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Great advice - thank you for that idea! I have adjusted to the following: 2.7g Gypsum (CaSO4) 3.5g Table Salt (NaCl) 5g Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) This yields the following (in 8 gallons): 65.8 Ca 45.5 NA 150 Cl 50 SO4 Does that look better for the overall profile?

I am looking for a 50:150 SO4/Cl ratio as you have all discussed in this thread. Using Brewersfriend, I believe the best way to get there from RO water would be to add 2.7g of Gypsum (CaSO4), and 9.5g of Calcium Chloride. This will also bring the overall Calcium up to 106 mg/L - is this...

Little update for those interested - all of the bines have reached the top of the 12' trellis and are putting out sidearms nicely. Trying to keep up with watering in this scorching weather in the Chicagoland area!

Mine garden is in Glenview, less than 6 miles from the lake. I don't have the room to expand, and I don't really have much reason to, to be honest - the yields are pretty plentiful as-is! I basically started fresh with the soil - adding a bunch or different types of compost/manure and ground...

Hops are in their 7th (gasp) year now - holy cow! Have had some great harvests in the last several years. Last year I preened a lot of the network underground, and gave a ton of rhizomes away. This year I decided to let the hops do their thing again. Picture taken yesterday 4/25 in the suburbs...

Real bone-head move last night. Ended up tossing ~2gallons after realizing what I had done midway through the rack. I briefly thought about just rolling with it and hoping the ~1G of sanitizer didn't ruin it, but decided I would rather have 3G of risk free beer than putting the full 5G at...

Thanks for the insight. Have you made this? How similar is it to Stiegl?

Sounds great - thanks for the update Okie!

Bumping an old thread. Does anyone have any further details about what this clone recipe would look like? Grain bill? Mash temp? Hop schedule? Yeast info - strain, starter size, term temp? Thanks!

I put the banana/rum slurry into the primary (after initial fermentation), and just racked into secondary to clear up a bit. I tasted the sample, and it seems a little to dry for what I'm trying to go for (1.010 FG). Has anyone attempted to add some lactose to this recipe? I'm debating adding...

What would you do differently? 3 lbs of banana?

I would shoot for 150F and mash this for 90 minutes (the lower temp you mash, the longer you should wait for conversion). 1 more thing. Have you thought about First Wort Hopping? Since you seem to be leaning towards a hopburst at the end of the boil, it might add some nice hop flavor...

I brewed this beer on 11/15. One question I have, that hasn't been asked in this thread yet: Has anyone just added the banana/rum mixture directly into the primary bucket? To be honest, I want my yeast cake to be present when active fermentation is occurring. Any downsides to this? What...

From my experience brewing Hef's and Dunkels, a decoction mash is definitely the way to go. Not sure how that would convert for brewing as a partial mash, but definitely something to think about.

Thanks for your response. I actually leave my beers at my parents house in the basement (where I occasionally brew), so I don't have daily access to check on the beer. I'm probably just going to get another packet of yeast after work today. Anybody have an idea how long unfermented beer can...

Pitched US-05 on Saturday evening around 5pm. OG was 1.070. Temp was 70* F 1 packet dry yeast. Still no action in the airlock. Any ideas? Lid on bucket is sealed, bunghole is sealed and intact around airlock stem. Thanks for any and all comments!

Harvested half my crop yesterday (3rd year centennial and cascade). 2 plants yielded 14oz dry hops 113.65 + 14.0 = 127.65 Time to brew!!

Harvested half of my crop yesterday...

My 3rd years are just about ready. Going to give them another week or so. 8plants. Cascade, centennial, chinook, sterling, and willammette

OP- at what point of the cones development do you stop feeding them BioBloom? Only asking because I read something about "flushing" the plants for a week or two before harvesting. Thanks