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I'm lazy and cheap. I use 05/06 and save the un-rinsed cake for 5 or so batches then start over with dry. No starter just hydrated. I buy bulk ever 2 months. The beers average 16 to 17 bucks per 5 gal.....until I get hoppy. 5 bucks extra for yeast is a significant increase. I agree with...

Thx Boasist Got it pretty much finished. A cheap quick connect washer hose and and a anti-kink adapter with a shutoff....and a bundgi cord. Some colored dimmable leds with a remote control for some mood lighting. The panel in front of kegerator slides out for easy...

I had a 50's porcelain sink, some shower door glass, greenhouse twin wall panels and some corian cut out..... Went and bought some metal studs and came up with this so far. Kegerator goes on the shelf behind. Plenty of room for a fementor or storage options I...

I am just trying to work on house blends that are drinkable all night. Trying to steer away from cascade and the typical clones. Perhaps this is bad timing since hops bombs are favored.

So far all my brews have been PA's in the 40-50 ibu range utilizing 2-2.5 oz of hops. They have turned out great and fit my style. I figured 2 oz per batch. The above recipe is 70 ibu's. After reading it seems I should add more hops towards the end to showcase them and keep the ibu's in...

2nd recipe for 5.5 gal 10 # 2 Row 4 oz White Wheat 4 oz 60L 2 oz Choc .5 oz Columbus @ 60 min 17.8% .5 oz Galaxy @ 30 min 15% .5 oz Galaxy @ 15 min 15% 1 oz Galaxy @ Flame out 15%

I have working on this concept for a while. I was trying to figure out how to brew 7 - 5 gal batches for close to 100 bucks. I hit the LHBS today and this is the outcome. All double crushed for BIAB. 50 # sack of Briess 2 row 18 # Briess White Wheat 1 # Muntons Crystal 60L 1 #...

I use a bread machine all the time for mixing and proofing on a custom cycle. It's a ZO I paid 6 bucks for at Goodwill. It's been dependable for 7 years. Beats spending the money on a Kitchenaid mixer and proof box. It all ends up on a stone in the oven.

This year I traded surplus honey and peppers for eGift's at my LHBS. It wasn't much but something about one hobby paying for another was really appealing. I might try and step it up next year....free beer ingredients all year would be nice!

I just got my "Carl's Friend" going the last week. It is a whole new ballgame so far. Much more active. The smell is biscuity and not sour so far. It is very gelatinous compared to my other starters over the years. The pizza dough was greatly improved but I have not experimented with bread...

I snake a long piece of garden wire through the tube or cane. Then tie a piece of cloth soaked in oxyclean or PBW and pull it back through. Soaking after using and before it dries helps to avoid buildup.

The first time I use my cheap IC I new it was going to be an issue. It dripped but barely outside of kettle. I soldered extensions/reducers (3/8 to 1/2) to get it up higher and further away from kettle. Then I soldered copper to pex brass fittings for clamping the hose. I should of just made...

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I think it might be oxidation. I bought a new tube for my racking cane which is sightly loose where it slides over the end of the cane. I racked a beer tonight and there were air bubbles coming in at this connection and a big air gap from the end of the cane for about 8 in. in the tube. I put...

Sorry, ph of 6.3 was at the end of boil. I will get some calibrating powder and check it at end of mash next batch. After more reading it does seem to have a tea or persimmon skin after taste. The SWMBO has been using oxyclean on the alum so we are going to eliminate that process. The...

Ya, the pet store has a pretty elaborate and faster system. There is usually a line with guys bringing in 10-5 gal bottles. Here is my BIAB process. Fill kettle with 5.5g and bring to 160f. Add bag and grain. Mash at 151-154 for 1 hr. Then I pull bag, put on grates over kettle an...

I've done 5-5ga batches and they all stayed between 62-66. That was outside of the bucket. That's what I was thinking. I will read up on acid malt and other acid treatments. The 5.2 adjustment seems to have mixed reviews. I plan to try that next batch. The pet store also has RO water...

It was calibrated at 4.00 and 6.86 with distilled water and powder provided. It would bounce back at 7.0 when rinsed in distilled water. I would like to be able to afford Martin...but living on a river that's 100 yds from my well makes that costly. It changes throughout the year but tastes...

I am still getting that lemony green apple aluminum after taste from kegged beer that doesn't seem to go away. It's not bad but it needs addressed. I just figured it was green beer and it needed to age more. The quick turnaround Hefe's seem to go through phases. At day 10 it's not bad and...

I made a batch of this yesterday and was low on OG @ 1.044. It was BIAB with 5.5g and I poured 2.37g of 170f over the bag. I pitched a saved 1332 yeast with a starter. It is bubbling nicely this am. Since the OG was low I am thinking about adding a 1lb of honey to raise it 7 points after...