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Wow... I need to think and type faster as well. Two post before I could get mine in.

Maybe it is just pre-hopped LME? If it isn't stale, it can surely be used. The trick might be calculating IBU. I'm sure Yooper could better suggest a usage if she knew exactly what it is. Either way, I would take a stab at it. I would likely give the extract a taste to get an impression...

I have brewed pale ales in the mid 70's with Fermentis US-05 which is about the same as the 1056. You do get a bit more fruity esters, but I like that in cascade hopped APA.

I had a old canning pot I was going to use when I started a couple years ago. It had an odd aroma I just couldn't get out of it even after boiling water in it a couple times. I just ended up going and buying a turkey fryer with its included pot. Unless you are limited to indoors, I'm sure you...

I'm in Homer's area and use one of the same LHBS. They put in a motorized monster mill that crushes lickety split. They used to have the hand cranks that customers could use. I think it came down to keeping the employees and owner sane more than anything. Rather than listening to someone...

I use a turkey fryer with its included 7gallon pot. I do preheat my sparge water in a second 5gal pot on the stove though, but SWMBO likes gas burners so that works suprisingly well. I wouldn't have any problem with a BIAB or extract on the stove if I had to. :mug: Just something to think...

Not at all. It is the hightlight of my day whenever I wake up to a bubbling airlock or blowoff. Just another hint... start sniffing your airlock to get that next fix.

Those are some nice bottles, but are they green and not brown? Keep them out of the light if they are green.

Hey neighbor. Welcome.

If I put beer in the fridge, I'm usually checking it every 10 minutes until its cold enough to drink right away. But that usually only happens after a good night and I don't realize the fridge was empty.:drunk: Oh... and what Ichthy and Tipsy said too.

I'm sure that stirring the mash 2-3 times would bump that up a bit. Without stirring, I would be concerned about even temperatures in the mash. If it was mashed in too much or too little water, that will also affect efficiency as the enzymes won't be able to effectively work as well and...

Welcome. I really learned a lot from the Palmer / Mosher books when I got started a couple years ago.

I'll be looking for your results as well. I love the stuff. I tried to work up something similar but it came out too dry. If I try it again I'll mash at a higher temp to keep the FG up a bit.

I use the same stainless braid with brass hose barb. No corrosion so far on it. The braid is really holding up well. I have a 5gal igloo mash tun and use a metal broomstick to stir the mash which is pretty rough on the braid somtimes. I haven't had any damage yet.

Welcome, I'm relatively new here as well. I've also gleaned a lot of great info here.

kaya / homebrewer99, Both of those are great resources. Thx. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/wiki/index.php/Malts_Chart I think the wiki chart will become my standby for developing just the right malt profiles in my future "Art in fermented form" to steal from New Holland's slogan.

I agree with Beerific. I read the same thing a couple other places as well about the locked in reserves that will be lost with a starter. No starters for dry yeast, but I did use two packets recently for a bit bigger beer (1.065SG) just to be safe. For styles that work well with US-05, I...

If you are seeing bubbles rising in the carboy, it means the yeast are still working away. I would guess you have an airlock problem. Get a new hydrometer, and in the mean time let it continue to do its thing. I would bet that the next reading you take will be well under 1.089.

I would be concerned about the large cake pan, even more so if you left it uncovered. I use the drinking glass with plastic wrap over it to prevent contamination. Maybe I'm way too cautious, but that beer is precious and I don't want to risk it. My US-05 usually has good fermentation going...

I rehydrate US-05 in about 12oz of water, boiled and cooled to 100F. I just use a large sanitized drinking glass, a sanitized table spoon, and sanitized thermometer. I boil the water earlier in my brewday in a teapot and just leave it on the stove to cool (I also use this water for rinsing...