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I did listen to that podcast and while it sounds interesting, it's also almost twice the brewday. If the mashtun is big enough, you...

I did it once. Dimininshing returns. My efficiency on the second mash was way down, like 40% down, the second time around. But I...

As evidenced by the awesome custom jumpers Bobby made for me. Thanks again!!

I am late to this thread but while the two LHBS in the area are good, there are only two left for a large metropolitan area (Dallas/Ft...

I agree 99%. If someone paid me a consultation fee to advise on how to open a homebrew supply store, the best service would be to crush...

Covid was more the last straw than any radical change. As you said its a niche hobby. If you own a pizza place everybody eats pizza...

I think your experience may be more universal than you believe. The only long term LHBS in my area closed a year or so ago. Online is...

I belong to a long standing club in our area that has been around for 35+ years. Most clubs started out with a homebrew shop...

I'm in the UK, so none of this is relevant to you US folks, and I only started brewing Jan this year, so I don't know anything about any...

Now go price sixtels at Total Wine or wherever. Last time I checked, a sixtel of Coors light was about $60 here and they go up from...

I guess I spend less on hops, but a 10 gal batch of lager with 20# imported Weyerman pils costs me $13 x 4 for 5# bags delivered from...

At one time the only way to get a decent beer with flavor and especially a dark one was to brew your own. Now with thousands of...

I buy kits. I don't reuse yeast. I crush my own grain. That may sound like the method of a lightweight, but the way I figure it, buying...

This is what I'm getting at. I got some flack for saying "what nobody wants to say" and plenty of stats to prove I'm wrong, but this is...

Two pictures of my Helles interpretation with 76% Weyermann Pils and 24% Weyermann Munich I. I ferment all my Helles with liquid yeast...