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i grew up in north east indiana, and we are planning on heading up to Bell's in October or November. been wanting to for a long time. hopefully they still have some of those there!

This is the first beer i ever entered into a competition (Kentucky State Fair). Its and American IPA and i really loved how it turned out. Grain: 12 lbs American 2-row 1.5L 2.5 lbs Vienna 3.5L 0.5 lbs CaraPils 2L 0.5 lbs Crystal 20L 0.5 lbs Crystal 60L Hops: 1.25 oz Magnum 14% @...

interesting, i had some slow to start batches with notty. but my last beer did finally start and seems to be doing well, i haven't checked the gravity though, i'll have to do that tomorrow or sometime soon.

Mechanical Engineer, Tri-State/Trine University 2001. most homebrewers i know are engineers or very technical people.

So my kitchen frig is weird. starting thursday-ish i noticed the milk tasted warm when i was getting breakfast around. so yesterday i noticed its not working right, check to make sure the thermostat wasn't bummped by mistake..it wasn't. i check the temp's, the freezer is -3 degrees F, but the...

TN & IN...just skip KY, haha. ok at least i can get a sixer of it on the other side of the river.

i really love brewing in the fall & spring, just something about the cool early mornings and stuff. i haven't been brewing much, too busy. so two weeks ago i brewed my American Wheat, that i'll be adding some local honey too and then i brewed a hoppy American Amber. this weekend i'm brewing...

ah, i had manifold issues a while back as well. i ended up drilling/tapping holes so i could still take it apart to clean. takes me a few extra minutes to assemble/take apart but its worth it not worry about it coming apart. you may have risk it, but i bet it'll turn out fine.

really good stuff to know!

i listen to alot of Can you Brew it and Brew Stong at work. just started listening to the Sunday Session. i do get alot of good info from it. i took up running this year and i started listening to brew strong while on long runs. takes my mind off the fact i'm fat/slow/tired of running haha.

the summer months can be hard to find time to brew. i'm down to half one keg, leaving 3 other taps empty! haha.

dont think i'll collect but i have 3 right now and will get the 4th one soon enough. i have a SNPA, DFH 90, Mad Anthony's Pale (i grew up close to FW, Indiana and love the place). i'll probably get Bell's Two Hearted as my 4th. i might get more in the future.

Hitting your gravity in a PA has nothing to do with the style. like others have said, keep some DME around and just focus on process and getting your Eff down. also, look into water profile with the hoppy beers and see how that changes the beer. dont quit a style! some of my favorite...

that's the type i have, i will check after dinner tonight. Thanks everyone for the help!

Shake the carboy method. Not the best I know, but it worked before these last two batches.

i haven't looked into my water, but i didnt run into this the same time last year. but i hadn't thought water could be the problem. i was planning on checking my thermometer tonight. its the only thing i can think of (maybe water now?) that could be throwing me off.

Since i've switched to AG over a year ago, i haven't had any problems with attenuation. The one thing i've changed is using a theif to take my gravity readings. i'm using the same hydrometer i've used for years. my fermenting temps are around 68-70 (like to stay away from 70 but this time of...

good to know about not using it in a keg. i haven't looked this topic for a few days and see some post were removed, lol.

i use welders supply, good prices. as larry said, just sucks having to leave the tank till the next day.

ok...so i've never used the stuff till last night. i just bought some better bottles and reading about them people said not to use a brush, but to use oxyclean free. that stuff worked AWESOME. i put about 3/4 scoop in my carboy and filled it up, about how much do you normally use when cleaning...