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My first two biab brews were Yoopers Oatmeal Stout, and Da Yoopers House Pale Ale. Both recipes are on this site and either one would be a good choice IMO.

So pretty. I have fond memories of walking in the woods behind my grandparents house where we would find many of these.

I BIAB and don’t have a mill and order all my grains from Ritebrew. They used to offer double milled awhile back, but now only single. I wish they still did double but I do use the single milled and my beer comes out fine.

Off to church this chilly morning , then zoom call with dear friend in SC. Will watch the Bills and Pats game, but as a Pats fan not too hopeful lol. Probably clean a kicked Dry Irish Stout keg to be ready for kegging a chocolate stout next weekend.

Left Right Center is fun, esp when eating and drinking. Doesn’t require a lot of concentration, no big learning curve. Can accommodate various amounts of players.

@Barão sorry for the delay, was swamped at work. My recipe was: 65% Pilsen 11% Victory 11% Caramunich 8% Pale chocolate 5% Blackprinz I used Wyeast 2124 for the yeast. For hops recipe called for Saaz but I had some Lubelski on hand so I used that. Came out really nice.

Be happy to, will look for it at home.

I’ve made Josh Weikert’s recipe from his Brew Your Best series, found online. One of my most favorite beers I’ve made.

I’m not good at posting photos, but enjoying a delicious strawberry rhubarb cider made at a local cidery which overlooks pretty Quabbin Resevoir. The proprietor is a charming lady, 97 years young!

I do stovetop biab and the grain bills for 2.5G batches fit comfortably in my kettle. I sometimes do 3G with certain grain bills that will fit. So for me I guess kettle size is the main factor. Also that’s a good size for drinking since it’s mostly me drinking it. I do sometimes bottle from the...

I’ve cut mine back as late as May 18 and been okay, although that’s not ideal timing I’ll admit. You may find adding some nutrients/fertilizer to the soil will give them a boost.

@Kickass your garden is beautiful!

Always loved Gordon Lightfoot. Another favorite from “Rainy Day People” - Rainy day people don’t talk, they just listen till they’ve heard it all.

Welcome! It’s a fun and interesting hobby, and I’m sure you’ll find a lot of helpful people and info here. Enjoy!

French martini in a lovely pewter martini goblet I got as a Christmas gift. May have to look into the beer pint mugs too.