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Another 5 gallons this weekend

I've reused an ale yeast cake that had gelatin in it with no problems. Give it a try and good luck.:mug:

You don't need a fan at all,just tape the probe to the side of your fermenter and tape some insulation over the probe. I use a johnson analog controller for fermenting and with this setup my temps stay where I set them. The thing I found with mine is I have to set the controller 4 deg. cooler...

I'm in Coventry and my hops are doing very well. I'm growing cascade and centennial. Just place them in a dry sunny spot and they'll be fine.

I left mine in the bag with a damp paper towel for about a month and a half until the ground thawed for good. My hops grew to the top of my 20 ft poles and then grew another 4 to 5 ft. I made mounds from bags top soil mixed with peatmoss and a little chicken crap that I bought at home cheap O...

I just brewed an oatmeal stout this morning for Christmas.Anybody else brew today? Merry Christmas to all:mug:

There are seams in the plastic tops from the mold.Sand these seams smooth and your problems will be gone.

Plant 1 is cascade and plant 2 is centennial.I have the same 2 verities in my garden and yours look the same as mine.Hope this helps.:mug:

Those look real nice but I don't think they are quite ready for harvest yet. Happy Brewing

Thats not a problem the hop cones are made of leaves. Hope this helps.

My first year cascades and centenials both have lots of cones. I wasn't expecting any cones for the first year but it looks like I'm going to get a decent harvest.:rockin:

Looks good Rick. My 1st year cascades are just starting to bud. I also have 1st year centenials that have no buds at all. HAPPY BREWING

Just planted mine yesterday cascade and centenial.This is the first year for me so I'm hopping all goes well.Good luck.:mug:

Must be the Mail Man lol:ban:

Mine looked the same way after boiling water in it the first time.I just used it that way and eventualy it turned a nice even grey.I never had any metalic off flavor that I could tell.Just use it and RDWHAHB.:mug: