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When I bottle, which is seldom these days, each bottle is visually inspected by holding the bottom of the bottle in the direction of a bright light and looking through the opening. Sometimes, just rinsing isn’t good enough. I also bottle directly from the fermenter and use carb drops...

I’ve been thinking about quitting drinking for a while now, then on Friday I go camping by the river, have 3+ beers after work and feel pretty good, have some high ABV homebrew aged on barrel chips soaked in bourbon and realize I like a few brews now and then. Best wishes to you! :mug:

A yeast re-pitch? That’s all I can think of….

Welcome to HBT! What would be your favorite beer to brew?

Beginner Friendly cider tips: Using the right yeast is important, I like Cider house select, which you can get on line or some homebrew shops. Some wine yeast will strip away all flavor, some beer yeast will provide flavors I don’t like. Starting with the right apples/juice is very important...

Question #1 answer: From the responses so far, no we don’t all like hazy NEIPAs, but I like them, some more than others. Question #2: I’ve been trying to make a really good NEIPA for the past few years, and it’s forced me to “clean up” my lazy ass brewing ways. I’ve upgraded my fermenters so...

Brats are better than weiners Reddit

Welcome to HBT. I like my Speidel fermenter. I an do pressure transfers, it’s easy to clean and not overly expensive.

Make apple pies from your apples. It’s just not worth the hassle of putting together the gear to make juice for a small yield. Then look around for decent cider apples. In Western Washington, you’ll be able to find some if you hunt around. Some commercial growers even sell a cider makers blend...

Some concentrates have preservatives. The Safcider yeast has been very reliable for me.

My life is somewhat empty….so I fill the void by drinking beer and looking stuff up…. The term "riffraff" originated in late Middle English around the mid-15th century, derived from the Old French phrase rif et raf, which meant "every particle, things of small value" or "one and all".

Welcome back

Ashmead’s Kernal

Go for it and run a small, one or two gallon batch to try it.

Yeah, was able to get up on some pretty dramatic summits. I put your numbers into brewers friend, as yes as you stated above your efficiency is pretty low. If you get a cheap 16 qt pot from Walmart, you can use that as a side pot and do a dunk sparge and bring your numbers up a little.