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The bottle bill goes into effect in August. But just because they will be able to sell their bombers here doesn't mean they will - a lot of the smaller brewers aren't in Alabama not just because of laws but because of brewing capacity and perceived demand.

With this batch, true. I was keeping his "but may just do one thing [add raspberries] at a time and experiment in the future" statement in mind.

Mark the box as "HUMAN FECAL SAMPLES - DO NOT CONTAMINATE!" It will not be opened for examination.

The puree will definitley start another round of fermentation. And from what I've heard, it can be pretty vigorous. Might want to consider using a blowoff tube. Add the zest (no vodka) to the boil 5 minutes before flameout.

Good thought, rhamilton. Consider using little if any of the bitter orange peel and make up for it with sweet orange zest.

1.I've been reading about this a lot - I think conventional wisdom says secondary. However, I just saw a Northern Brewer apricot ale recipe that instructs the brewer to add the puree a couple days into active fermentation in primary. 2. If it were me, I'd dial them both back a bit. Again, can't...

Cool, thanks. I'll shoot for 152 for 90 mins.

If you're not sure where to get empty beer bottles, I'm afraid you might have picked the wrong hobby, my friend.

Update Thinking about it more, I decided that if I'm going to partial mash, I may as well try to do it right. So, I've adjusted the recipe to 3 lbs of pale 2-row, 1 lb of flaked oats and 3 lbs 11 oz of wheat DME. Instead of getting them from my LHBS (which doesn't have a mill), I've ordered...

Got nothing to add, except... Roll Beer Tide, brother! :rockin:

No, putting the probe in a jug of water does not accurately measure wort temp. The wort will be a little warmer during active fermentation. In the same way, if I have two batches fermenting at the same time, the one that's fermenting more actively will be warmer than the other. There's going to...

I've got my temp probe in a gallon of plain water. Star San would make more sense. I'll have to rectify that tomorrow...

Many of us use a chest freezer with a temperature controller. Works great.

Thanks for the update - a friend just asked me an hour ago if I thought I could do something like Craggie Burning Barrel. I said, "sure!" even though I had no idea how to impart the chipotle flavor. Now, I see this thread - it's a sign! So, three chipotles in primary... at the beginning of...

It does!

Until I turned 22 or 23, I didn't like beer at all. Then, craft beer was just starting to gain traction (mid-90s). A friend of mine let me try a New Amsterdam Amber. Finally, a beer that wasn't just tolerable, but actually good! That opened up my palate, and now there are only 4 beers that I...

Just a day or two after emailing Senator Orr about getting the bill on the calendar, I got a letter from his office saying, "thanks for contacting me, I look forward to working with the bill's sponsor on a version that provides reasonable and adequate safeguards, etc." Sounded to me like a...

Update: Friday, I bought a sixer of SN Kellerweis. I've had it plenty before, and like it a lot. Drinking it this weekend was the first time I'd noticed a little green apple flavor in the aftertaste... I popped the top on my first home brew yesterday. Delicious! There was a tinge of the green...

I just heard the bills for the calendar announced. I picked it up after the first few were announced, and didn't hear 354.

Away from my computer for a bit - where are we? Has a calendar been adopted?