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From last night....

Last week I got a brand new, full, 50# CO2 tank from a guy on Craigslist for $220. They go for $475 locally. The guy has a steady supply. Might need to get another.

Currently have 25 gallons of a 9.5% Coconut Chocolate Imperial Porter (with a touch of vanilla). 57 gallons of a 6.3% IPA, packed with Columbus, Simcoe and Centennial and 53 gallons of a 2xIPA, 8.5%, with Cascade, Citra and Amarillo. Kegged the contents of our other 3 the end of last week...

I did some a while back, with different grains and hops in them. That was before I switched to baseballs I drilled and made in to tap handles. 4 taps on the keezer, each baseball I got from a different league.

Nope. The opposite actually. We’re hoping to hit 30+ BBLS this year. 1.5 down so far... got a ways to go. :)

You have put into words what I was feeling when I had my first IPA. I do not recall what it was. But I do remember where I was, who I was with, what day it was and how it made me happy to finally be drinking a beer with some amazing flavors in it. Until then, my idea of 'craft' was Stella. :)

We’ll be brewing 50 gallons of our 8% DiPA today.

I hear you. We’ll be starting a 12+ hour brew day shortly so we can get 50 gallons of our 8% DiPA done today. To think, I called out of my regular job, so I could work 12+ hours in the brewery today. #Goodtimes

Exactly. This goes for many things, like a big example would be cooking. I know there are a lot of people that say that it don't matter to them what the beer looks like, same as they say they dont care if their omelette looks like its been dropped on the floor and run over by a Mac truck, in...

No, I have never had any post fermentation diacetyl issues. As for how I deal with the hops, using conicals makes things much easier, just drop it out the bottom. Depending on the beer, meaning how much DHs goes into that beer, we might bag them as well. If not, its just toss them in and...

I honestly wouldn't be able to say what batch # it was for me. I do know that from when I started, just over 8 years ago, until that 1st one that *I* got excited about, I never had one that I felt was terrible, just others were better. Interestingly enough, I am still that way. Our latest...

YES! EXACTLY! My biggest pet peeve is when people say to me "You're just looking for a cheap, quick and easy way to get drunk". Um, there is nothing "Cheap", "Quick" or "Easy" for that matter about any of this. My reply is most generally, "Nope, that's what the vodka bottle is for!" Now that...

Personally, I'd love that :) But I do get the point...

By going back to the old standards and moving on to the next 'big thing'...