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Cool! That happened to me once

Well I hear all ya. I've never been too worried about perfection as a home brewer. Just enjoying the simple to make ones and until recently never even checked gravity... just made sure the process was good. Heck I even won 2 blue ribbons at the county fair! just stages in the life of a home...

Why isn't it true? Been working for me for 7 years

why do you think that method does not work?

Oh, they grow from both sides and grow over but just a couple feet

I planted 4 sections worth 3 rhizomes each 2 feet apart. the first year I allowed 3 bines each plant. 2nd year 6.they grow straight up and I train them to spread out just a little

When I was germany and got racks of beer from the local brewery it was all bottled the old fashion way with corn sugar and they all were cloudy. Moderm process carbs the beer and then bottles to avoid the yeast residue at the grocery store. Kegging also avoids this. The year residue will keep...

Do not let sunlight hit the carboy. Once I oxidized the beer because I let it sit too long in primary and then racked to secondary after all the air lock bubbling had ended. I let it sit in secondary too long with oxygen on top of the beer. Now I either leave it in primary until keg/bottle or...

Shot glass works. I use that to hold hop bag at bottom of keg

Experiment with 5 gallons of water and a temp strip??

A hydrometer is good to keep records but all you need to avoid bottle bombs is wait until the air lock bubbles greater than 60 seconds. Given the temp is in the right range for the beer

Apricots...now thats an idea I'm gonna have to steal!

Lol

Carboy. What kind of beer? When ur ready to bottle you will have to ensure you have it at the correct temp for your beer in order to carbonate. After you give it time to carbonate you may once again place it in fridge and condition longer. Some of mine are best after 4-6 months. I bottle some...

Where r u? Im open to sharing