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Since the San-Star mix is good for a while can I store stuff in it? Is it safe to keep stuff in it for long periods of time? any items/materials that would be bad? (the low pH concerns me a bit)

Oh its on the list for sure! I had spent a lot of time in the Northwest, really got into good beer and coffee. :) 20+ years ago there weren't many commercially available good American beers, if any IMOHO)

Even as a kid hang outside a store trying to get someone to buy me beer, I still went for the Beck's, Hinnie, Molsons, etc. Never liked the American beers much.

Its on sanitation: My kit came with beer-brite cleaner/sanitizer (yes, says both. Leaves me skeptical. But for a first brew figure its OK ) It needs a rinse and have a few gallons of boiled water cooling down now. But my idea is to have a pail of the stuff with items that fit soaking in it...

Been around forums since the pre-Windows days. (aka:usenet/BBS days; Even ran my own multi-node DOS based BBS) Seem many a people (still today) quote a 5 page post only to say 3 word reply (at the bottom typically with *everything along with pictures* quoted and duplicated. Quoting above makes...

Cool! I'm not one to jump to "oh my God! its got a single funny colored bubble that looks too big" newbie (as a comparative notion). I understand its a time deal, and nothing is made/nor lost in a single moment. (read part of John Palmer's book and the part about skimming off the mold from the...

Thanks! Like my job, I look at it as I'll (or anyone) will never learn it *all*. 10 years into my job and learning everyday! And as for showing off equipment, I have always loved the two extremes, ultra-utter ghetto (shows whats actually *needed*) and the the cream of the crop (shows the...

Not looking to make beer flavored whiskey ;) = just good tasting beer over alky content. I do need to find my 'tastes' and will post on the right forum here for suggestions. (wine has the same eclectic taste span) My school of thought is to do a type a few rounds for a consistent baseline...

Well I can be picky on my beers (no snob or conesure (sp!), but like what I like) Footnote: Was in Portland Oregon with a so-called beer lover; he was ordering Coors Light (thats like going to Italy and eating at Mc Donald s) Had planned on a beer vacation visiting all the brew pubs of...

Hi all! Just a newbie saying hello. Just picked up my first kit (did go for the deluxe with glass carboy) and 2 English Pale Ale kits. (hoping first batch will be at least drinkable my my tastes) Have a bunch of Q's but will post on the correct forum. (gotta say *love* the closed This...