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Upgraded the table at my brew station to a desk, office got new furniture, I run the maintenance department, scored a desk now I have ORGANIZED ingredients, brewing tools and small parts storage...and my grain bill for BJCP 21b Christmas special beer came today.. brew day Saturday.

H.B., Mosaic IPA, I use mosaic @ 60 min., 30 min. Whirlpool and dry , love the aroma and bitterness..

Give them some more time, also , you might GENTLY take each bottle, invert it several times then return them to the upright position, doing so will help redistribute any yeast or sugar that may have settled.

As I've said, many times, I've only been brewing since 2020,( the only good thing I saw from covid) Ive still got a ton to.learn. Recently, I read a article in BYO magazine that mentioned mash hopping,and that itv was an old technique being "recyled".used to add a layer of flavor to...

Love brown ale , saw a recipe. I.liked in BYO magazine..itll have to wait 2 weeks, brewing a spiced wit bier this weekemd.

Enjoying this octoberfest I brewed back in June

I have found, brewing,like any other hobby, for me anyway, is most enjoyable and successful when I dont lock myself into one method or style, I use kits, I recreate recipes found on line and in magazines as well as create .my, own, I enjoy and prefer all grain brewing, but have no issue with...

Use a pistol grip hose nozzle to rinse the inside of the bottles if it fits snugly using city water presure- yea, they explode -DONT DO THAT.

Glad the hurricane was no show, boats still in the slip(newburyport).. no wind damage here in Reading, weve actually missed most of the nasty weather, plenty of rain but that's it, Found this intruder by my goldfish pond.. I hate snakes!

Thirsty today, I had 2 HB Octoberfest, but my wife made lobster rolls for dinner, I pulled the lobstet pots ahead of the hurricane, so everything from now until spring will be frozen, but, I'll have a steady supply of black IPA, which is my "desert"

I always have hated being at the mercy. Of "Murphys law" Weather it's with my boat,fishing gear, vehicles or other toys and hobbies, which brings me to the title of this thread. I keep an assortment of seals, "O" rings, hoses and clamps to cover most emergency that can derail a brew day, I also...

Did some house cleaning, upgraded my brew cart,by making my power supply for my steam trap part of the stand,put away some equipment I no longer use, and made my R/O water for next weeks brewday then ordered my grain bill for a spiced holiday whit beir... now I've cracked open an Octoberfest...

Just finished a 5 hour brew day, so I'm gonna sit out and enjoy the post hurricane weather and have a black IPA and a few cheezeits

Added my Irish Red to the secondary to free up my SSBrewtec for today's brew ..secondary is tem controled via heat pad and SS brewtech cool stix hooked to an inkbird controler and my red neck chiller.

I'm mashed in with a Cascadian black IPA, that has become my signature brew.

I'll say you learned alot from this experience(at least I hope you did), tackling a lager for you first brew is a tall order, withoutbstarting and final SG readings,my guess,amongst other things, is it's not fully fermented, not knowing your entire sanitation process, alot of other things...

This is an old thread.. but seeing it's got new life, what the heck.. Brewing,like many hobbies, takes time and commitment, each person has a level that they can comfortably operate at, for some, a new hobby can be exciting, but then they realize, that its hard WORK ,and the "shine" is lost...

First Octoberfest of the season, just in time for football.. Brewed this favorite back in June

Started the day procuring 5lbs of frozen cherries for my cherry porter, tough finding frozen sour cherries with no added sugar or preservatives..3rd stop at a "health food store " provided me with 5 lbs, back home,my wife toasted 1 lb of cocoa nibs and thawed the cherries, meanwhile, I drained...

Another legend lost, his animal rights stuff was a little much, but he did more good than bad.. Sad day last year when Alex Trebek passed away too.