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I have a pack of WLP007 I semi-forgot about in the back of my fridge. The best-by date is 11/12/22. I'm curious if any of you think a step starter would resuscitate it. I think it would be an interesting experiment, but would it be worth gambling the money I'll spend on grain and hops?

I’ll check it out!

Hey, we could use some ideas, too! We drink beer and talk about beer at our meetings. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I have a different kind of all-in-one, and I too had efficiency problems. What fixed the problem for me was similar to what Christ71 says here. I take out about eight cups of wort from the spigot every 15 minutes or so, pour it back in the mash and stir well. I went from poor efficiency and...

Great video. Thanks for passing it along. Very informative … and a bit daunting. I’ll try to report back after I brew and after I keg.

Thanks for the reply. I’m brewing a Pilsner Urquell clone next week and I think I’m going to try a double or triple decoction just for the experience. I use an electric all-in-one so I’m not sure what to expect. But, all things being equal, maybe a regular mash with floor malted is the way to go.

Are there methods in your mash process that take into account that floor-malted Bohemian Pils is slightly under-modified? Or in the amount you use in the recipe?

Great song. Love the guitar.

I too wondered if boiling in some DME might have made a difference.

I recently made an ESB that was supposed to be 40 IBUs but tasted like it was devoid of hops. Don't know why. Several weeks later, I boiled an ounce of hops for about an hour and added it to the keg. The beer is now more bitter, but doesn't taste very good. I don't even know how to describe it...

I was watching "Documentary Now!" with my 33-year-old daughter, and Tom Jones made an appearance. She didn't know who he was (kids!), so I looked up some songs for her to listen to. This popped up. Didn't know it existed. Thought it was a joke. And then the song started. If my math is correct...

That would be great!

Nice. Thanks for the info!

That sounds very cool. Thanks for thinking of us. How does the Homebrew Alley work?

We usually meet at 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at Rocky Reef Brewing Company in Woodruff. We have a style of the month (October will be Extra Special Bitter), and everybody tries to bring in examples, whether it's homebrewed or store bought. Message me your email addresses and...

We're a homebrew club in the Northwoods of Wisconsin (Eagle River, Minocqua, Boulder Junction, etc.), and we'd love for other brewing enthusiasts in the area to join us. We meet on the second Thursday of every month. All levels of brewer are welcome! Message me if you're interested.

People who know a ton about homebrewing but can’t spell.

Not this time. I have so many things I need to dial in as a newb that I don’t need one more thing right now!!!

A belated update: The yeast worked just fine, with most of the activity in the first five or six days. The gravity has been at 1.012 for about a week. Thanks for all the help and advice. I learned a lot!