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Taste one, I would think that flavor would be the predominant flavor to come out of any fermentation you do with them. If they aren't sweet, but tart or just not ripe, my expectations would not be very high. I suspect the helpful neighbor was not referring to making brandy, but buying some and...

Why would PayPal ban you for that? I'm interested because the last group buy I was in I did that, and if it's going to cause problems I'll let our organizer know. Maybe a personal acct vs commercial?

Nah, wasn't me, never deployed. Saw all those ships a couple weeks at a time with HS-75, doing plane guard for short excursions between deployments.

Navy '87-'97 AO1. NOLA, SoWey MA, Jax FL. CV-67 JFK, CVN-69 Eisenhower, CVN-71 Roosevelt, CVN-74 Stennis. Did a lot of time doing OPPE's and watching nuggets land.

German electrical panel keys have a bottle opener integrated into them. One example: http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem?itemId=261241056235&siteId=0&isClassified=false

I totally spaced Karben4 and Ale asylum. Good call. I am not a fan of AA, but I know I am in the minority. I haven't been able to try Karben4 yet. Not a brewer but a good selection at the Malt House just a few minutes in on East Washington.

While the description certainly sounds like it is an acceptable material, you would have to ask the seller if the interior surface is smooth. I would assume it is, I haven't seen a food grade container that is not smooth. A different issue to consider, it has a 5 gallon capacity. You will not...

3 g x 128 oz = 384 total oz, 8 % of which are alcohol. 384 * .08 = 30.72 oz of alcohol in 3 gallons. This volume of alcohol doesn't change by adding fluid, it only becomes a smaller percentage of the new volume. Basic algebra allows you to calculate the new abv. 3.25 gallons = 416 oz...

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Did you correct your hydrometer reading for temp? Your problem could be bigger than you think. Dry extract is about 44 points per pound per gallon, liquid is about 36. So, for 2.5 gallons, liquid you need about 2 lbs, dry you need about 1.7 lbs.

I would approach them carefully, and nonchalantly ask about why no kegs. You may find they have a written policy that is not always enforced. They probably had a party at one time that got out of hand, and the policy is a reaction to a bad experience. Possibly they have preconceived notions...

I happen to be from The Rhinelander area, and actually was there last week. It's God's country, enjoy your visit! Bell's is in Kalamazoo, MI, they make good beer. Three Floyd's is not far off the interstate in NW Indiana, everyone seems to love them. From Chicago area, if you come up 90/39...

I am interested to see other answers, but I would boil 90, and follow the rest of the hop schedule on time. There will be some change in the utilization, but I don't know exactly what or how much. I suspect it will increase your bitterness somewhat, but that's it. I suppose it's possible that...

Just remember how frugal a lot of people are, and that a lot of homebrewers like to tinker. They (we) like to make things, that is the root of this hobby. This means the products we buy are 1) things we can't/don't want to make, and 2) are a good value for what they are. There is a segment...

Skunking is from hops reacting to light. Your concern of oxidation is a cardboard flavor. I, and I think a large number of others, add the priming solution while racking the beer from the fermenter to the bottling bucket. We usually set the tubing so a gentle whirlpool forms in the bottling...

This may not be the hobby for you, without patience you will drink a lot of substandard product, whatever it is you make. Cider normally takes longer, many measure it in months, where beer production is usually measured in weeks.. With proper yeast management and temperature control, many...

If you are within an hour or so of Chicago, check out http://www.chicagohomebrewers.org/phpbb/

I use a 48 qt cooler about half full of water, and 3 bags of ice, wort is at or below 70 in about 20 minutes. I use a pond pump to recirculate the water through my immersion chiller - http://www.harborfreight.com/264-gph-submersible-fountain-pump-68395.html Less than 10 gallons of water to...

^^^^this^^^^ I have recently started having issues with one hose popping off my chiller. Thankfully it has always happened after putting in the BK to sanitize and BEFORE I started pumping water through it. Tap water probably won't infect a beer, but running it through an IC that never gets...

I personally would not underestimate the possibility for the law to be interpreted in a way I don't anticipate or agree with. It seems to me wort is wort, and the instant yeast is added it is considered beer, even though it seems it has not yet had a chance to actually produce any alcohol...