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I have been putting my soldier (ARMY E-4) out on a med board. the process has taken already approximately 2 months and we still have another before he starts clearing. he is getting around 30% also I don't claim to know everything about med boards but I have learned quite a bit preparing my...

this is why I love forums, a vast collection of knowledge willing to help other like minded (hobby enthusiasts) it's like a family... sorry I don't know anything about mortgages

I have a bunch of the new bottles and they don't have '1943' anywhere on them....that's all I know

okay update time brew turned out very well, I had quite a few freinds try it and they all agreed it was good. not the best beer I have ever had but as one of my friends said " I've paid for worse beer". thanks for the help guys. BTW: currently I am dry hopping a Black IPA and will be brewing...

so I did brew this but cut down the Brown sugar to a little les than a lb. just bottled it and the hydro reading taster was fantastic, can't wait to pop it open in another week.

I have a pale ale I bottled last week and I'm trying so hard not to drink it yet....

I just picked up: 7lb light/pale LME 1lb 40L crystal malt (pre crushed) .5oz 14.4 AA Magnum (45min) 2oz 7 AA Domestic Sterling (.5oz 45min, 1.5oz 5mins) Dark Brown Sugar (adding 1lb to kick up the ABV to 6.5%) will be steeping 40L for 30min at 170 degree then add 1lb of LME; hopping...

i've done a few mr beer's with and without additions and just bought a 7.5 gallon fermentation bucket to start doing 5-6 gallon batches. I noticed that the kit was lacking flavor and alcohol so i threw in a 1lb bag of light dry malt (light hopped variety) and kept the booster for higher ABV%...

awesome if all goes well should start this, this weekend...

Okay here's what I think.... Batch size: 5.5 gal Boil Size: 3 gal OG: 1.072 FG: 1.018 IBU's: 58 Malts/fermentables 7-lb Light LME (1/3 boiled, 2/3 added at last 10 mins of boil) 1-lb 40L Crystal (steeped 30 mins?) 2-lb Dark Brown Sugar (added 5 mins before removing from heat)...

well I found 2 oz of domestic sterling (7% AA) at LHBS. I live in Fairbanks, AK right now and our selection is terrible and to ship would be outrageous. How's .5 oz magnum @ 60/1 oz @ 30/ and 1 oz @ 2 mins, would that have 'Drinkability'...lol

yeah, I was gonna just use a packet of dry yeast. Do you guys thing the full lb of 40L is to much? and what other hops might go well?

I have these, and need a simple recipe for my first batch. was thinking the full LME, 20 min of steeping 40L, plus 2lb of dark brown sugar. (I like strong ale). I want about 30 IBU's so what other hops do i need. any help is appreciated. btw, batch will be 6 gallons i have done 2 mr beer...