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I started buying 25kg/55lb bags earlier this year, I call ahead and get the LHBS to mill it for me. So usually a max of 1 bag of base grain, and 4-5 partial bags of specialty malts (bought in 500g/1lb bags). Since I was getting it milled, I'd do one base grain at a time and adjust recipes to...

Yeah I think planning to use those handles is going to dictate. Mine are 2.5", and I would have made them wider. I think what I did at the time was measure the black collars that came with the taps plus about a 1/4". With those, I'd take your handle width and add about 1/2".

I don't think I've posted mine in here before (or I totally forgot, totally possible!), but, me and SWMBO just bought a house and are moving in next weekend, aaaaannnndd...... I've been told I can build a full bar in the dining room! That, in combination with my new brewspace in the...

10068 + 5 gallons Guinness 10073

8593.5 + 11 gallons Norfolk Pilsner + 4.75 gallons Festbier =8609.25

During primary fermentation, I think you'll probably lose a lot. But I do add mine in the primary fermenter, when it looks like activity has mostly stopped. Then after 4-7 days that's when I move to secondary to clear.

My beers tend to ferment out quite a bit, hardly ever over 1.010. I'm thinking it's my lack of a proper mashout step. I just really keep the OG low on my lighter "session" beers. Which is usually a dry pilsner so it works out pretty well.

On a malty Irish Red: "that's got a much better hop taste, huh?" Well actually, it's a more malt-forward beer, not much hops.... "Yeah these craft beers always have that taste... this one's good though"

7944.5 + 5.5 gallons Belgian Wit 7950

I've heard the rule of thumb (yeah, great method in a legal discussion :yes: ) is that if a contract has a non-enforcable clause, then go ahead and sign it rather than refuse and lose out on the rest. For example, rental agreements that don't allow pets. It's not a legal clause (here in...

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2595 +5 gallons Pale Ale +5 gallons pilsner +5 gallons Raspberry pilsner =2610

I brew on my own, but there's usually someone around - my brothers when I used to live at home, and now my girlfriend. So essentially by myself but extra hands when I need them. I also live and brew in a one bedroom apartment, so it's tough for her to be anywhere else. We usually watch TV...

Adding a valve is pretty easy, and then you can wait till you upgrade your system to buy he new one, which will probably help make sure you buy what you need then.

Was gonna say, you should just make some bourbon! But then.... Holy smokes, a fifth is 750? Whaaaattt? I've been reading that term for like two years on another forum and never picked that up. I thought it mean a "mickey", which is a 375ml bottle 375ml : Mickey 750ml : 26er (26oz) 1.14L...

Me too, unless trying to really clone something. I always seem to come in slightly under the predicted FG though... might be from being kinda halfassed with my sparge/mashout temps.

Partigyle brew day! 3038.5 + 5.5 gallons ESB* + 5.5 gallons London Pride* + 2.5 gallons Chiswick Bitter* (Bonus!) 3052 *Kinda- I had to sub most of the hop varieties, but I feel like a blend of 4 English hops is going to be pretty similar to a blend of 4 different English hops. And it...

Going to attempt my first partigyle, to make 5g ESB / 5g London Pride... well, except that I have cara bohemian instead of English crystal malt and not quite the right hops, but two strengths of bitter regardless.

2369.5 + 5.5 gal. Leftover Bitter + 10.5 gal. Cascade SMASH 2385.5

My girlfriend has made a number of delicious beef pies using my Guinness clone. She makes the crust herself so it's one of the most homemade things around.