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I have used a mix of distilled water and spring/mineral water that i actually bought in bulk at the dollor store a few times before going to a full boil or when i wanted to alter the harder water that my well offers , realy i find the mineral spring water if great but mix it with some...

Sounds like fun but as a moderern homebrewer unless you are just a fellow mycobiology enthusiest i dont see what you can hope to gain. If your trying to push the drift of youre specific yeast in hopes of making a strain unique to youre needs and taste i would be interested in...

Wanting to grow my own hops on the trelis on my home nut live in a woody area on side of a bluff will they grow with out heavy sunlight ?

Were can i get some cheap empty kegs to build my 3 teir system ? I thnk i may end up having to drink 3 kegs thats gona take awhile!

Survival brewing -- love it!

Well it realy depends on if you are like the guy above an drink right after kegging or if you like to conditionin the keg , i personaly like high gravity brew that sits for for atleast 3 months in keg if lagering and maybe 6 months if its like a stout in a bottle were imnot loking for...

JUST MOVED TO SMITHVILLE TN ANS JOINED THE UCMASHERS (THE UPPER CUMBERLAND BREW CLUB) NEW TO THIS SITE AND NOW THAT I HAVE A BASEMENT IM READY TO GET BREWING AN TALK BREW, IM A LABORATORIAN SO IF YOU HAVE ANY BEER SCIENCE QUESTIONS LET ME KNOW :rockin: