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None of that tecno stuff. That stuff is for glowstick lovers. Maybe a club that play some bluegrass or something. :rockin: I am part of Club Wort out of the Palatine area but that is kind of far from me now. We use to have a club brew-in every other month. Lots of fun. I would be happy...

Yes the central Illinois is a tough debate. Just moved to Plainfield 2 weeks ago and will have my brew system up and running in a week or two. Any good clubs in the Plainfield/Joliet area?? Learned my brewin skills in Carbondale. Many a good times in the shawnee! :mug: I noticed a few from...

I have used many smackpacks and have exploded about 4 of them. 2 were little hole leaks like you describe but the other 2 were unusable as I covered my kitchen in 100 billion yeast cells. The trick I have discovered is to find the little inner packet with my fingers and squeeze that until I...

I just like how SS seems more durable then aluminum. When I accidently dropped my empty aluminum pot it dented pretty bad, thus I needed to spend $ to get a new pot. Now that I have SS, it seems as if I could throw it at the wall and it wouldn't dent like the aluminum one did. That's my...

I never trust those paper ph test strips. When I tried them I did 3 tests in a row and every one said the ph was different. I don't know what to believe. I just figure if the water doesn't taste like acid or on the other hand slime like texture, then it has to be good enough.

I live in N. Illinois and my basement is around the same temps. After a day or two of fermentation I will shake the carboy a little to help the yeast kick back in if it has slowed at all. A 60 degree fermentation is a great temp and doesn't leave you with alot of off flavors.

Yes some more info would be nice. My fiancee and I have designed many great looking labels (will post some tomorrow) and know photoshop well. She is a graphic designer so that really helps. I'm sure we could work something out for getting you a template. Just let us know what your ideas are.

Don't go with the jugs! I tried growlers and got big bombs out of them. Glass and hombrew all over your floor is a sad site. Even worse when you cut your self cleaning up the mess...

I like the slogan! Sweet label. Got any more?

Yes. A very good label.

1- Haven't tryed the yeast but have tried others 2- Temp extremes didn't help but one way to find out. Make a starter and see if fermentation starts. If it does, it is okay I would say. If it does not, find a local homebrew store or just order another. One way to really tell is make a small...

Just make sure your tube does not get clogged or else you will have one gigantic grenade. Your wife will not find this funny or amusing I can tell you that.

Thanks for the info. I will be bottling soon so I will find out how these taste. The one that really gets me is the octoberfest that went way dark. The settling does make sense but for the octoberfest to go stout color doesn't seem to make sense. I'll keep you posted on the taste.

Okay I have a problem that I cannot figure out why this is happening. For the past few months, every batch I have brewed has been getting darker and darker as the time passes in my carboys. I have an all grain Octoberfest that I used Pacman Ale yeast instead of lager yeast and it started out a...