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Incredible - that's almost identical to my timeline. I felt like Rip Van Winkle when I started back into brewing after a 15 year hiatus. Welcome back to brewing. I'm sure you will enjoy the learning experience catching up with all the changes/improvements.

Welcome from NC.

Welcome and good luck.

Welcome.

Yes, and browsing will prompt you to have more questions. Welcome.

Welcome to HBT.

There was one named The Library in Greeley, CO.

I might as well pile on. I brewed two 34/70 batches. I was ok with it, but I prefer S-189 and Diamond. But I've read lots of posts from brewers that really like 34/70.

Maybe too random

I agree - I do enough math with brewing.

I can't help with the grain, but welcome.

I'm wondering if you got low extract efficiency. That could make it taste bland. What was the OG?

It seems like it would need to be rinsed to remove the chlorine, and chlorine is really difficult to remove from plastic. I didn't see anything in the description about whether it needs to be rinsed.

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I've found that the kettle it is boiled in makes a difference. I always took the kettle of boiling water off the heat when adding the LME. Then stir well while adding it, and continue stirring until completely dissolved. Then put it back on the heat. When I used a somewhat thin-walled stainless...

Absolutely. I still have some issues, but it really helps a lot.

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I had an infection last year, too - so my total was also a little low. May we all be infection-free for many years.