.051 and the ABV to about...

OK, so I have a used Behmor 1600Plus and have a few roasts under my belt. I am really enjoying it and my wife is enjoying the coffee I am making as well. So, that helps with the hobby and me keeping it going. A little background on my roasting habits. I usually load about a half pound in the...

Thinking out loud on this one. I use Morebeer for all my ordering for my beer recipes and was just sitting here thinking. I see a lot of folks use Yakima Valley and other hop distributors and I am wondering the reasoning behind it. What makes you all pick the suppliers you pick for the grain...

I just bought a 4 pack of 16oz cans of Helle's from a local Wines and more and it was 20 bucks. The brewery is somewhat local, so it's not like they have a huge shipping cost. Are you freaking kidding me? And that was not a rarity there. I passed at least a half dozen locally brewed beers...

As a rather curious person by nature, I have been thinking of trying something different. I tend to brew 5 gallon batches and tend towards the Ale styles. I have branched out on my last couple of batches to include a Pils and a Lager. Both of which were very different. My next attempt is...

I have been doing a bit of reading about this yeast and it intrigues me. I love apricot and one of the flavors on this is just that. My confusion runs into the best temp to run this at. The recipe I am using is this: https://share.brewfather.app/Tg49h6TXdRgmZd I am wondering if going lower...

I am kicking my Webber gas grill hoping I can get it to finally stop working so I can buy a pellet grill. My wife is not a huge smoke meat fan, but light smoke taste is ok with her. I have been looking at Traeger and Pit Boss mainly. What are your experiences with them? She wants to make...

OK, so tomorrow is brew day and I was going over my notes. First time using this yeast and the recipe I have, thread started Italian Pilsner, says the yeast should be fermented at about 68 degrees for 7 days. Just fooling around because I cannot sleep and I am seeing the range for this yeast...

I know some of the folks here are also on the AHA forum. I am a bit curious if anybody else has been banned from posting in the forum? No message, no reason, but I got banned until Oct of 2024? Seems that if I did something wrong I would get a warning or some sort of message explaining why I...

I have a recipe that calls for 6oz of wheat malt. I have, on hand, white wheat malt and torrified wheat malt. Are either of those comparible? I have 8oz of white wheat malt that I might sub out if that will work. Any input is greatly appreciated

Just sitting here enjoying a cup of coffee and was thinking of my next brew. An Italian Pils that I saw from The Apartment Brewer and it got me thinking about it. This is the one set of ingredients I have waiting, and usually have two in the bullpen, so to speak. I am going thru my list of...

OK, so I am sure I have beaten this to death, but I still have that 60 dollar gift card to Austin Home Brew. My son gave it to me, so I would like to use it for something that I can use, not just a recipe. My thought is a recirc pump that will work with my AG BIAB setup. Keeping it in the 60...

I have been thinking about doing this for a couple of reasons. I brew mostly Ales, so not sure this is really going to do much but it looks like it might help with the O2 battle. I have a few 5 gallon cornies that I can use and they seem to hold pressure. So, my thought is, hooking up two to...

I was reading a post about some old Perlick faucets that someone was rebuilding and it got me to thinking. I have 3 or 4, if not more, old Taprite faucets that I was thinking of rebuilding in the hopes of having a multi tap system at some point. My question is this. Can I just take the O...

I have an old, and I mean at least 2 years old, bag of sealed priming sugar I got from NB when I bought my starter brew kit. Would that sealed back still be ok to prime a 5 gallon batch of Seltzer? It has taken 3 or 4 weeks to finally get down to about 1.000 so I would like to get it bottled...

I was just reading a thread about upgrading and it got me to thinking. I have, due to a very generous member of this group, two kegs that have been drilled and the tops cut to be a three vessel system. All the ball valves and fittings are in a box so it is a puzzle that I have not yet invested...

But here goes. I am trying my hand at a hard seltzer kit from Morebeer. I did once before, but they did not have the kit so I bought 5lbs of corn sugar, and a pack of Proper yeast nutrient and the yeast the guy gave me that I don't remember the name of. This time, they had the kit, which...

OK, so I have been reading the stuff about freezing a yeast bank and I am really interested in this. My wife has an Instapot, which she thinks won't work. I am just curious if it will? When putting the solution of water and glycerine in the pressure cooker, are you just doing that to...