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LOL! Ive often thought of using my garden hose (its quite new) to add water to my kettle to save me dragging a 10 gallon kettle to my garage. I've been too scared to do it for reasons i think (you think) people may "lose their mud". Would it be so bad? Sure save my back. Hose could have a...

SWMBO constantly pinches your belly fat.

Most recent post on the subject so my two bits on US-05. Roughly 7 Gallon batch of APA. My OG was 1.046. Pitched 1 pack of dry yeast US-05. That was Monday at 5PM. 24 hours later nothing, nada, no action. This morning @ 36 hours post pitch, ever so slight movement of water in my airlock...

I think the key element here is the last line, and how important consistency is to the brewer. For me personally, its not "that" important. Dont really care if my beer tastes like the last amber, lager, stout i made, long ast ittastes ok. I myself am a lazy brewer, and i dont fret as much as...

Too funny, i have about 16 pints left in the fridge. Hate it when I have to start buyin beer...... at the store. Lol

"You know you are a home brewer when", I actually pulled off two separate 6 gallon brews today. Brewed an APA and a Pilsner. First one got under way around 8 AM (after seeing kids off to school) , done around noonish. I let it mash for 2 hours, while i did some "work" (LOL). The second brew...

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That my friend, is one classy set up. Got me excited. Question, do you have a nail for your propane timer? I got loads. I can send you one.

I have a nail, a gaden hose, some pex, a kettle, immersion cooler and a bag. Brew day, the garden hose and a pex hose (from the cooler) run in and out under the garage door. It is no submarine. Use my phone as a timer, the nail is to keep my propane timer from stopping the burner. Its all...

@Coastalbrew No issues I noted. I usually open a bottle after a week. Test it, and if its well carbonated, more go in the fridge. I hear IPA's should be consumed reasonably fresh anyway. That's how most of my beers meet their maker in fairness. Usually gone inside a month - 6 weeks. I did...

I added a teaspoon of Ascorbic Acid to 5 gallons. I bottle, so it went in my bottling bucket dissolved with my carbonating sugar. I think it was 5 grams per 5 gallons I read somewhere, but I have also seen people kegging with even less. 1/8 teaspoon think it was. There is a post somewhere...

Try adding ascorbic acid to your bottling bucket to reduce oxidation effect and maintain hope aromas.

Self "Flat"ulation? Sounds painful.

Agreed! Thought I dont drink Miller anything. Wife does the Michelob though. Nice and light that. Loads of different beers I like, often producing hefty bar tabs that simply raise my eyebrows, especially when I know what beer actually cost me to make myself. Still, I love trying new and...

Do you find small batches any quicker brew days? If I am breaking out the kettle for 3-5 hours, then I just try to maximize my output for that day.

Not much Yeungling up here on draft, so for me, its a nice lager variation when in the US. I like it. Sam Adams Lager has long been a favourite too when I cross the border. Been a couple years since that was allowed.

Hmmph! Don't talk about cost of "craft" beer in my neck of the woods. There are several local "craft" beers I will buy regularly, but a 15 oz can at $5 a pop, is keeping me fiscally honest. Surely a strategy for these folk would be to at least be competitive with the major producers. That...

Feel like I should know this, but do you bottle @RM-MN ? Only ask because you mentioned plastic buckets.

Cheers @Coastalbrew - sounds about right. The sample I had pre pitching was pretty bitter. Smooth, sweet, bitter. Really liked it.

Nice Christmas gift from HBT and Yooper. Merry Christmas to all.