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In, and thanks! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Summer Orange half-wit, a better Blue Moon brew. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

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Here in the Philly area we're blessed to have Victory Brewing and I love their Dirt Wolf. A much smaller local brewery in nearby Adamstown, PA is Stoudt Brewing Company and their Scarlet Lady ESB has been a favorite for a long time. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I'm in! Thanks.:mug:

Anytime, Gone_fishing.

Warwick township (Warminster water). Brew with bottled spring water. Working well.

Buddy says, "Everybody likes your homebrews. Think you can make me something like Molson?"

Visiting friends in Vienna Austria. Sitting at a sidewalk cafe. Unimpressed with their beer menu I settle for a Becks Dark. My friend remarks, how can you drink that piss? Give me a Budweiser anytime. That appears to be the state of beers in Austria. Thank goodness for Vienna malt!

Not a bad idea. Just wait until the end of the mash to do it. I did the same thing and tied the string around a cabinet knob above the stove. Make sure you get a big bag and leave lots of room in the bag for the grains and water to is when sparging.

I'm finally sick of inconsistent brews using the LHBS crushed grains (yeah, I'm blaming them) and looking to get my own grain mill. What do y'all recommend, where's a good buy, and what do I need to know to use it well? If adjustable, tell me about the settings. TIA.

Many thanks! Embarrassed I hadn't figured it out me ownself:drunk:

What's the formula for calculating either OG when hitting final post-boil volume or target volume to achieve an OG? For example, pre-boil gravity =1.052, at 6.5 gallon. Target = 1.060, what's final volume? Or, what will OG be when I boil down to 5 gallon? Thanks!

Over carbed my Vienna lager

How long is diluted StarSan solution effective? How long can I store a bucket of this? Am I doing myself any favors by storing my carboy with a little StarSan solution in it? Can I consider this sanitized next time I use it? Cheers!