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Yeah, I was wondering what the burning would do to the flavor of the beer. I've been wanting to try a smoked beer, but this is not quite what I had in mind...

Yeah, thankfully I bought that tub for cooling the boil kettle. Down to 78 now. Freezing some water bottles to get it down further. Live and learn, I guess...

Sorry, that's 80 deg, not 89...

Ok, so I just thought I'd share my experience from last night. I have 2 young daughters (3 yrs old and 11 mos old) so brewing during the daytime is generally difficult. I've had the ingredients for Yooper's DFH 60 min IPA clone and have been itching to brew it for a while now. This weekend...

Yooper's DFH 60 min IPA clone. Awesome recipie. Best way to spend my birthday...

I am building a chamber that will hold 3 fermenters based on this design. Only thing I can't find is the 1/4" laminated mdf. I've checked lowes, home depot, and 84 lumber. Not really sure what to use in place of it, except maybe plain ol' plywood, (painted to make it water resistant). Any ideas?

Interesting. Do you know of this is the same water supply as we use in the woodlands? I've suspected high bicarbonate, and the water out of the tap has a strong chlorine smell. So far I've just been buying 2 gal jugs of water at the H.E.B. for brewing...

I'm trying for the first time this year. Sounds like I planted a bit late - just got it potted about a week ago. I'm worried about getting enough light though. Lots of shade up here in the woodlands. It's gonna be partial sun at best...

Did you end up buying this?

OK, I am SO EXCITED I found this post! MY wife and I used to live within walking distance of 4 Peaks - went there all the time - and we would get so excited when the pumpkin porter would come out. I am psyched to brew this! Thank you so much for posting this recipie!!

DeFalcos. I live on the north side, and BreItYourself was all out. Where's B&S?

I had to drive an hour to the HBS on the other side of Houston for them. But man do they smell good! Just bottled it today and even flat it tastes AMAZING.

Thanks - I had a feeling that would be the right answer. ;-) I don't think I have to worry about my yeast finding food - woke up this morning to a "beer volcano"; Airlock clogged, lid bulging, and bubbling from under lid. Had to move it to the tub and rig a makeshift blowout hose before...

If it didn't mix completely, could that pose a problem in fermenting? I pitched it last night, and now it's bubbling (about a bubble every 5 seconds), so it doesn't look like the yeast is having any trouble finding food - I just wonder if I should "shake it up" a little to make sure the sugars...

OK, so this is only my second time brewing, but I followed the directions very carefully: steeped 1 lb of crystal malt in 2.5 gal water, discarded grains, added 9.5lb of pale malt extract, continuously hopped for 60 min., chilled, strained it into fermenter, aerated, and topped up to 5 gal w/...