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Few things, for those who say need larger than a ten gallon mash tun, I almost exclusively do ten gallon with an igloo beverage cooler with no problems at all. I typically brew around 5.5%ers so that is probably the reason. Also the jumo from a preboil 7 gal to around 13 gal is very significant...

I am so excited for this product because I never check SG after it goes into the fermenter because I hate taking the lid off, and I'm kind of lazy about it in general. I appreciate everyone posting their experiences so far to help with the decision to buy or to start taking samples using the...

After over a one year delay I am finally brewing up a recipe along these lines - not trying for a clone, but anything in the vicinity would be a great addition to my kegerator which has never seen anything north of 6%. I am stuck a bit on water profile - here is what I currently have planned...

My wife who I have been with for 14 years of my 30 on earth is in bed right now and I am damn near crying reading about the situation you and your wife are in, wanting to go in and wake her up to tell her how much I love her. I feel for you and absolutely wish for a speedy recovery and for you...

Pitch the grain. Not worth the risk

There have been cases of yeast fermenting sugar in the stomach/digestive tract but that is extremely rare from my understanding...essentially if someone with this "alement"...see what I did there? consumes simple sugar they get drunk.

Boil more vigorously or adjust your gal/hr boil off in beersmith settings. I think default is 1gal hr. You can either do an actual test and adjust settings after that, or adjust down to .8 or something and see where you land, then fine tune.

Some people may be trying to make opaque beer for the sake of making opaque beer but I would guess the majority are seeking the qualities that are a result of certain techniques that result in murky beer. I think many would be fine if the beer were crystal clear and still possessed the silky...

I put my first year plants in the basement for the winter and will tske them out of the container and plant in the ground this year. I noticed some growth last week and last night decided to put up some strings for them to climb. Should I let them grow or cut back?

Well good news for me since that store is close...but still sucks about the buy. Can anyone else take over the buy or is your relationship the only reason we were able to do it in the first place?

Well that sucks. Assuming it is the store North of the city I will not be going back there. Guess it is time to try the lhbs in Salem NH.

I ordered from them last year and the hops were excellent. Just ordered the same hops as you a couple days ago expecting them today. I hope the problem is isolated and you get your money back. I will report back if I have a problem or not

I should clarify the beer actually isn't bad it is just not what I prefer. I do not like overly roasty stouts and this one is approaching too roasty for me, I am sure it would not be roasty enough for others. The back of the mouth twang I described is likely the high fg as I am pretty much a...

I brewed up a 10 gallon batch of Dry stout back in December. Same recipe I did last year and enjoyed - this year, not so much. Hit a higher gravity, 1.052 vs 1.046 projected - no big deal I thought, still not sure why I was so off, my guess is my boil was a bit strong, I was doing stuff around...

Brewed up 10 gallons of my house pale ale tonight. My favorite brew and it has been missing from the kegerator for a couple months. A two year old and house renos leave me strapped for free time these days. I never dry hop this one since I use a 3oz 170 degree steep that adds a ton of flavor...

I make oversized starters every time and I'm on gen six or seven of my wlp090. I am going to try a fresh vial vs my harvested next go around to see how the generations have impacted flavor

Thanks for confirming my decision to go no stc-1000. I will likely go straight off time at first then get a temp controller capable of at least 15a

I do not want to cause anyone to go down a dangerous route but I am currently thinking about the 1500w element and stc-1000 as well. Somewhere along the line I read that it is built with 15a components but only rated 10a. Does anyone know if there is any truth to that? Since my plan is to...

I should be fine to make it now

My daughter just woke up for the second time throwing up tonight so I may not be able to make it. My wife works 8:30-12 tomorrow, my brother and gf were supposed to watch her for a couple hrs for this but I'm not doing that is she is still sick. I could definitely come by around 1 if that is...