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Do I really need to get a vacuum sealer to store my hops? I just got a great deal at hopsdirect and picked up 1# of willamette and 1# of cascade for like $15. Would it be ok to just store these in a mason jars in the freezer? Vacuum sealers seem to run b/t $50-100...pretty expensive.

my thunderstruck just got bottled....what a disaster!?! accidentally boiled my steeping grains, threw in extra pound of brown sugar, stupid...way over shot og at 1.07, didn't strain before going into primary, should have used secondary. there's about an inch of pumpkin and yeast on the...

i had a funny saison bottling session this weekend. i scored a whole bunch of champagne bottles outside a wedding venue over labor day. i had them on the floor ready to be filled with saison and thought i should check to see if they cap before i fill them. well i picked up what was apparently...

i've been to a few local brew meetings. pretty awesome way to meet new people and homebrewers. been a fun hobby so far. this deal looks like a great way to stock up.

new brewer here. looking too do some hoppy ipa's and pale's soon. what hops should i get,aka most useful for different recipes? just 2# i was thinking as that should last a long time. i've seen many many recipes call for cascade.

how'd it turn out? i'm gonna do a coopers stout can with 3# dme, 2 oz galana boiling, 1 oz cascade aroma. any thoughts? add anything else? like a nice strong stout for winter.

dang. wort was a little bitter, but also lots of pumpkin 'n spice (1 oz. pumpkin pie spice) in the taste. not too sure b/c this was only my 3rd batch. i won't make that mistake again, but hopefully the pumpkin will cover it up. would boiling grains lead to a higher gravity? or would 1#...

usually don't leave appliances on. accident...after looking at the clock and discovering i was late. yes, i meant 1.07 what's astingency?

original recipe: 6.25 lbs light DME 1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 8.0 oz Biscuit Malt 4.0 oz Wheat, Flaked 60.00 oz Pumpkin, Canned (Boil 60.0 min) .75 oz Goldings (5.0% AA 60.0 min) 13 IBU 0.25 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Fermentis S-04

i hope this turns out alright. what is the effect of steeping grains for too long/ hot???? I made the extract thunder struck pumpkin ale last night; i had too run out and pick up my wife and ended up leaving the stove on and steeping the grains for a little over an hour. when i got home...

Last night I made EdWort's apfelwein. For some reason i thought there were 98 fl oz. per gallon, but it's actually 128, so my 5 gallon carboy is now a gallon short. and i pitched the yeast. i was just going to leave it be, but realized that's 1 gallon of wasted apfelwein :drunk: is it ok...

did it taste like a wheat beer at all? that's not really what i'm going for. the grand cru recipes i've seen only have light dme, no wheat, and a wit yeast. i've read 3942 can be used for belgian pale etc., but didn't know if whatever i put it in will taste pretty much the same.

I was thinking of this belgian wit "grand cru" beer. Would this taste much different than a saison and would my yeast work? There is also a version of this in joy of homebrew. Grand Cru 6 lb. Extra Light Dried Malt Extract, 2.5 lb. Honey, 8 oz. Carapils specialty grains, 1 oz. Hallertau...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I made a Saison using 3942...midwest lawnmower saison kit. My first Belgian and second beer! I'd like to reuse the yeast but am unsure what recipe to use and what would work with this yeast. I'd like something...

I made a Saison using 3942...midwest lawnmower saison kit. My first Belgian and second beer! I'd like to reuse the yeast but am unsure what recipe to use and what would work with this yeast. I'd like something different in taste from the Saison just for variety. I've been thinking about...

smokeu...how many # of dme do you usually use? i have 3# bags and it's be easy to add entire bag.

uh oh... i made this last night and had an OG of 1.07????? i steeped grains for a little over an hour and little too hot b/c i had to run out of house to pick up wife and accidently left stove on. also, used 6# of dme and 1# brown sugar. could the brown sugar have thrown off my gravity...

i just made this as first batch according to directions. it has a clean lightly hopped taste in line with english style. easy drinker. would have been nice to have some aroma hops added and maybe some extra dme for a kick i think.

i have a bottle of peach schnapps left over from wedding that we will never drink. could this be used to prime bottles? any other uses? how much to use? thanks.

does this extract recipe call for 1# caramel or crystal malts or both? little confused by how recipe is written there. thanks.