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As someone who grew up in Mount Laurel, I approve of this message.

Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

+1. This method works great.

If all goes well on Wednesday, yes indeed.

I'm gonna try to stop by. Probably won't be brewing because of the move though.

This method has worked great for me. Just make sure your pressure is very low and you have a good seal with your stopper.

Moving out there in May, then I'm definitely in.

That sounds like they'd be ok to me. I've entered SA bottles in competitions that specifically say I shouldn't, but every time it was fine.

I wouldn't worry, freeze dried yeast lasts a long time if you keep 'em cold.

Somewhere in the 30's. I'm guessing up in the 70's range now. That was probably about the same time I stopped taking preboil gravity readings and checking for mash conversion. I guess I got lazy.

+1 on Sam's. You'll have a hard time beating that selection.

It depends on how you calculated your recipe. If you calculated your recipe to be 5 gallons after the boil, you can either a) add more water before the boil so that it is 5 gallons post boil or b) top up with water after the boil to make it 5 gallons. You will get slightly different hop...

Agreed. Unless you mixed it really well, the sugars are going to drop to the bottom at first. The yeast will take care of that though.

You don't want to put 1 lb. of roasted barley in a 5 gal. batch, you will regret it. I also think 1 lb. of coffee malt is too much. These darker grains go a long way. Here is my coffee chocolate stout recipe: UK Maris Otter Malt 10.00 lb 81.6 % 7.5 In Mash/Steeped US Caramel 20L Malt...

4 days is definitely early. I never take a reading before a week. Even when it stops bubbling, the yeast are still working.

If you've still got krausen (foam) that puppy is still going. In my experience, Golden Strongs take a while. Take your time with that beer.

Indeed. Two games and you'll be cranked. I played with Mad Dog once in college. Bad idea.

Excellent. You'll be happy you stepped up to a full size kit. Mr. Beer is good, but it's not a good indicator of what you can do with homebrewing. Welcome!

There were a lot of numbers in there. If I'd say I prefer an iodine test, I'd be lying too. After an hour, it does into the keggle.

And milds! I agree completely. You will notice a big difference between 2 weeks and 5 weeks. But if I'm bottling, I always try one after 2 weeks. You just can't help it.