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Possible. 64 is just where I usually start most of my Belgians, (more habit than anything else). This recipe called for 1 pound of Golden Candi Syrup and 2 pounds of Simplicity Candi Syrup. I added the Golden and a pound of the Simplicity at 5 left in the boil, and I added the other pound of...

I brewed a Belgian style tripel using WLP540 yeast (for the first time). I made a two-step starter and pitched roughly 500 to 520 billion cells into 6 gallons of wort, (OG 1.086). I aerated with a drill attachment aerator because I haven't been able to bring myself to pay $40 for a $5 brass...

Sounds like fun. I looked into trading awhile back, (here and on BA). There are only a handful of beers I would trade for but I got impression before I could even mention those beers I first had to trade for a bunch of stuff I didn't want and probably never heard of in order to prove myself...

DIAM REF sells them 1,000 count for $219, (not sure if you have to be a business or not). But if they sell to the public that's only $22 per 100 count. Anyone in the Phoenix AZ area interested in a group purchase? With 5 gallon batches I use roughly 25 corks per batch, (average), and I usually...

I emailed before ordering - here's the response in case anyone else reads this and wants to order:

I used to think it was dumb to buy something pre-made for $200 when I could save a little money and DIY it for about a $1,000. But then math got the best of me. Right on. I drank the cheapest, crappiest, freeze-dried coffee from a can every morning and Budweiser or some other watered down piss...

Holy Crap. I've been trying to get this answered since 2015. I've asked everyone I could think of who might, (or should) know. I've googled, and googles and googled. Clearly my google skills aren't as advanced as I would like to believe. I GREATLY appreciate the responses and the info. It's 100%...

Everyone judges. You wouldn't survive 2 seconds if you didn't exercise judgment. I'd be willing to bet the nonsensical idea that it's wrong to judge probably comes from the same superficial half-wits who "see brewing as unprofessional." I've always been a beer drinker; never cared for spirits...

I've been asking this question for 3 years. Not just on this forum, but other online resources. I've emailed home brew supply stores and asked in person at all of the LHBS here in town. I've received responses from one end of the spectrum to the other from just as many people who don't know the...

"Can it Be Seen As Unprofessional to Brew Beer?" - Yes. (Some people) "can" see it as being unprofessional. The gist of your question seems to imply that you yourself see it that way. When you form your opinions by sticking your index finger into the air to see which way the cultural wind is...

As soon as I asked the question that was my thought... "I'm probably WAY over thinking this - as usual." Thanks guys. I think it's always irritated me that any instructions I found to make a starter always seemed blatantly vague. No one seemed to ever address the specifics I mentioned above...

I'm wondering if there is a factual method for calculating a 1.035 gravity yeast starter? I've made a lot of starters and I'm not sure I've used the same method or mythical theory twice. The home brew academy states: "1 gram of DME for every 10 ml wort (after boiling)." I'm probably just...

I've used dry yeast on a lot of other ales but I'm picky about Belgians and I'm not comfortable with the glaring lack of information available for dry yeast. I'm sure it's "come a long way" but liquid yeast still seems to be BY FAR a lot more popular and therefore there is a ton of information...

I'm brewing a Tripel sometime next week. I was planning to use WLP530. When i got to the LHBS he didn't have any WLP530, but he had WLP540 - MFG: Nov 09 17, (197 days old - Brewers Friend Pitch Rate calculator puts the viability at 0%). I told him I'd rather stick with WLP530 and asked when he...

I entered the home brewing game late, (2015). Seems like I missed out on all the excitement. 90% of the stuff I find online about home brewing was posted 10 or 15 years ago. I looked up home brew clubs in my area back when I first got started. There was probably 10 or 12 that popped up and upon...

It has to be true then.

After re reading it I decided it was kind of negative and didn't really need to be said. But there doesn't seem to be a delete button. . . . sooooo

Cheers! My first brew was an extract kit with a lot less equipment and/or temp control than you have - and the beer turned out fine. Looks like you're on your way to many enjoyable hours and a lot of good beer.

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