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We talked about staying on the American side. I've only been on the Canadian side myself, so it might be a nice change. Any tips on where to stay or what to do there? With the recent change in passport requirements, I'm sure there are a lot more people applying which would delay the...

I did see that passport card. It says it could take 4 to 6 weeks to receive, and we were wanting to go in the middle of October which would be cutting it close. That might be the way to go.

My wife and I are thinking about visiting Niagara Falls for our anniversary next month and I was looking to get some input on what type of id will work to cross the border. I know as of June 1st that you need either a passport or an enhanced driver's license (which my state does not issue). My...

I figured for $5, I get pretzels and a perfect primary for test batches. I've been considering moving into all grain and I think starting out with a few small batches is the way to go. Plus, I don't have the equipment to do 5 gallon all grain batches, but I can do 3 gallons.

Good idea. I'm all about the K.I.S.S. method.

Don't remember seeing any cardboard, but I will check later on.

The other night while enjoying a few homebrews and pretzels, I looked at the bottom of the pretzel container and found that it is made of PETE plastic. I got to thinking that I may be able to use it as a primary for small batches, 2.5 or 3 gallons if it will hold that much. Of course I would...

Just wanted to give an update to this recipe. I kegged after 14 days in primary. The hop flavor was perfect after a couple days in the keg, but then mellowed way out after about a week. I will definitely try this recipe again in the future but will dry hop to see the difference.

So there's no problem as long as I can get the wort to boil, and keep it boiling somewhat efficiently? I guess the only way to find out for sure is to do a trial with plain water.

I'm not opposed to tearing apart the gas stove and rigging some type of contraption where I can place the keggle above two burners simultaneously. I work for a company that manufactures plasma cutting tables, so I have access to some pretty cool tools and materials. :ban:

Sweet! Is that available at my local Wal-Mart? :D

We have an electric stove in the kitchen and a NG stove in the basement. Ideally I would like to get set up to brew in the basement so I can brew year-round. Is it possible to remove the burner from the NG stove and rig it like a turkey fryer burner? Would the BTU's be enough to boil 6 gallons...

I searched but couldn't find an answer, so I figured I would ask here. I have a 7.75 gallon aluminum (I think) keg like the one pictured below, and I was thinking about using it on my stove top. Does anyone see a problem with this? I would assume it's not that much heavier than say a 30 qt pot.

When I made this recipe last night I misread the sugar amount and only added 1 1/4 cups. I realized it before I added the rest of the ingredients, but after I added the concentrate and poured it into the primary. So I poured it back into the pot and added the rest of the sugar. With that batch I...

I just read through this whole thread and didn't find an answer to my question, but I apologize if I missed it. Is it necessary to "stabilize" if you do not add any sugar to sweeten before bottling?

SWMBO wasn't too happy when she saw the mess. I told her it looks like I need to buy some new equipment and start brewing outside. :ban:

So here's what I ended up doing. I started off with 3 lbs of DME, since that's all I could fit in the pot, took my eyes off it for literally two seconds and it boiled over. Added the rest of the extract from 35 to 15 minutes left in the boil, with a couple more boil overs. I did 1/2 ounce of...

That seems to be what everyone recommends, I'm not sure why it's done, though.

One more question. If I am doing a late extract addition, when should I do that? From what I understand it is added with 30 minutes left in the boil. And would be it alright to start with 3 lbs of DME in the beginning and then add 2 lbs at the 30 minute mark?

Then I'll probably not dry hop this batch. Maybe I'll use the same recipe later on and dry hop to see the difference.