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Hey Folks- Gimme your thoughts based on these ingredients I have on hand: 10lb Weyyermans pilsner malt 1lb cara pils 1 lb Briess caramel 10L 2 oz Mosaic 2 oz centenial 2 packs of white lags pilsner yeast w/ starter Oh and I have 1 lb of Pilsner DME I know, I know- the hops are not NOBEL...

My numbers were right--- at the time I hit the button! How confusing....

Agaliga (Sunshine) IPA - 5 Appalachian Raspberry Wheat - 5 Old Ugly Horizontal Barleywine - 5 15 + 7808= 7799

I would not boil- that will remove some flavor. I would soak the thawed berries in vodka to sanitize.

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I used a 49oz can of raspberry puree from Vitners Best https://www.homebrewing.org/Vintners-Harvest-Raspberry-Puree-49oz_p_304.html No boil, no fuss, just sanitize the lid before opening.

I initially got mine for the same reason- it grows up to my deck, then over a sitting area for shade & ambience. But damn if it's not putting out a ton of cones- and I hate to not try a batch. Hell, a buddy that worked for Coke just got me three more pin lock cornies so why not do some...

Good plan there. I'd say that this far into the growing season you are not going to hurt any further cone development by pruning some of the lower bine leaves. Just don't go too far with that, as the leaves are using photosynthesis to feed the rhizome as it prepares to go dormant for...

I'm thinking a dunk in some vodka should kill any nasties on board. I'm also thinking that instead of 2 row base, I go with some mid level malts like vienna or munich for richer flavor, a tad bit of crystal, and maybe a bit of oats for mouthfeel. A warmer than usual mash, say 154 held for 60...

So my second year crop of Brewers Gold will be harvested in several weeks. I plan on going from bine to boil immediately, for the fun of it. No particular style I'm thinking 10-12 pounds of 2 row, 1oz of Magnum pellets at 60, and then about 15 oz of fresh/wet Brewers Gold at flameout, with some...

I made an all grain Appalachian Raspberry Wheat from Brewer Dudes and it is fantastic. I used 1 liter of raspberry puree so my abv was a bit higher at 4.2%. I also added a small bottle of raspberry extract at kegging time. Definitely a keeper!

Beware spraying your hops with anything if you don't want traces of it in your boil. I'd rather boil some mites than pyrethrin

I don't see a lot of brown spots, but get little holes in some of the leaves do to insect activity. T At this late in the game, it does not seem too have much impact on the cones. 1st year is the toughest. Next spring you are gonna be surprised at how many bines take off. I had hops plants...

Jason- If you have paypal I'll send you to cover postage. USPS 1st class ranges from $2.80 (3-5 oz) to $4.00ish at around 16 oz.. Alternatively, I have a HUGE crop of Brewers Gold coming in this Fall if you would like to trade.