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I just listened to Coldplay "Yellow".... :ghostly: What? It came on the radio ... Don't look at me like that!

@Elric beat me to it.... Damned murderous albino... But, yeah, pretty much any base malt you buy is considered highly modified these days... Unless maybe 6-row? Caramel/crystal and roasted malts you don't need to worry about anyway. Step mashing for protein rest isn't really required...

You can definitely underpitch, but if you have the the proper amount for 23L, then splitting it should be fine. Overpitch is less of an issue. So when in doubt, lean toward overpitch. There's probably a yeast calculator somewhere on line that can give you some idea on proper amounts.

Your hops shouldn't matter *too* much.. Mostly bittering. You want malt, chocolate, and peanut butter flavors to stand out. So any late additions should be to compliment, not stand out. That said, Check out Jamil's Chocolate Hazelnut porter... Threads here on HBT and kit at Morebeer (you can...

yup... should work... Splitting the yeast should work, but pitching a full packet in each fermenter won't hurt anything if you're anxious...

I 2nd the nomination of Ed Wort's Apfelwien... It's a german-style, dry hard cider. I prefer mine sparkling, but some like it still, as well. Dead simple. I can also recommend Joe's Ancient Orange Mead (JAOM)... A sweet mead. Also dead simple: honey, orange, cinnamon stick, raisins, bread...

Look for RV drinking water hoses.... something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Camco-25ft-TastePURE-Drinking-Water/dp/B004ME11FS

All grain or extract? Extract can often end around 1.020 through no fault of your own... the 1.020 wall e.g. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/threads/cant-get-under-1-020-fg-wtf-am-i-doing-wrong.569848/

Oils mess with head retention... I don't think they necessarily inhibit fermentation... With mead you don't need to worry about getting head ... (Freezing your nuts, now getting head .. what am I 12?) I don't see freezing offering any benefit to the pecans, but I don't see it harming anything...

I agree with this. During the initial freeze, the water inside the cells of the fruit will expand and burst the cell walls. Like they would also do if you were squishing them manually or running them through a juicer. Once that's done, there's no need for any more freeze/thaw cycles. The...

A few months... I've only made JOAM-like meads.. so I'm drinking mine in less than 6 months usually.... I usually ferment in the 1gal jugs then bottle directly into 750ml screw tops... And then I start drinking them over they next few months. I sometimes I ferment 5gal of fruit wine in a...

This! I've saved $$$ by replacing small parts on major appliances... Fridge, stove, dryer .. A little googling... Some how-to YouTube videos... And some searching the various parts supply places for the correct part and you're golden ... Takes a little bit of time and effort but saves a ton...

Get an old 5 gallon water bottle and cut the bottom off... Invert it into the small corona hopper. Makes a great hopper extension... Easily holds 13+lbs of grain

In please... Thanks Delta!

I've never had a DMS issue.... Even with 60 minute boils.... There used to be a no chill chart floating around here that basically called for a 20 minutes shift in hops additions.. So your 60 minute charge shifts to 40... Here it is...

Antidisestablishmentarianism

Oh yeah, definitely gotta make this... If only to teach you not to use: 1) pre-hopped LME and 2) old LME :bigmug:

Maybe give 'em an acid soak? Citric should do... Or do you have a bucket of StarSan around? Maybe pop one in there to see if takes off the film... Or Vinegar? https://www.bhg.com.au/how-to-get-rid-of-cloudy-stains-from-glasses

The big danger, I think, is oxidation... Keeping them cold slows that down... They should be sealed in a nitrogen flushed mylar bag... So as as long they were un opened they should be fine... Definitely store them in the freezer after opening, though.

, Yeah, fragrance and colorants ... among other stuff... :( Old version had none of that crap, just Sodium carbonate peroxyhydrate (Percarbonate) & sodium chloride... New: https://www.kroger.com/CleaningProductRightToKnow/0001111009302ING.pdf vs Old...