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Also small batches let me get better before brewing larger batches

I started with a cheep 2 gallon pot on the stove for 1 gallon batches. Got 32oz flip top bottles so each batch was only 4 bottles. got a good feel if I enjoyed the hobby... without spending much.

Local Irish red

Pale ale with Kviek yeast... we’ll see how it turns out

Did you lose your sense of smell as well?

Welcome back and enjoy the wait the best you can! 🍺

Maybe a little less in the mini keg. For 5gal kegs it is ~ half the amount of sugar

Find an online calculator and it’ll let you know how many grams based on the amount of carbonation you want. I use BeerSmith and get around 4.7 oz of sugar for 23L (6 gallons) bottle type shouldn’t matter given your sizes mentioned.

Mojito, great in the hot sun

I never had great success with the drops. As soon as I moved to a bottling buckets and gently stirring in sugar my carbonation improved. boil the needed sugar in a small amount of water and then transfer the beer in a gentile whirlpool to mix well. Then bottle from the bucket.

But once you have it down you’ll spend years tweaking everything from your process to your water

You have to love the process... otherwise it’ll get old spending 3-6 hours on brew day and 3weeks waiting to drink it.

+ 5 gal Vienna lager 4011

I use a 3lb purée can but to get a good mango flavor also as 2 oz of natural mango flavoring.

HB Scottish ale

I started with a 1 gallon kit and 32oz flip top bottles so each batch was only 4 bottles. Then I moved up to 2.5 gallons on the stove top. didn’t spend any significant money until I was making pretty good beer and moved off the stovetop. mid I was starting over I’d likely start with 2.5...

Price cut

Bargain price

Brewing a Vienna lager on Sunday. All set and ready to go.

Demon hunter