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go with the first one, just because it's less waiting for it to be ready : )

the difference between distilled and reverse osmosis is how the water is extracted. in distilled, temperature is increase and usually pressure is decreased, this leads to evaporation. the evaporated vapor is then condensed by flowing through a cooler section of pipe. this brings only water...

i see it's been like a day and i wish i could help but i've never used lager yeast, hopefully someone can jump in here : /

sure can! i haven't done it but i've seen it talked about on here. you can add the fruit into the primary, at pitching, and extract alcohol from the fruit sugars, or you can add it like you would a dry hop.

on the inside ... stuck all up allover the carboy inside now that krausen has subsided. though i'm tempted to sanitize to sanitize a bottle brush and go at it ... i figured best to let it sit. ... maybe consider racking to a secondary in two weeks.

i did cider from fresh pressed juices, and left it 6 months before trying. it was okay. then forgot about it until now and i still haven't had much of it. it's been a year, i made six gallons. it's getting good as we round the one year mark. i corked in normal wine bottles and they...

right i meant steeping, i'm just learning extract. so blender is okay ? no worries about so finely chopped that it won't get pulled out in the steeping bag ? and the material allover the carboy is definitely hops and leftover krausen ... it just, would be nice to be able to see if the...

how did you get 13% ? did i miss where you said what yeast was used ? i made apple cider/wine last fall, but even with adding brown sugar i barely got to 10% alcohol. are you using concentrate cans ? or just pure juice ?

Okay, so i decided i'd "save money" by getting a few recipes instead of buying kits. made up a recipe for porter meets belgian as follows: Steep: 3 Oz chocolate malts 3 Oz Black Patent Malt 1 Lb Crystal malt 60 DegL. add: 6.6 lbs malts extract. 2 Lbs belgian candy sugar. and a...

Did you use any source of yeast nutrient ? what ABV did it end up at ? consider making it out of apple juice if you have it local, instead of water : )

i use iodophore, but i know ... Dont fear the foam. that smell, will off gas at any temperature and through even the beer, it's non reactive to liquid and that's exactly what makes it disinfecting. the smell will NOT remain if the liquid is allowed to sit at room temperature a little...

this answered all of my questions guys

Rural northern indiana. there's a LHBS in fort wayne but it's consistently higher than internet ... and it's a long drive. indy is two hours i'm sure it has something. anyway thanks for all the info, it seems i paid a fair price.

do people consider 45 ibu's to be Ipa ? mostly what i see in the craft selection i thought was 60+ i aimed for 50 in my current brew (admittedly more of a porter)

thanks guys that helped a ton

i was told on here not to use corn syrup for my yeast starters as it acclimates the yeast to only simple sugars. ... but i also read that you want to use light LME not dark because it's easiest for the yeast colony to grow in the simpler syrup. is there a definitive answer? ... the...

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after buying three pounds of hops, 5 lb specialty grains ... and ... well a lot of extras ... this isn't a very cheap hobby

i think my nearest one is two hours away

sure, midwest supplies is where i got my last batch. but i thought there might be a much cheaper alternative. i got six 3.3 lb tubs of LME for 65$ shipped. is this market price ?