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First... Ryatt is completely awesome. Not only did he hook me up with a ton of equipment, he borrowed a truck and drove it down to my place when the dimensions of my car were a tight fit plus it was gonna be in the shop early that week. He was a totally cool guy, easy and fast to...

Does the freezer come with temp control and do you have pictures?

This year I planted a few hop rhizomes but did it late in the season and had a pretty small harvest of just shy of 8 dry grams of cascade. So while trying to decide what I want to do with them its looking like a mini-batch of an APA is in order. Luckily I have 2 of the Mr. Beer fermentors...

I'm also getting a 404 and I am on firefox

Could be a few things. You might be bottling before fermentation is 100% complete. This will leave fermentable sugars in the bottle that will contribute to extra carbonation. You could have a mild infection. Some types of bacteria or wild yeasts can eat some of the sugars beer yeasts...

Humann you're basically describing tissue culture. Unfortunately doesn't work on dried plant tissue. I know a couple of orchid enthusiasts who routinely do tissue culture of rare orchids or specialty cultivars at home. I've done some in a lab setting at school as part of my biotechnology training.

I'm a huge non-fan of cherry anything. To me, this was back in december, it tasted like it was cut with cherry cough syrup. My dad thought the same. We saved 2 out of a 6er to try this christmas, hoping that cherry note diminishes by then. There is an excellent beer store down in Frederick, MD...

Don't forget the overhead cost is much higher in a retail situation. Rent alone in certain areas can be astronomical, and don't expect employees to work for free. I used to work in a kitchen gadget retail store and would constantly have people try to waste my time asking tons of questions only...

and the way it works is the male produces pollen which fertilizes the female, who produces seeds. Anyone who's bought cheap weed knows the females definitely get seeds :p So since you're only buying female hops... its fine grade-A sensimilla.

I think all of us Mr. Beer brewers who've read this ENTIRE thread (which is now up to 125 pages... it only took me like 3 days) should receive some sort of merit badge lol. Even Rezzy gave up posting to it :) To celebrate, this weekend I'm brewing up some Apfelwein!

The Irish "moss" we use is actually a type of seaweed, and in most commercial examples, actually a blend of several seaweeds.

Sounds great flyangler! I've been scoping craigslist for a cheap propane turkey fryer kit. 7.5gal brew kettle AND a burner for all my Asian wok cooking :) What Local brew supply store do you frequent? I've been to Flying Barrel down in Frederick (where school is) 2-3 times. I hear there is...

Hi everybody! I'm Andy from the 'great' [rolls eyes] historic town of Gettysburg, PA. Found this site while searching for hop growing info while waiting for my rhizomes to come this year. This will be my first try at growing. Signed up initially so I could see the pictures :) Started...