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I understand. One thing I will say though is that if you brew 5 gallons, you will be very popular very quickly. You will have plenty to cook with too. :ban:

Dude...What are you messing around with such a small batch for? I drank a gallon an hour ago. Why are you wasting your time?

Brew and Wine Hobby on Pitkin Street in East Hartford. Good luck!

Ahhh....Missed the original point on the thermometer. I wouldn't worry about it at all. You could try and calibrate it, but I am sure it is fine.

Nah...You're thinking too much. After 52 minutes I'm sure you are boiling with only 3 gallons. Also, I have been brewing for years and the first time I used a hop bag was today since my wife bought it for me for Christmas. It was OK, but I have survived without it for sooooo long. The residue...

Good to know there are other brewers in Vernon! I'm not the only crazy guy running around with kegs.

You could not be more right about that guy. I don't know what his deal is, but I only go there in a pinch. Zok is really good out in Willimantic, but that is kind of a hike.

There is one in Hartford on Murphy Rd, but I am not a big fan although it is a bigger store. I have had alot of luck ordering online.

I'm in Vernon, CT. Just brewed a batch of IPA earlier today.

Make sure you remember to take your hydrometer readings. In my first few batches, that was the thing that I would always forget to do. Good luck and enjoy. It really is the best hobby ever.

Not a good deal. I pay $30 a piece in my Homebrew shop here in CT.

Dude...You created life....It's natural to be so mezmerized. :rockin:

I'm doing a blueberry melomel now myself and it is really tasting good already after 3 months. It tastes nothing like I though that it would and that is a real treat. It reminds me more of wine then mead.

I haven't made one for Mead yet, but when I make them for my beer I just throw in a tsp of yeast nutrient. Seems to work fantastic.

My suggestion is to make a yeast starter. I'm new to Mead too and mine is under attenuated. Although I pitched 2 packages of yeast for a 5 gallon batch and hydrated it wasn't enough. Will definately do a starter next time. My FG is in the 1.03 range.