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Interesting, I have never boiled strike water or sparge water or any of those. The only thing I have done was to make sure that my HLT gets above 145*F for over 15 minutes to let the chloramines evaporate. That's about it. I always thought it was a waste of propane and BTUs, so I don't...

6 gal of, I dunno wut. It's a mix of English barley, German Hops, and Belgian/French yeast with Boise water. So we shall see in a month or two. 19849 + 6 =19855

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As stated above, usually not an issue. I generally do not secondary much unless I lager for extended periods. I brewed many Belgian Strong's where they sat in primary on the same yeast for over two months or longer without any issues. I got away from the practice of using a secondary mostly...

As far as beetles, I've been fighting those little buggers for years. I usually tell my neighbors to put up a trap and then they migrate there. The best way to control them is neem oil if you like the natural method, or a pyrethrin based insecticide. Those are about the only things that...

One of the things I noted with new hop growers is being impatient. As part of their impatience they then to over water, and over fertilize. More specifically with miracle grow and other man-made fertilizers. In a lot of cases they actually hurt or stunt the growth. This is what I have...

Before moving, I lived in Lancaster, PA. I had multiple years where I harvested my mature plants more than once in the same season. Take it as a good sign and start harvesting and maybe you can do so a second time. The commercial growers like to harvest once since it's a time consuming and...

It's normal. As stated above, it is usually worse when it's hot and your pores are dilated. I don't have any allergies that I know of, however on a hot day I get a rash as well. I learned to pick hops while wearing a long sleeved shirt. beerloaf

I usually do with liquid yeast. I mostly due so since I have had a large frozen "yeast bank" and that's how you wake the little boogers up. I usually don't make a starter when I use dry yeast. beerloaf

I've been growing hops for almost 5 years. I usually pick mine just before they start turning brown. You want to make sure that they are dry. You can smell them and also give them a squeeze. They should smell very aromatic. If they sound "papery" they are good to go. You can also take...

I installed a 50 amp spa panel about 3 years ago for our hot tub meeting all the code specs. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Midwest-Electric-Products-50-Amp-240-Volt-240-Watt-Non-Fuse-Metallic-Spa-Panel-Disconnect-with-GFI-UG412RMW250P/100686230# I was going to do another one probably this year...

36,644+ 10 gal By Dawn's Early Light Cream Ale = 36,654 gal

Sounds like too much water. Either stored with too much water or watered too much after planting. They rot and will not sprout. beerloaf

I would not go too crazy with the miracle grow. I learned that lesson the 1st year with my Cascades and NB. I use dehydrated cow manure and it works great. I generally apply once every month and it comes in a 40 lb bag which lasts a while. Hops like lots of nitrogen. I know people who use...

According to Mr Malty you will need around 2502 billion yeast cells for a a 62 gal batch at 1.058. It estimates around 20L of starter. You could just step it up until you reach somewhere around there. beerloaf

I used Beano last year for a belgian quad that would not drop no matter what. The yeast just pooped out. Mine was stuck at around 1.030. It should have been below 1.010 and even drier. This was a pretty big beer and ended up at 11.3% ABV. This is what I did. I added 2 crushed Beano...

Mt Hood tends to be a bit more finicky variety compared to some like Hallertau. At least that's what I found growing them. My hallertau goes nuts every year while the Mt Hood has a few shoots and bines and has a low production. Slower grower too compared to some others. I ran into the same...

I got the score sheets, 2 ribbons for the 2nd place in categories and 8 Renn Fair tickets. Which I thought was pretty nice. beerloaf

To me it looks like moss. Possibly from that area staying wet and not drying out. That being said, I did have fungus growing and popping up in some of the mulch around the house after it rains heavy. beerloaf

Yes I did, I got 37 for the Tripel and 35 for the Cream Ale. Interesting and good feedback overall. They did not like the Strawberry blond due the extract flavoring. That ended up getting 22. I found that interesting because it's a beer I have a hard time keeping around because everyone...