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Thanks for the warm welcome and the good advice! It's all Vienna and it makes a killer "almost lager". I could easily throw in a little medium or dark crystal to - voila! - make it into an English ale. Which does sound nice for fall and winter. I'm not sure when brew day is going to happen. It...

Hey gang, I am coming back to brewing after a long hiatus. Long enough that my posts belong in the beginners forum, for sure. I think it's been a year and a half since my last batch. Anyway, before life got in the way and I stopped, I got an amazing deal on two 55lb sacks of grain. Well, those...

Update - I brewed up the Vienna/Saaz smash. Brew day went as planned. I went under my mash temp by 2 degrees, but RDWAHAHB. Life goes on. It's alone in my apartment for the week with the heat at 65.

Thanks for all the input guys! I think I'll do a Vienna/Saaz smash this weekend. I can't lager, but I can do a Kolsch. Okay, it won't really be a Kolsch. I don't have that yeast. Don't judge me. It'll taste good. And then I'll top crop and do my pale ale next week. After that, I'll have...

I have a bunch of saaz in the freezer...

I also think a spring Kolsch or mock Maibock would be good.

Ha! Fair enough! I really appreciate the ideas, and please keep them coming! For my current brew, I could use some advice. I like a maltier IPA, like Dale's Pale Ale, Mirror Pond, Anti-hero, Lakefront, Yum Yum, etc. Dry IPAs just aren't my thing. So my grist was supposed to be 2-row...

Oh, so on fitting slabs - I chiseled down the rabets to make the slabs to sit as flat as possible. I picked the best fit first, but this was one of the hardest parts of the job. What I found was that by lying under the table with a flashlight, I could see where the slabs were being held up...

First of all, holy ****! I went into my LHBS looking for a 10lb bag of 2-row at $12. They didn't have one, so I was about to cave and grab a 50lb bag of 2-row for $54. And then no ****, the manager walks up to me and says, "Hey, I don't know if you have any use for Vienna malt, but the guy...

Hey, I finished it! It took forever! I ****** it up 100 times, but it's done and it's gorgeous. In all honesty, it's better than new and I couldn't have done it without you. Thanks for all your help guys - I really appreciate it! Now for the matching end table...

They're marked with masking tape now. When I'm done with fitting, I'm going to go under the table and make permanent marks. I'm probably going to make tallies and use a hot wire to sear the wood and a chisel to etch the slate. I like this idea. It sounds like a bit more work because I'll...

These are all good recommendations, guys. Thank you. Here's a question... My thinking has been that if I make the slabs removable, I can pop the slabs out for moving or cleaning and then just set them back in onto the silicone. And then I'm not reglueing them in, so much as setting them on a...

I'm getting closer to being ready for this (3 slabs are fitted and it's almost all stripped and sanded). When I inject the silicone, how can I make sure the slabs will pop out? My dream is to have dots of silicone all the way around to make sure the slabs don't wobble and stay snug. They're...

Thanks for the vote of confidence! I'm going to put some time into it this weekend. I'm s I like the idea of putting in some new tile. I'm not going to do that with this table (for a variety of reasons), but maybe my next step is building something brand new myself. And then I bet I can...

Wow... I hope you charged a ton of money. By the way, I settled on golden pecan for my stain. I think the lighter color will really let the slate pop.

I'm getting there. All it takes is time and patience... What's the craziest thing you've incorporated into woodwork?

So, I'm getting closer to finishing this. Most of the table has been stripped and sanded, although I still have two sides to go. Those sides absolutely kill my hands. There's a little channel I have to sand out that runs all the way around the table. It's terrible. Anyway, I have fitted one...

Alright, I'm looking for some thoughts on the stain color. This isn't a great picture, but I tried three (from left to right) - Cabernet, light cherry, golden pecan. I applied each as a single coat for 10 minutes. I'd appreciate thoughts on each of these as well as on any others you'd recommend.

Oh yeah. It's slate. My bad. I initially ruled out adjusting the stone at all, so I just didn't pay much attention to its composition. The slabs are flat. Or they at least pass the eye test. I'll run a square over them and find out. At this point, I'm leaning toward adjusting the...

I don't know how to do that, but it's an option. I can imagine they would sit more solid in their slots this way too.