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Today I decided to bottle, and I ended up with just shy of 5 gallons of brew, so I was able to fill 48 bottles (and a half) - good enough for me! ...here is the half:

Wow, talk about swings!!

Ever spent a month in 120F weather? (When it is still about 100F at like 10pm...)

It was a little too warm for my tastes...but I guess others would trade me in a heartbeat, eh? :P

Something else worthy of note: this certainly doesn't LOOK like Arrogant Bastard (needs to be darker & redder), and it looks much closer to Ruination, IMO. That said, it does TASTE more like Arrogant Bastard than Ruination. Perhaps adding some Special B malt to the grain bill would change that.

Oops, I said 10 days, it's actually been 12...calendars are hard.

So my Arrogant Bastard clone hasn't shown any signs of activity for a few days now (been in the primary for 12 days), so I took a reading which was about 1.008, and using the NB calculator the ABV should be close to 7.4%, so not bad. I will take another reading in a couple days, and if it...

Could be worth a shot, a bit cheaper at about $0.23 each. "Classic material is extra durable and dishwasher safe, with semi-permanent adhesive and a slightly textured writing surface."

Gotta have someone hold the lid for me while I check the refractometer...

That Home Depot deal makes me want to buy some of my buddies some brew equipment...

Since we are talking about cold crashing here I figured that I would ask: I don't have anything to cold-crash my fermenter with, other than perhaps a tub of ice water, or otherwise leaving the fermenter outside over night, which would be about 7hrs of mid-40F temps. Thoughts?

You may find this useful: Priming Sugar Calculator

Inquiring minds would like to know.

Off to California on the tin whistle - (I'm new to this!) https://www.facebook.com/lee.cunningham.5458/videos/10208216766402047/ ...or rather there is one from the pic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JLUlGhxHyw

Congrats on your first brew! What size is your mash-tun?

I'm from Phoenix (San Tan Valley actually), but I have some family who live in Tucson, and I'd love to join, however I already have birthday plans for a good buddy of mine going on that same day.

4 weeks in the fermenter? Or 4 weeks total, (e.g., 2 weeks in the fermenter & 2 weeks bottle conditioning)?

Ruination 2.0 & Coffee Milk Stout, both Stone.

PBW made easy work of it. :D Sounds good, I'll be sure to try that next time and compare! Thanks!