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+11G American Pale Ale = 8001.5 gallons

Picked up ingredients and got some pointers on improving an APA I'm brewing for a wedding tomorrow. Also did some tasting and was gifted some hops rhizomes from @brizzo. The dude brews some awesome sour beer!

Ran an open taproom night. Had a half dozen guys from the neighborhood over last night to sample the four beers I have on tap in the basement taproom right outside the brewery.

+12G West Coast Double IPA = 6,842.5

Day one growth! I planted four rhizomes exactly one week ago Monday. I went out and looked (only) three times yesterday and saw nothing. Today it was really warm - in the 70's - and sure enough, the little buggers have popped their heads out. Sorry I've got nothing to show scale, but this...

Awesome looking trellis. Could you tell me (1) what kind of wood that is (2) where did you get the wood (3) what are the dimensions of that wood stock (looks like 3"x3" and (4) how tall that rig is? I've got one set of rhizomes planted but I'm making another bed and I'm going to need to erect...

Whoa. Could I ask - what yeast do you do that with and what is your approximate ferm temp profile (I mean - are you in the 80's and 90's all the time or are there ramps???).

Early morning panic. Started to heat the mash-in water and discovered my wort pump was locked up. Disassembled it right there. Cleaned, added missing SS washer (do all March 809's have this missing washer?), reassembled and back on track. Just an hour and a half late. This will be a long day...

..and having said that, I of course found them a few hours later in the Saturday mail delivery. I had no idea they would be snail-mailed to me. I thought they'd be scanned and emailed like every other competition I've been in. More importantly, I thought the scoresheets were pretty on the...

This has got to be the weirdest competition I've ever entered. I'm still waiting for NYC scoresheets and the judging was done 4 weeks ago.

This. Also. Small caveat - one of my fridges is outside. This arrangement works well even when outside temps go down to as low as 26-28F. Below that the single fermwrap can't handle it. In those cases I've just put in a second one.

I've had Pliny on tap at The Library in Santa Monica. It's catch as catch can though. Good luck!

Pitched the slurry from a 2 liter starter of 3068 to my Dunkelweizen. Never used this yeast before. Looking for some pronounced clove aromas from a 62 degree fermentation. Bubbling gently after only 4 hours. Put up a massive blow off bucket because I'm told to expect a very vigorous krasening.

Looking at a pretty good week of weather here in CT. A few days of rain and nothing below freezing. So into the beds went my rhizomes. Two each cascade and centennial. One of the centennials had some white spots on it that looked like it could have been some kind of mold. I don't have anything...

+5g Dunkelweizen = 6156

As you're passing through Connecticut, I recommend Two Roads and Stony Creek. Neither are small or hidden gems, but they both have awesome taprooms with a good vibe. The beer at Stony Creek is really gooood. Once you're at Stony Creek, you're in Branford. There are a few other breweries very...

As for myself, I've brewed 45 batches of beer so far. No wonder my favs are among the last 20 batches as I've dialed in my processes. Standing out are an Imperial Stout, a Pliny Clone brewed per Vinny's article, a humble American IPA and an American APA per Zainasheff (Brewing Classic Styles)...

I think it's interesting that you've come around the the lowly Pale Ale for your reckoning. I always pay attention to the Pale Ale when I'm visiting a new brewery. It often presents the brewers clearest statement about his craft.

Okay, no worries because I totally learned something... I guess I should have realized this earlier but that thing about mash water volume affecting the pH. Duh! That had never occurred to me. I will totally use that in the future. I've messed with different values in the sparge and I...

Yeah - I can see your point. Variety within a very small range :) I guess my only excuse it that the Pilsener I have lagering wont be ready till end of April, and the Robust Porter that's cold crashing won't be kegged till Friday night. Those will stretch out the range a little.