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I also have a friend who grows both Columbus and Nugget and they do very well for him. He's in the Shenandoah Valley. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Home Brew mobile app

Will using unfiltered city water for mixing star san cause off flavors in my beers typical of chlorinated water? FYI I'm using distilled water and building my water profiles for the actual beers. Just wondering if I can use the city water from the tap for my star san. Thanks

When they first showed signs of their lack of knowledge about homebrewing, I provided them with a copy of Virginia Code Title 4.1, Chapter 1, § 4.1-200 which states that homebrewing is a legal activity in the state. Didn't make a difference.

Absolutely not.

The place was actually in the Charlottesville area.

We were asking if the house was on a well or municipal water. They asked why we cared and I decided I would be honest. Never thought anyone would have a problem with it anyway.

Very true Braufessor! And yeah, I explained that it is completely legal and that nothing I did associated with brewing would damage the home. All for nothing though. After a little research, we found out these people actually rejected a woman's application because she had cancer and they...

Cleanliness, sanitation and fermentation control. Sorry, those are three factors but they're all equally important!

So my girlfriend and I were just rejected a wonderful rental house because the landlords found out I am a homebrewer. They wouldn't even review our application or check our references once they found out. Now they won't even return our emails or calls urging them to re-consider. Just curious...

Blichmann all the way. Super quiet, uses less propane than some burners I've used and it's built like a tank! Sure it's pricey, but well worth the extra $$.

I've pitched Wyeast 3724, fermented until the beer is about 3/4 of the way to predicted attenuation and then pitched 3711 to make sure the beer attenuates nicely. I've had excellent results every time. All the flavor of 3724 without the need to maintain warm temperatures or worry about a...

That would be fine. The only big danger with temperatures and yeast, at least from my understanding, is when you pitch yeast that has been at room temperature into wort chilled to lager fermentation temperatures. That big drop in temperatures can supposedly thermally shock yeast. For your...

Reduce the crystal malts to ~2-3% and keep them on the lighter side of the Lovibond spectrum. For your 1st saison, I would leave out the spices and focus on nailing your grain bill and yeast selection. Saison is all about fermentation. Maybe try doing a 100% continental pils w/ the Dupont...

Resurrecting this thread to ask about the sugar addition. The sugar only accounts for just under 8% of the total fermentables bill but I'm curious if I should go through the trouble of adding it during fermentation as opposed to the boil. I've read this will help ensure a dry finishing beer...

This exactly. I like to keep my crystal malts in IPAs to 30L and below. Swapping out some of your base for Munich gives you that malt character I think you're looking for. As of late I've been using MO and no Munich as my base for my IPAs and IIPAS and really like the results. As mentioned...

Thanks. Keep in mind, I'm looking for a non-traditional Saison. I'm looking for something fairly bitter and Magnum offers a nice clean bitterness that I'm hoping will allow the other hops and yeast to shine. I considered dry hopping but I'm not wanting to completely mask the yeast character.

Boil Size: 8.00 gal Post Boil Volume: 6.50 gal Estimated OG: 1.058 SG Estimated FG: 1.004 SG Estimated Color: 6.1 SRM Estimated IBU: 36.9 IBUs Boil Time: 90 Minutes 9 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Bel 1 lbs 8.0 oz Wheat Malt 1 lbs Munich II (Weyermann) 5.0 oz...

Ah ok. So a bit further west than me. I'm over in Page Co.

Completely unrelated to the sale (wish I was in a situation where I could buy it) but where in the Valley are you located?

I prefer an Acheulean hand axe. All kidding aside, I'll either have my Leatherman Freeystyle CX or Wave on me.