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Yeah, as stated above, just add them later. Don't take them out. If you really want to take them out then wait until you are pouring your wort into the carboy and strain them out. It would be difficult, at best, to take them out without taking other hops out indiscriminately.

Sorry about a semi-hijack... I've recently brewed an IPA that I loosely based off of Volition (PM) in the recipe section. It says to dry hop in secondary for 21 days. Is this a problem? I was thinking about not doing secondary and dry hopping in keg, which would be more than 21 days if my force...

Eh, I was planning on 5 gallons only really. Aside from that, I'm not rich but I don't consider $17 a waste (I could sell the superfluous burner and thermometer for that much). Whatever the case, I believe it will fit my needs for doing full boils with partial mash at least. My boil off rates...

I just got back from Bass Pro Shops. They have a good setup for sale at $39.95. I used a gift certificate I had and ended up walking out with this beginner all-grain size pot for just $17! The pot alone, without burner, thermometer, and turkey holder thing was $50 (yes, sold at the same store...

I'm not sure that it is necessary unless you have water that you wouldn't drink without boiling it first. I've made all of my batches (5) by just topping up from the tap directly. I've had no problems that were water related yet. You are good to just dump in what you have already, in my opinion...

I've said that on more than one occasion. I've said it as "El of el," and "lawl" before. I thought it was novel at the time and it got a laugh when a conversation became exceptionally nerdy. It is still fun to say it in the appropriate situation (except if that situation is getting punched in...

Well, almost mine. I based it off of Volition (Partial) IPA in the recipes section, altering the carapils and some of the other specialty grains. I also reduced the 8.5lbs of DME to something affordable, 5lbs. Reduced hops down to 5oz of many varieties, etc. This is all irrelevant, I'm just...

Lol, yeah if it's your party it's a little different. I really like to be a generous and loved host as well. The trash can kegerator sounds sweet, never thought of doing that before. Also, it's two bad you live in Maine, I would love to stop by your party (I would bring a keg of EdWort's Haus...

Damn man, I hope you are getting donations (or have a great paying job and a heart of gold)!

3395 now, I kegged 5 of it the other day. 1st batch of it for me, but it tastes great right now and it's not even really carbed!

What in the world?!

Is there a good, proven partial mash recipe for this? I've searched the thread but there aren't any that have had updates on how they turned out and there are too many pages to read through. I do plan on trying to culture the yeast from Two-Hearted bottles though, so something that takes that...

Well, think about what was done in Germany so many years ago. Dig a cellar into an area near a river, plant some chestnut trees over said land to keep it shaded, wait for the product to finish and drink! People have been making beer with regular climatic conditions for a REALLY long time... to...

Haha, good times. It shouldn't sour your mood too much to see how much people love your labors. NOW, the only thing to do is teach them how to brew and they can bring their creations over for you! That way everybody can share in the love/hobby. Good luck getting your pipeline back in order, too.

There is a pretty nice beer garden in the Mitte district in Berlin. Also, non-beer related... check out Tacheles (also in Berlin), which is an squatter art house that is in danger of being shut down. Really cool stuff there and in that area in general.

Lol, maybe. I was corrected about the 1-2-3 method directly after my first batch as well. Luckily I left my first in the primary for an epic 10 days and it came out pretty good. I have now switched to leaving it in primary for 3-4 weeks and life is good. Also, I can't believe nobody has said...

My search of this thread led me to no definitive answer.... I need some info on priming with dextrose or light DME, I would prefer to use my dextrose. Please let me know how much weight per gallon. I have about 4.5 gallons if you would like to do the math for me :)

I would recommend lightly shaking/turning end over end your bottles a few times. I don't know if it does anything, but it seemed to help on one of my previous batches. Obviously you disturb the yeast at the bottom so this would be done a week or two (probably at the very high end of the...

Thanks for the specs! I did a bunch of searching just to find out what the difference in pin and ball locks was. If run of the mill O-rings work then I am already set! Gotta yank those posts off and get to cleaning now.

The best deal ever! 2 pin lock Cornies, 10# CO2 tank with a regulator, and I guess what would be called a "Jockey" cooler. I dunno, it's a cooler with coiled copper and a tap that you fill with ice. I'm probably not going to use that unless there is some type of odd occasion where I need to have...