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I'm old enough to remember sock hops, where nobody wore shoes on the dancefloor (which might have been a high school gym floor). This song was always the one at the end of the night where you gathered up your testicles and asked that one little chicky for a dance. I'm sure this will elicit...

Good evening late niters. Hope all is well. I was searching for yeast today, White Labs specifically, and all I got were these images. My googling is not up to par. Not sure what went wrong. Here is an entry for your late night soundtrack. Enjoy.

Those symptoms: not maintaining temps, ice building up near front of lid... it's a goner. You can throw money at it, but I've been through this numerous times. I'd suggest kicking to curb and looking for a sale on a new one.

I've tried a bunch of the flavors. None of them were as good as the original. "Spam" stands for "spice ham".

lol. I 100% hear you and somewhat agree with you. On the other had, I don't recognize any boundaries or rules. If I can make a better beer, in spite of my lack of skills and equipment, I'm gonna do it. A 500 yr old german purity law from some small european country, that was problably a...

Aussies also refer to me as a seppo. so there's that.

Sorry, as always I was impatient and didn't read back in the thread. I have made a Scottish ale in this way and indeed this method creates incredible flavor. It's been years since I did it, but my friend who tasted it said it was my best beer I've ever made. That friend has won gold at the...

I love spam. I slice it right in the can, eat it s slab at a time. Of course, it's way better fried, but when you open the can and get that smell you just have to dive in. And, powdered milk is just fine if you mix it and wait a day. The wait is key.

The secret is to take 1g of the wort and boil it down on your stove until it's syrup, then add back to boil. Cook it till yer scared.

I always pictured tigger saying it. I was a pooh fan as a boy. I remember this scene like it was yesterday.

those yellow ones can get bitter. make relish.

A buddy of mine did the math on that one... hmmm. [edit] I should have used 6ml total terpenes to mimic pro brewer level of late hops in an IPA.

That 1/2 tsp wasn't random. I did the math and dimensional analysis to arrive at that. I'm not saying I am immune to error, but I checked it twice. I didn't save the math, so good luck. If you do it by volume instead of mass (not the best way, though), there are 3840 tsp in a 5g batch.

I added 12 mL of terpenes in an IPA I made in November - 6 ml centennial and 6 ml chinook and the aroma is in your face. I add terpenes to keg. I use large syringes to inject into the unscrewed PRV on top (you could use the type of syringe used to add moisture to meat). Take my word, it'll blow...

Yea, I don't care for "chemicals" either. I'm not vegan or r-bot or LODO any of those other things, I just want simplicity. This is no more complicated than adding hops. And believe me, it punches.