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5gal batch, or 5 gal boil? Not much room to maneuver with regard to boilover in my 5 gal kettle. I'm assuming 5 gal batch, with no comment on boil size (usually I'm doing 2-3gal). Otherwise, the recipe looks interesting... And the mini-MLT is alos a possibility. (Can you provide the...

I usually aerate with a vigorous pour from the kettle to carboy, then add tap water to bring to 5 gal. I also generally give a VERY vigorous whisk to the wort pre-pour into the carboy. No O2... yet (see next line) I'm not sure I can get any more equipment at this point, SWMBO may not like...

I have a 5 gallon (20 quart) kettle. I have strainers... I have no tuns, sparge plumbing, nor interest in building a large kit. I also know nothing about PM, but always have some steeped grains in my recipes.

Hi all, I'm considering brewing up and putting away a big barleywine for wintertime drinking before the temps heat up too much and confuse my brewing. I currently have a batch of my Refugee Ale* in the primary, and it's ready for either a secondary, or bottling (about 3 weeks in primary)...

Alas, when I was first into brewing, about 12 years ago, I made this error. I used WAY too much corn sugar to try to up the ABV of a batch. Cider city. Many years went by without brewing, and now I'm brewing like a madman. No more large quantities of corn sugar in my recipes any more.

I put raspberry extract into the bottling bucket for my American wheat ale. Great stuff. I have to guard my stocks from my father when he visits. I also used cherry extract (also into the bottling bucket) for my Magic Hat #9 clone. I have had no soapy flavor problems, but would like to...

You could always brew a Magic Hat #9 clone, using the cherry to add the fruit flavor, rather than apricot. I used cherry extract in the recipe here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=186810&postcount=28 , but I see no reason you couldn't use the cherry puree, rather than extract...

My first batch was with fresh cider. I'd not read this thread at that point. I heated the 5 gal of cider to 180F and held for 15 minutes to kill any active beasties. 1 # brown sugar added during heating. Cooled in an ice bath, and pitched with White Labs' English Cider yeast...

http://www.freshops.com/ doesn't seem to have any issues with stock posted on their site. I've not heard that mine (ordered a week ago) won't be showing up. (In fact, are probably in my mailbox) - Thursday Update. They were in the mailbox. Looking nice, starting to sprout. They'll go in...

A pair of SWMBO's knee-highs worked great for me on Sunday. I'd prefer the grain bag, but apparently threw away my last one after the last batch. -Butler (Yes, she GAVE them to me. I'm not brave enough to appropriate a pair)

How much for a 5gal batch?

Smells like Aqua Velva or Old Spice?

Count me in as another rekindled brewer. I brewed in college (age 23), and just started brewing again last fall (age 36). Of course, now, as an adult, I have more $$$ to devote to the hobby, and more patience, and time, so my beers are markedly improved. What amazes me most is the increase...

You can, or could. Last time I got some, I had to ask for it, as it wasn't on the shelf.

I've wondered about this with my starters... why not the whole volume? Seems as though I'm wasting a nice 1/2 gallon of prefermented beer! (And the alcohol!) I've used the entire volume in the past.

As I don't really care about the clarity of my beer, I've not been particularly concerned about getting mine from primary to secondary. I should get my Anchor Steam clone into a secondary, but I've been too lazy to sanitize one of my empty secondaries. I might do it today, to get it ready to...

Nope. The Oxyclean dissolves the glue, so that goes down the drain. All I have to do is pick up the labels off of the bottom when I'm done bottling. A few of them are still stuck to bottles, but come off VERY easy, with a very slight tug. There are a few label types (harpoon brews) that...

Got the greatest compliment on the cider on Friday night. I went to a friends house, and brought along a 1/2 gallon growler which I had previously bottled (from the same bucket as my 12/22oz bottles) to share with the couple who we were visiting. The wife half of the couple said, "I'll try...

I add some oxyclean if I need to get labels off. I don't if there are none to remove. Between the heat, the hot water, and the oxyclean, most of my labels just fall right off.

I did see the magazine. And I'm jealous of it. Though, if I get too much $$$, I know that SWMBO will allow me to fly as well... but NEVER brew over the carpet! :D