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Congratulations. Without taking away from your win and delicious beer, the fact it got 29 in one competition and 40 in another shows what a load of ***** competitions are generally. I know loads of so-called judges and to be honest many don't know their arse from their elbow. Perhaps at the top...

Overall were they more similar than different? Or did they seem like different beers?

Howdy New member, almost 50. B150. Fill 1-2 50L kegs. Simple beers for the most part cf the endless twists of the modern drinker/brewer. I find many run before they can walk. Brewing 50L pale today. Copper Ale last week. Hazy (100L) next week. Stout the week after. On the Gold Coast, Australia...

You could be right. But with this yeast, based on my readings, it's often when people have thrown in 1 packet when they should have thrown in 2. Well, depends on the yeast, and the wort. True. Pitch calc takes into account temp. I don't know about this one (no, really, I don't). They say...

Well, if I pitch at the end of a brew day, I like to see activity by the morning or soon there after. BRY-97, under pitched, might take a day or two to kick off. Many complain, but their underpitching is the reason for the lag. Lallermand offers a pitching calculator online, and it would be wise...

Probably about 6 months. Hopefully they updated their calculators if they changed it. I've not had a problem with lag, but I do pitch at least what is recommended.

Old threat, but for those reading it, make sure you use the Lallermand Pitch calculator for your volume, gravity and fermentation temperature. Many BRY-97 lag complaints are due to under pitching.

Even with say an Irish dry stout grain bill?

Thanks. Yes that's the vibe, although different doctors say slightly different things. It's helpful to listen to others about how it was for them (and to hear about your Dad). I guess when it happens to you you hope it's a one off type situation, and that it will be fine, and you can go back to...

Thank you for the information. It has been. It certainly was in hospital. I think in time I'll try some alcohol. But for the moment I'll use the shock and apprehension to help me on my way with my health kick.

Thanks for that - it's positive. Was the zap an ablation (scarring) or cardioversion (reboot) for the BIL?

That's incredible weight loss. Congrats.

Thanks. So it sounds like you have continued brewing and drinking? Will go through your comments. "There's a number of suggested possible triggers for afib." - true but alcohol seems to be one of the big ones they go on about. Posts in the AFib forum on reditt seem to be full of people who had...

Condolences for your dad. Hopefully, at 50, my prognosis is better.

So.... went to the Drs for one thing, sent off in an ambulance to hospital with AFib, where I stayed for 10 days, got the reboot. On a massive health kick, as you can imagine. Not great. Some other problems found on the way too. Question for fellow homebrewers is, for those of you who had an...

Can I ask where you ended up with AFib. I'm a homebrewer myself and have AFib. There is a strong correlction between AFib and booze.