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I'm starting them on lattice/trellis that has 5 upward and parallel members/posts... so I suppose I could grow 5 bines - 1 up each? I am starting string from the top of the 8 foot trellis to the rooftop, once they get that high, but they got a long way to go... I guess I was just wondering if...

Ok, so I planted mine about a week ago. The small nugget isn't doing much, but the "jumbo" hallarteau is going like crazy. Already 6" out of the ground on about 5 bines... Should I cut back any of these bines? I thought I heard of pruning back to the 3 healthiest stalks or whatever? Any...

I've always wanted a cedar chest since buying my first house here 7 months ago... I don't think I am skilled enough a woodworker to build one though. So I'll be stuck forking out some dough for one I think... I have to keep my eye out for one of them at public auction/estate sale sometime...

I feel your pain - I am in PA and can't get it in state with any regularity. Oddly enough I did find it before at a distributor near my old residence (which was in state - small distributor with great selection of micros). Not sure if it was a mistake by the delivery person, if they can get...

Thanks for the tips!! I'll have to get some Saaz since I have none, but that should work... I have some dry lager yeast laying around I know, so I was just going to use that, but I might spring for liquid too.

I had the conversion pretty much nailed - just completely backwards. LOL. It sounds like a reasonable way to "eyeball measure" something like you did though. I am sure it will turn out great!! I eyeball measured my grain as "wayyy too much" at the store also, but for some reason my brain...

I really like 3 Floyd's Gumballhead (amarillo wheat mmmmmm)

I didn't brew it yet, so thats a possibility. LOL... Or I was going to stick with my PM recipe for pale ale (5.4% ABV, 33IBU), then do a light AG lager with the leftover vienna and a single hop to about 20IBU... Didn't mess with my leftovers yet until I know exactly what I have left. At...

So, last night I dig out some old ingredients (some extract, hops, grain) and formulate a recipe. Will be my first in over a year. I figure on partial mash to get my feet wet before getting back into my all grain setup. Extract > 1 year old should be fine, check, hops frozen and vac sealed...

Sounds to me like it could be as simple as your priming sugar not getting evenly mixed among the bottles... Or it could be any of the other reasons mentioned, but not b/c you used Starsan.

So, was out of brewing for a good year, but I'm back! Kegerator set up and ready to accept two batches (after I kick the commercial troegs keg I put on tap in the time being)! I figured I would do a partial mash to warm up for a full all grain that I was doing before I took my hiatus. Plus, I...

I only looked at the hops I was messing with. Appeared the american C-hops lost 50%... while the Pearle was only at 15% loss... definitely different properties, but not sure if high AAU versus low is generally a trend. Anyway, here is the recipe I was going to shoot for if you have any...

Yeah, I figured it was a crapshoot whether I used the normal amount at original AAU or the revised amount per Beersmith. Surprisingly the nugget and pearle barely lost any per the calcs. I think the nugget went from 13.2% to 12.0% or something and the Pearle from 7.8% to 7% per Beersmith. The...

Awesome, I was looking for some first hand experience, and looks like I got it! I never thought about people buying in bulk might not use them that quickly. I will give them the sniff test and roll with them if good. Any thoughts on the lost AA% calc that Beersmith runs perhaps?

Safale K-97? - A German ale yeast selected for its ability to form a large firm head when fermenting. This top cropping ale yeast is suitable for top fermented beers with low esters levels and can be used for Belgian type wheat beers. Sedimentation: low. Final gravity: low. Recommended...

Any drawback to using these 2 year old pellet hops I have found in my freezer - if I can calculate the lost AA% using beersmith? (which I can!) Found 8oz. (8, one ounce vacuum sealed pouches) of hops - 2 each of nugget, columbus, cascade, and pearle. Amazingly when I threw these into the...

Just build a 2 tapper out of a 4-6 cuft mini fridge. It's not really that large, will hold a good amount of beer, and look pretty nice. (disclaimer: 10g is plenty for me - some people might want more taps than that even but I simply don't drink enough to justify it - in fact I have a chest...

Hrm... did you actually sit by your kegerator for 24 hours? :drunk: Mine never ran all the time, but it was tough to get a steady temp where I wanted it with just a dial thermostat. It was either freezing 30F or above where I wanted it at 45 with no middle ground. I've since went to the...

Ok, so I think I got this thing finally figured out. I put the temp probe in a beer bottle full of water. Stops the temp swings in the controller when I open the door and is more accurate reading of the actual beer temp. Turns out air temp in there is about 3F-4F or so higher than the liquid...

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