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Excellent, thanks. I'm North of Boston, so I'll try that schedule and plant them inside soon. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Thanks! Hoping warmer weather is on the way do I can get them in the ground! Still have snow in the yard. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Oops! Missed that one! Sorry, didn't realize there were "sticky" threads, makes a lot of sense. Cool, so I'll start there. Thanks. If anyone has any specific suggestions of pages, instructions, etc. specifically targeted at growing hops in New England (Mass.), please do share. Sent from my...

Hi All. I'm still fairly new to homebrewing, and brand new to growing hops. I just received a couple Cascade rhizomes in the mail, and realizing now that I have no idea where to start. I'm a little overwhelmed by all the threads on here, and how technical some of them get. Can anyone...

Deployed a swamp cooler, and the temp is dropping...now at 73 degrees. The frothy bubbling through the cap has subsided. Hoping to get the bucket temp down to 65ish...would that be good?

If we get it in a swamp cooler and bring the temp down we shouldn't need the blow off tube, right? I'd rather get the temp right vs. rigging something new to control a possible blow off. But if you think both are needed, I'd also rather not screw up the beer!

It's an IPA. My buddy doesn't like Belgians, so that's not an option. When you say extended aging, you mean in the bottle, right?

Now that we are in the hot month of July, the basement is about as warm as it gets. Wondering if it's too warm. We brewed on Tuesday (7/3), and this morning (7/5) the ambient temp in the basement is 72. The thermometer on the bucket says 77 degrees. Is this an issue? My understanding is...

Good idea to bottle a few 12oz as tasters, and save the 22's for when you know it's really ready and good. We'll do that for our next batch. This time we just did one b/c when we were getting near the bottom of the bottling bucket we didn't have enough for a 22. Thanks for the help.

Has anyone used the BREWfractomter listed on Ebay? It's more expensive ($65), but sounds more specifically geared for brewing. I'd be fine with still having to do calcuations if needed, just wondering if this one maybe takes that step out for you? Just thinking using one of these is so much...

Yeah, I'm sure. We have one 12oz bottle (the rest are 22's), so I think we'll crak that for the first one. Right now the bottles are in the basement which is holding steady at 65 degrees. Is that too cool? The kit said between 64-72 (I think). Should it be closer to 70, or above? How...

Great, thanks...and thank you others. Didn't mean to hijack the thread, but thought my question was pretty much the same. This was our first brew, and I'm still thinking we might taste at 2wks, 3wks, 4wks, etc....just so we can understand how it changes. Thoughts? I know some will say...

Is two weeks in the bottle for an 8.4% IPA too early to pop the first bottle?

That would be great, please do! The only modification I would think about is making them stackable, with something that "locks" them together. Not sure that made sense...but just mean something to keep the one(s) on top from sliding off.

Nice looking crates! Some of the ones I've seen posted look a little heavy, but these look nice and light while still plenty strong. I'm looking to build some for 22oz. bombers, and I might modify this design for that.