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Hey rocketcrab...interesting ingredients. Whats going on w/ the beer right now? Fermentation is bubbling away? It might be in 24 or 48 hrs. for sure. Let me know by Monday night.

I would start with a fresh batch of everything. Set the odometer at zero and consider the slate is really tabula rasa.

Looks delicious to me...

I live in the Seattle area - VERY new to home brewing. I'm interested in seeing the rise or decline in prices for what you paid for your extract brew ingredients. I'm thinking of 2000, or 2006 or 2010 prices. Have they gone up? Have they declined ? As I type this - my batch of...

Interesting! I would think even a laundered towel will have some bacteria that's harbored in the cotton fibers. Something a sanitized plastic lid ( w/ no scratches) simply wouldn't have. But- hey the contact would be minimal - and since you've done this with wine already - it still might...

I typically have two beers a night. That said, my Mom has a drinking problem - and has for years - so in the small corner of my mind - yes, I consider volume of alcohol and beers per week somewhere back there too. My three kids and my wife love and need me. I love them incredibly. And I plan...

It's popular to give the beer you have brewed a name. Like we can suddenly somehow identify with the beer itself. Like an old college buddy or something? If that's the case, and yes I really suspect it is...what was the name of your very first batch? As of today - and a new brewer...

I'm in Bothell - and I suspect my first batch will be the typical (lager) beer extract ingredient kit. My mudroom is currently 55 degrees, so yes, it's a lager of some kind for sure. I'll need to move the dive gear over to make some extra space : ) There's a few items arriving soon: a...

Greets people! As I type this - my first home brew kit is on a UPS truck somewhere between CA and WA. Should arrive Wednesday and, yes, I'm pretty excited to begin this long strange trip. Currently reading John Palmer et al, studying cleaning techniques, sparging, mashing and making wort...