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Awesome! Thanks the for the tips guys. I'm ordering some stuff tonight to start doing some smash brews and I definitely plan on trying out the yeast washing and re-using!

Been working on my first batch of mead and began on 11/9 with an OG of 1.100. Recipe was 3lbs of Orange Blossom Honey to 1 gallon of water. I rehydrated yeast and mixed 1tsp of yeast nutrient into the must before pitching. I also mixed 1/2 tsp of yeast energizer at 24 hours, 1/4 tsp at 48 hours...

I brewed an Irish Stout last sunday 11/10 and pitched some Wyeast #1084 yeast that I had on a 36 hour starter. The OG was 1.046 and when I checked the SG on Sunday 11/17 it was only at 1.026. Decided to wait a couple more days and checked again tonight and still reading 1.026. This would be my...

Thanks guys this is exactly what I was looking for. With the yeast that was exactly what I planned to do was to make similar batches to split the packet with. Great idea on the smash as well. Seems like a really good idea to try different hops on the same grain bill. Thanks again and any other...

I'm starting to move into All Grain and putting a few recipes together for some 1g - 3g batches. The idea is to brew more often with less cost and less beer. Why less beer you ask? Because I can't brew a 5 gallon batch every week and find a way to drink it all without giving it all away. Smaller...

I was talking more about generic beer swag than brewery, brand, pub type of stuff. For example I saw someone last week wearing a good year shirt but it said good beer instead of good year, stuff like that. Like stuff on Zazzle.com just not as corny.

Went ahead and ordered the drilled Tall Boy with Attachments. Thanks for the input guys!

Thanks for the responses guys. Can't justify the $400 for a blichmann I had to draw the line at $250. Dipole have you ever had a tall boy?

Looking at buying a new kettle and looking for some advice. I'm definitely upgrading to a 10g so I have plenty of room to do full boils as well as some BIAB options. I'm set on also getting a kettle with ball valve and brewmometer just can't decide which kettle to pull the trigger on. Blichmann...

Thanks BigFloyd that makes a lot of sense on the pitching low. I've probably been pitching at about 70*F then putting the cooler and trying to keep it there. I think I was actually almost afraid of getting the temp too low but it sounds like thats the opposite of what I should have done. I will...

Thanks all I really appreciate the feedback and tips. Being a condo brewer I can't really put anything outside (10th floor with no balcony). I think I'm going to look into a small chest freezer that will fit in my closet and still hold two fermenters. I'll just have to find a new place to put my...

Hey all. I've brewed 4 batches so far (all extract) and after tasting my first 2 I'm getting pretty frustrated with the time, money and effort I've spent and nothing to show for it. My first batch was an English Brown Ale and while it was somewhat drinkable I think the taste was too alcoholic...

Great! Thanks for the help!

So there are obviously tons of sites and adds out there for beer merch but I was just wondering what some of your favorites were. Most specifically for t shirts but other stuff as well.

Thanks for the response. Also what do you recommend for optimum fermentation temps. I usually closet ferment my ales at about 68 or so. Will this work best or is room tempeture ok?

So I've been brewing beer for a short time and I'm really intrigued by the idea of mead (I haven't tried any yet) so I thought for a few bucks I would go ahead and try a 1 gallon batch. If I like it i'll make a 5 gallon batch if not I'll try another 1 gallon batch and move on. Kind of tough to...

Welcome, I'm from the STL area as well! Great to see how many homebrewers there are around here.

Thanks for the feedback guys. I usually strain everything out before I pitch the yeast but on my last batch I just left it all in and then started thinking if leaving the hops in was going to change the beer a lot.

Looks great! Well done!

I had a quick question about transfering from the Brew Kettle to the Primary Fermenter. After the wort is cooled and you are transferring your wort to the primary fermenter do you strain out the trub and hops that are in the bottom of the kettle or do you put them in the fermenter? I know...