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I've always refused to acknowledge my significant others' history's as I feel it would never have made me happy afterwords, regardless of the 'damage'. Last night I got into a discussion with my swmbo about her history, and lucky for me it's not bad at all, and I'm slightly happy that I had an...

Has anyone else primed with concentrate for their cider? I'm going to be bottling in a week or so, and this is what I'm planning on doing. Just want to make sure nobody has had any bombs. Maybe I won't put the whole thing in...

I have the sq14 and it screams when you get the air adjusted correctly. I leave the air adjustment a little loose, because one setting doesn't work for both low & high flame. I do find myself constantly adjusting the air mix setting, but it's a trade off for a nice blue flame on a $40 burner.

I'm not trying to push a 5 gal batch, really, as it seems like I'm the only one that does it... but trust me when I say you'll want to be as far away from 7 gal as possible. I start with 6 and boil to 5, end up with 50 bottles after all is said and done and I'm happy. When I first get it up to a...

As far as the number of bottles goes, 5 gallons comes out to ~53 bottles. That's 2 cases, and a 5-pack. I used this as my gauge as to how close I actually was to my 5 gallon sizing on the boil. Now thinking about it, 5.5 gallons makes more sense to shoot for, with the trub loss, and hydro...

Like I said I always wind up with more than 48 bottles. To each his own, I need a smaller boil anyway.

I have the same setup as you, the 7.5 gal + propane burner... I set my evap rate for 9%, and I pretty much hit my marks. I have to sit and constantly adjust the flame to keep it at a boil where it's about to boil over. It's not a hard enough boil, it's very obvious, but it's how it's going to be...

I suggest doing a little research on NOT throwing away a batch just because of an infection. Remember, you cannot get sick from an infection... worst thing that could happen is your beer tastes bad. RDWHAHB!

You know... You mentioned this recipe in a thread I started, and the more I think about it, the more I want to do a Vienna smash. What's your efficiency? I think I'm going to do this when my cellar cools down. To answer the OP, my best (and my latest) is Bm's Centennial Blonde. I'm making 5...

I've always wondered this. Will this favor more of a pilsner style beer, or a american ale, or some kind've perfectly split pilsner ale hybrid?

+5 for me = 280 5 more very soon! Just popped my first bottle this weekend, then I popped 5 more after. Very tasty/easy to drink/perfect for a hot day. Thanks!

I used Argentine Cascade as a substitute for Hallertau, and I believe someone in this thread used it for their own Kolsch, so I'd say try Argentine's, they're pretty cheap.

Imagine if they were married and this was a divorce instead of a breakup...:drunk: This guy is probably lucky in the long run

So I just bottled the hefe last night, and to my delight the bitterness was nearly gone. I'm shocked of the difference from a few days ago. Now I'm excited for this to condition, I'm sure it will be even better.

I would actually plan on brewing a big beer, and calling it 'Blackout Brew' Double meaning, ya know?

What hops did you use? That's reassuring at least... however I was planning on using it at a party Aug. 2nd. I planned on bottling on Wed the 23rd which leaves almost a week and a half. Probably not enough time but we'll see.

Wow 3 oz? That must have some kick. I only used .65oz of Argentine Cascade for bittering, and .5oz of American Cascade for aroma. I'm very curious to know how yours came out, please follow up!

I've seen about the same information as you just posted. These hops have anything but a mellow character. I've also tasted the same style hops from a fellow Homebrewer that just recently used it, and again it was pucker city. I was hoping this would be a quick turn-around brew, because it's a...

I thought that as well, but I tasted a little piece of a raw pellet (I'm not crazy just curious), and the bitterness was definitely there. I've tasted American Cascade, which has higer AA's, and it was not nearly as "bitter".