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Snowtires and game face got the names SHMBO uses for my brewing equipment. They left off the ever popular, "Stuff That's Always In My Way." Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Thanks for the good advice. Another thing I can do is go to the cabinet and check to see if I actually got it. Because I did, and I'm an idiot and forgot! I love this forum. People are always ready to help! THANK YOU!! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Hey all, I forgot to get priming sugar when I bought ingredients from the LHBS. Is there something form the grocery that will do the same job? If there's something that will do just as good of a job, I'll get it. If there are substitutes that will make a poor substitute but will work, I'll...

Spook golds, you're totally right. I went out and found a whorflok tablet just sitting there on the table. Oh, well. At least I didn't forget the yeast! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

What a great thread! Keep it up, guys and gals. My be is in the fermenting cooler, but I'm still checking in! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Brilliant! And you reminded me that I forgot to lay out Worfloc tablets (or however you spell it)!!! Good call! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I actually do sanitize my hands, but that is a great tip! I just upgraded to Beersmith pro, so notes are much better this time around. I'm pretty new, so I'm not sure what to write, but I'll do what you said. This is great! Keep it coming! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

And thanks for your tip! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Extract for me, but post away so everyone can benefit. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I'm doing an Irish red this weekend. SHMBO is my assistant brewer. I told her that assistants usually brew in the nude. She didn't buy it... Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

Hit me with your sage wisdom. The one thing every brewer should know that you can't find in a book. I'm listening!! Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

And to you and yours, good friend, I hope everyone who reads this has a great holiday with people you love. Whatever you believe, I hope it brings you peace and joy.

Looks great. Keep mine in the fridge. I'll be there shortly.

Just a follow-up... Beer is in the bottles, ready for Christmas and taste great. I'm sure there is some room for improvement, and I look forward to getting better. As for this batch, it's going to be my feat of strength at a Festavus party tomorrow. We refrain from wrestling the 70 year old...

Where would I learn the vols for each style? This is a very informative discussion. I'm learning a lot just reading your observations. Carry on.

While the experts are talking about it, can't I just buy spring or distiller water? It seems like such an easy fix to buy power water, especially with the travesty that comes out of the tap in my city

This was good info. Thanks. As I level up as a brewer, how should I handle this priming sugar thing? How do the good folks do it?

This might be a dumb question. My LHBS sells priming sugar in 5 oz packets. That's just how it comes. I notice on these threads that people are using a calculator to compute the amount of priming sugar. I even got one in my BeerSmith app. Other than the bottle bomb concern, how much do I need...

I wish. I'm in Florida. Why do you ask?

YouTube, baby. You can anything with YouTube and an hour. Brewing isn't hard if you follow the directions closely and clean everything like crazy. There certainly is an art and science to it, but getting started is easy. Like the game Othello. Seconds to learn, years to master. Start with a...