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Actually now that I reflect. My favorite part is the end of the last video after he drinks some of his brew. The sound he makes is funny. I gotta tell ya, anyone that posts video on YT and doesn't expect to be called a turd is a turd.

I watched all three of his video and although his methods are loose it was entertaining. I was a turd bag in the beginning too, now I am just a little more educated turd bag.

must be that time of the year. I too have a pumpkin ale in the primary since early monday morning. Used dry T-58 and with all that I have read I expected a huge thunder of fermenation fun. I have kept it cool around 65-70 and honestly it was very noneventfull. I will be checking the SG in...

Hello and welcome. My sister lives in Grand Marais MN. :rockin:

my experience says the longer the better. I have brewed a wide variety from light to dark and they all seem to be better by the last bottle. I have brewed some light ale kits that stated that the batch should be consumed within a few weeks to a month, but even that one was still good after...

I have been bottling since the beginning and I don't mind the work associated with it. I have 15 gallons that I will be bottle tonight and I just break the tasks into two nights and there ya go. The main reason why I like bottles over keg is the portability of it. I know that there are...

just saw this and thought it was funny. sorry if this is a repost http://www.popsci.com/popsci/how20/832ce78a72494110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html

Try Horizon which can be used as a substitute for Magnum. High AA, but seems to be a bit more mellow. I used Horrizon in an American lager which seemed to come out well. This is a great link for Hop related items. http://byo.com/referenceguide/hops/

No issues, but I have always used it so I can't really compare. Sorry.

Yep a light (not pale) ale. As it has aged though I have found that either my taste buds are getting used to it or it is actually getting better. I was trying to go for an ale version of MGD, but ended up with an ale that has almost no character other then alcohol and fizz.

You can never go wrong with a good extract kit to get things going and get your feet wet. I found that I really couldn't relate to much of the written word until after I brewed and drank my first batch. My first batch was a nice amber Ale extract kit, and shortly there after an oatmeal stout...

What is your pumpkin ale recipe?

Ah, I mistyped the 7.75. I would like to say I fat fingered it, but that would be a huge fat finger.

sparge water plus water in the mastun adjust for loss in the grains and deadspace and you end up with 8.9 which is low depending on any dead space in your sparge container. here are the numbers 7.25 gallons for sparge 4.26 gallons in mash 1.86 gallons loss in grain = 9.65 gallons .5...

Oh, as an example with your figures 15.5 /2 = 7.75 gallons or 31 quarts. You should have used 4.26 gallons of water for the mash, so with all said you end up with 8.90 gallons in th kettle and 5.74 left over after boil. This is based on a 5 gallon batch.