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Sounds like you have hop lovin' bees too! I found 4 bees nests about thr size of golf balls right under the mature plants (Chinnook and Challanger). Keep those pictures coming! Great job!

Lookin' good and green! Appears you'll have some nice product to play with after harvest and drying is done! Well done sir! How far apart did you plant the companion plants in relation to the hops? How are the snow peas doing? Do the bees love your hop plants in CT as much as they do here...

Thanks ncbrewer!

Great to have am awesome resource like this available to chat and compare notes on our hobby! I hear ya! I made a 5 gallon pale ale couple weeks ago with some home grown cascades and magnums. It's still carbing and should be ready for consumption in a few days. I did sample a bit the other...

Thanks Sammy86 & cyberbackpacker!

Hi all! Just figured I'd reintroduce myself as I joined the group a couple years ago then dropped off the planet...long story. Lol Looking forward to being more active!

Beerisgud - glad your plants made it through unscathed! Ive found that the plants are pretty hearty and strong. Had a wind storm roll through Michigan and watched it whip the hop plants around pretty wildly. Checked the bines and all is good. I know I'm late to the discussion on fertilizers and...

Thanks hottpepper13! Kolsch yeast always seems to be a contender in these discussions:)

Thanks for the additional details couchesending. Have been looking at starters more and more lately as I started yeast yeast harvesting from my last batch.

LA III looks interesting. In a 5 gallon batch would a direct pitch work or would I have to use a starter since the advertised ferm temps are 64*F to 74*F? I'm assuming a 4 quart starter would be necessary to propagate the yeast cells to the correct quantity. Also, is Omega OYL-052 the same as...

Thanks couchsending and brewbama!

Thanks Beersk! Interesting something with a 90*F upper ferm temp would turn out clean. Another reason, among many, as to why this is an interesting hobby!:)

Thanks Steveruch! I'll take a look at that one further. Just tool a peak in the kegerator...I've got a project on my hands this weekend. Black mildew all over the inside and pink water in the freezer drip tray. Time to hit it with some Clorox bleach spray...full on Clorox assault mode.

Thanks Immocles! If you cold crash WY1007 does it help the yeast drop out noticeably?

Hi all! Getting back to brewing after a long hiatus. Have a pale ale kegged and carbing (first homebrew session in a couple years) and was planning another in the next week or two. Was thinking a pseudo lager/blonde ale. I had read that Notty dry yeast fermented on the low end of the temp range...

Thanks all! KH54S10 - I actually capped off the copper tubes with the red plastic caps that came with it...nor sure if that would prevent evaporation...

So, sanitize with star San before running wort thru, then post chill flush with water and the. run more star San?

Thanks for the reply! I've heard that you're supposed to store it full of PBW until the next use. Does this make sense?

Hi all, I built Counter Flow Chiller last year at the end if the season and used it on one 5 gallon batch. I have read several different threads on how one should clean and store CFCs with varying instructions and suggestions. The last time I used it, I flushed with water as best I could...