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Whole wheat herbed pappardelle. Cooked some fresh and dried some for later.

Sightly-used Goose Island IPA while waiting for delayed flight in Jax.

Avatars are notorious for wrecking your toilet, too

Overall, it is probably logistically easier to use the BA warehouse and refrigeration space and use local volunteers who helped last year as well with the same process for GABF. Especially as entries trickle in over a week. I helped for a few years organizing and doing database work for a...

They sort/pack/pallet the entries in CO then they get shipped to PA for judging Tues-Thurs before HBC. Hopefully they use a reefer truck. Who knows?

Sorry for any confusion. To clarify, if you are brewing a 5 gal batch it is generally better to boil from 6.5 or 7 down to your finished volume around 5gal (aka full wort boil) than to boil 2-3 gal of water/extract and top-up w/ a few gallons of water after the boil to dilute the condensed...

Including ^^ I would say doing a full wort boil (if possible) vs mixing water in the fermenter w/ condensed wort will help. Also dont add all the extract at the beginning of the boil. About half at the start and half in the last 10 mins to improve hops utilization and decrease...

If you are flying to Pittsburgh, pack an empty duffel bag inside your suitcase or pack a roll-on size suitcase w/ your clothes inside a bigger suitcase to check. Then fill your checked bag on the way home w/ swag. Some of the swag will be liquid items from vendors. There is a lot of great swag

If it was me, #1 all the way. Having an insulated MT is of minor importance in this setup. Steel lasts longer, is potentially easier to mod in the future and could be direct-fired w/ propane burner if needed in a pinch. If you are really concerned about MT insulation for occasional single...

What was your mash schedule? Seems like you have the makings of a solid CZ lager. You are now tasting the beer in its fresh/young/keller phase—The Saaz is bright, the last of the yeast hasn’t flocculated, and the flavors have not melded/matured yet. All of this may seem to create a “noisy” and...

There will be a schedule online and a downloadable app, most likely. The app is very useful for planning which seminars to attend. And lots of those have samples too.

There is usually a scheduled HBT meetup/social or two during the conference. There will be a schedule of events and probably a phone app coming soon if it’s anything like previous years. It is a fun time. I am judging in NHC then sticking around for HBC. Bring beer by all means if you want...

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I’m a bit of a schill considering I worked there part-time/weekends for 8 years (and almost full-time picking web orders during the pandemic while furloughed from my day job), but Great Fermentations in Indy is a great option for online orders. I would still work there on weekends but had to...

I’m curious about the background of the author and general content/outline/purpose of this publication and if it differs significantly from accepted brewing practice now. Was this written for homebrewers? I have a copy of “Old Country Wisdom & Know-How” reproduced from the late 60’s/ early 70’s...

How far along is the fermentation? If you bottle it with sulfur smell, it will most likely stay the same or get worse. I would suggest letting the beer warm up to room temp for a few days. The slight little bit of fermentation and CO2 produced should help push out the sulfur. You could also...

Must be rec’d by 6/3. And note that the rules state bottle labels must be TAPED on each bottle which is not the norm with most comps. I did 3 double-takes when I read that. :oops:

Welcome Back! Come on in, the water’s fine. Your penance is to ship me a 6-pack from your first 5 batches.

You would need to refrigerate the wort and it would probably be ok. 4-5 days at room temp… well, you would be asking for trouble. I routinely refrigerate a half gallon of wort 7-10 days in a mason jar. This is from the first pour after boiling a regular sized batch. I use the saved wort...

I like to keg and spund (or use speise) around Day 10 and drink a few pints of vibrant young Helles/Pils from around Day 24-30 then forget about the keg for a month or so and maybe add gelatin if it doesnt clear as much as I’d like. You really gain an appreciation for Noble hops in a young beer.