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scratch that...thinking about it more, I'll just cover it like I do my yeast starters: sanitized saran wrap and rubber bands.

i think i'll take the latex taste over wet cardboard...

I just found the idea of placing a sanitized balloon on each bottle, with pin holes to release pressure. This would minimize oxidation, allow for me to roughly see how active the yeast is, and then recap after a week or so (when activity is slowing down considerably). Then I can just let them...

Not a beginner, but I made a rookie mistake forgetting to convert from L's to gallons... I ended up putting 10.5 oz of cane sugar into 5.2 gallons of IPA. Now the question, what to do: a. Uncap (but leave caps resting on) and left ferment out for 5-6 days? b. Return beer to fermenter...

So, just maybe a stupid mistake, forgetting to convert from L's to gallons... I used about 10.5 oz white crystal sugar for 5.2 gallons of IPA...now the question, do I: a. uncap (with caps still resting on top), leave for 5-6 days and recap? b. pour back into fermenter, try again in a...

I meant that the disappearance of Jake and Dawson was final, not that it was the final episode. Chip is still doing great work, but the show will need to adapt to a new format, new hosts, etc.

I was pretty bummed to hear that this was final. I put off checking my suspicions until now, knowing that something must have happened. Dawson was legit brilliance. The three had an irreplaceable affinity. They inspired me to start brewing, and I won't forget the first years of BTV. Talking...