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May the heavens rain good beer down upon you this day! HAPPY B-DAY YOOPER!

Thanks ,Im hopeing for a little red headed boy. ;)

SO I was infourmed by SWMBO that I was going to be a DADDY! :rockin: I will be a first time Daddy and i dont think I have ever been so excited in my life. We havent told every one family wise yet but I am busting at the seams to tell folks. So I figured I could get away with telling the HBT...

Good grooming.:D

+1 on the wisk. I add my DME at flame out and use a wisk to break the clumps and then my paddle to make sure its mixed in well.

You could also do the DME addition at flame out. Or when the boil is done. I do this myself. I read on here some where that as long as the DME is in the wert at a temp above 165F for a few mins that it is pasturized and you dont have to boil it. Do a search for flame out exstract additions.:mug...

You dont have to remove it, but be real careful becuase DME likes to foam up if added during the boil. If you add it during the boil add in small amounts at a time and be ready to yank that pot off the heat to keep it from boiling over.;) Eric.

I would use the light DME. You will be plenty dark with the grains and qauntaties you have. Eric. ;)

I would have to see your recipe, but with the grains you would be fine use ing the light. The dark DME will make a a darker beer with those grains. The dark DME also has, from what I have read, more non fermentables in it. I always use light or exstra light or pale DME . I let my Grain bill set...

:D +1 on that cap. Its pretty neat looking.

tatsed this tonight. Not carbed up all the way but vrry yummy. I cant wait Im prolly gonna use this beer for St Paddys. Also now that the beer is done it is really on the line between porter and stout. I have drank commercial porters that are darker. And it doesnt seem to be thick enuff for a...

dirty red monkey butts

Beer snobery is all about attitude and presentation. Thats why im much more of what I would consider a beer nerd. I love beer, I wanna know as much as I can about beer and how its made. Its simple there are alot of beers that I dont like the flavor of but I dont go around acting like an ******...

I ate a few jars with once on a dare, as long as its not one with carrots they dont taste bad. They do how ever give you gas.:D

I havent done anything further than save containers yet. But I have been saveing and delabeling white labs yeast viles for this purpose in the future.:)

+ 1 on the cream ale. I have found that a good cream ale works wonders as a gateway beer to the bmc crowd.

WoW! That is interesting. It just goes to show how popular brewing has become.

It would take along time for starsan to get funky. A lot longer than the 1 mounth until bottleing your waiting.

I like the bulk prepping before hand. It keeps bottleing days more fun and less time consumeing. Plus bulk prepping gives you another day working towards beer stuff as well as a reason to have a home brew or 2.

Me personally, I use baking soda and water to remove labels and it works pretty good. As far as sanitation goes I wash bottles in the dish washer on the crystal setting. Then I allow them to dry, or realy I let the heated dry of the washer do it. then I rip up a bunch of 1x1 squares of tin foil...