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I transplanted my 1st year plants in the fall last year and they have come back very well for year two. If you have a place for them it probably wouldn't hurt to get them in the ground.

For a baseline of recipe formulation you could turn to the BJCP guidelines and lookup American Brown Ale or Brown IPA. Also do a google search for a Texas Brown Ale/IPA. Your recipe looks good. It is a similar grain bill to an ESB that I brew. The percentages of the specialty malts are lower...

I am thinking an Octoberfest lager is in order. Because it's the perfect beer for the coming season.

I do not filter from boil kettle to fermenter. All of the hot and cold break and hop material seems to settle out as the yeast activity diminishes and flocs out. With the addition of a cold crash and gelatin, I routinely transfer very clear beer to my kegs. I do not believe you have hurt...

Looks great! What did you end up going with for a grain bill?

The head retention could have been better, so a bit of carapils could probably help it out. I have done batches in the past that I cold crashed, fined with gelatin, and then bottled and lagered. They turned out well, but I haven't tried doing it the other way.

Overall, looks good. I recently made a Czech Pale Lager with about 98% Weyermann Floor Malted Pils and 2% melanoiden malt. It turned out very flavorful. If it were me, I would ditch the Vienna and Munich all together. They may get in the way of the subtle melding of pils and noble hops that...

Would like to buy low cost used or new 10 gallon SS brew kettle

My ESB in it's many iterations of small tweaks has become something of a house beer.

11,720.75 + 5.5 gal American Brown Ale + 5.5 gal Summer Wheat = 11,731.75 gal

Rhizomes are fairly cheap. Give it a shot.

I would suggest enough bittering for 15-20 IBU and no late additions. Let the fruit shine!

Just 2 row to achieve your desired OG and then a small bittering charge of hops. Go for maybe 10-15 IBUs in a 1.050 OG beer.

Just under 2 weeks later and all but centennial have made it well over the level of the fence. Some of the tallest bines are about 10 ft now. From left to right you are looking at Chinook, Centennial, Dr. Rudi, and Crystal.

Always... That's Daddy Pig on screen for those in the know

Pohodář Pilz. Clear enough to watch TV through.

A little fermcap should keep that in check

They are 3/4" PVC. They do flex, but not too much. I wanted some flex because we do get some fairly high winds and I'd rather they bend than break.

Cut them all down to the dirt on 1 May. Trained them and gave them their first drink of fertilizer over the weekend. I'll bet some of them make it over the fence by Saturday!