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I brewed this https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/homebrew-recipe/bosmos-imperial-cream-ale/ Turned out well.

This turned out well 84% 2 Row 8% carapils 8% flaked corn cluster@60 23 ibu's cascade @ 15 10 ibu's cascade @ 5 4 ibu's dry hop cascade 5 days US-05

I took my garden hose. put a shut off valve on one end. filled the hose from the tap. shut the valve. disconnected the hose from the tap, put a shut off on that end. so I had a hose full of water. tossed one end in the pool , opened the valves.and siphoned away

I've never used keg lube. Haven't had any problems, so I see no need to start.

That sounds good. Nice and simple. Do you use flaked rye or malted rye? DS

As far as equipment you can brew a batch pretty cheap. Get a couple used plastic buckets from a bakery or grocery store. One for a fermenter and one for a bottling bucket. Purchase a bottling bucket spigot from a home brew store and install it on one of the buckets. About $5 Get several feet of...

I wouldn't bother rinsing it. Just keep it all.

I'm not sure how it would score in a competition as a "common". (and I don't really care" but as I said the I really enjoyed the beer. I know folks use clean fermenting ale yeasts for the style, to me BRY-97 seemed to fit the bill.

I brewed something similar that turned out really well. 10 lb vienna 1/2 lb crystal 45 .6 oz magnum @60 1 oz N. Brewer @20 1 oz N. Brewer @0 BRY-97 yeast

If it's done fermenting , bottle it.

I've been thinking of trying this method, but haven't got around to it yet. I got the idea here http://braukaiser.com/blog/blog/2013/01/23/improvised-fermentation-temperature-control/

I roasted some in the toaster oven to use in a stout once.

I got your recipe off the AHA forum, and planned to brew it this weekend. The weather's kind of ****ty and I brew outdoors so I might have to put it off till next weekend. I'll let you kow how it turns out.

This is a recipe for a three gallon batch I brewed. I wanted a flavorfull lager, but wound up with a very light low flavor beer. So much so that I am either going to blend it or dump it. But it might be close to what you are looking for. 4 lbs 4.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0...

I've never seen them for sale in the US. You could try going with polypins.