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I milled by hand last nite. Thanx for the image! It should be fairly easy to set up a fly wheel with a handle and keep it simple. Eric

Am going to pull the trigger on this over the weekend. Being a honey snob, did the original recipe have true honey as in Ireland or new Zealand product law, or was it corn syrup honey off the shelf at local store? If I use my honey from Ireland that 1# is going to be 35.00. Eric

Ihanx for the replies, Raging red it is! As well as a 1.5 hour drive to the new lhbs that ain't so local anymore :( Eric

So I never thought I would say these words.... I am bored with my Porter. Can anyone suggest a full bodied darker in color than most Irish red? I have perused the usual sources for recipes and am not impressed. Am brewing 10g all grain. Please help me out of my rut! Eric

SS vs. copper. Copper hands down for heat transfer. That ss unit appears to be small diameter. Surface area and material are all points to consider when looking at a chiller, store bought or diy. The larger the diameter, the more surface area, the quicker the cooling. I bought 3/4 inch...

So due to the lhbs store closing and their running out of stock, I did not get the ingredients to make a porter. What I got were ingredients to make a Swartzbier. I brewed on Saturday and had a og of 1.077! Drank the wort from the hydrometer tube and I think it shows a lot of promise. This...

Being relatively new myself, put batch number ten in the fermenter today. Pick a beer style you like, and brew away. It is easier imho to critique a beer style that you already know and love. Eric

Being new to the game I had no idea about the AB attempt to control the game. Have seen this tried in my day job, it causes problems but eventually it always fails. Trip to lhbs today was a sad trip. Staff was bummed out, store appeared to have been ransacked, they were sold out of almost all...

Has anyone here ever used or know of anyone using the country living mill set coarse for grinding grain for beer? If not leaning toward a MM3 Eric

I am all about keeping it local, but I can not drive further than a hour in any direction without having a beverage. lol that is a limiting factor. Eric

Thanx for all the replies. That NB free shipping changes everything! Eric

So 8 months into my brewing odyssey the LHBS is closing. No other stores closer than 2 hours away from my location. Looking online to buy grains for 11 gallon batches, shipping seems to be the deal breaker for cost. How do others handle this? Eric

I had a similar problem to yours, until I bought more kegs! lol seriously get more storage as I am now brewing immediately after kegging to allow time to ferment 3wks and age prior to drinking. Eric

Hi! Where are you in the small wonder? I am in Georgetown. Looking to network with local home brewers. Eric

So I repitched the starter and got no action in the fermenter. Waited 7 days and kegged up a muddy mess. I am calling this batch " deep tannins ". After a lot of thought and reflection I ditched all my yeast. Batch number 8 is in the fermenter now. I pitched s-04 on wort that was 1.061. It...

Thermometer calibrated, check. Mash temp check. Hydrometer checked in water, check. 30 points left on the table, prolly. I have a starter working now and when it is ready I am going to pitch. Eric

Thank you for the reply! I can rule out 4,6,7,8,. Repitching will help with 2,3,5, That leaves 1 as the burning question I am going to repitch to satisfy my curiosity, then I will know if 1. is my issue. thanx Eric

So this batch is on day 14 of fermentation. og was 1.060 gravity now is 1.030. That should yield a 3.9 abv or there about. fermentation was done at 65-72 with wyoo7. If I do not have a gravity change in the next couple of days, what happens if I re-pitch to determine if I am leaving...

Arrived at " this intersection " now that is some good advice! Eric

So brew day number six is in the fermenter. I zeroed in volumes and temps I think. I lost more volume in the boil than I estimated, but added back distilled water prior to the fermenter. After the water add back I still had 1.060 for a og. I pitched my starter that was made from my washed...