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Well this is a welcome addition! :rockin:

The cascade was ready to pick so I cut down 1/2 of the bines yesterday and will get the other 1/2 later in the week after the first harvest has been dried and packaged. I got two 5 gallon buckets off the first cutting! Drying time. I'll post the finished weight on this...

I just wanted to give a heads up on this. Apparently Home Depot is changing suppliers of their drink coolers from Igloo to Rubbermaid. As a result, they are clearing out the remaining inventory of Igloo drink coolers. Around here, the 5 gallon drink coolers are on clearance at $7.20 and...

This last spring, I found out that a member of my church grows hops...........a lot of hops! Cascade Hallertauer Saaz Fuggles It turns out they just like to grow the hops for decoration and don't brew. When I asked them what they do with the hops at harvest time, they said they...

Well, after reading the numerous threads on steam infusion mashing, I was sufficiently interested enough to build my own system. :D I was able to cannibalize my parents pressure cooker that they had used for canning salmon but have not used in a long time. It had a 1/8 inch NPT thread...

Question, is it OK to use a boil bag for hop pellets or just throw them in without? Or is it just a matter of personal preference? I use pellets in a bag for the bittering and drop in smaller additions for flavor and aroma in a seperate bag. It's nice to kep most of the spent hop matter out...