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I used this as close as I could, but modified based on what was on hand: http://beerrecipes.org/showrecipe.php?recipeid=102 so I had: 5 pounds, golden light DME 2 ounces, roast barley 8 ounces, crushed crystal malt 1 ounces, Fuggles (loose) 2 ounce, Goldings (loose) 1/4 ounce, Goldings...

Oh, now I notice people mentioning that you have to change the hops if you do a full boil; I didn't do that. We shall see what I get.

When do you add, say, DME during your boil? After the first 15 minutes? Every single boil-over I have had has been right after adding an ingredient.

I'm not sure what the results on my first lager (Brewers Best Vienna Lager with WL Mexican Lager yeast) will be. As far as I can tell I may have done a diacetyl rest about ten times in the first week. I was using a waterbath to keep the bottle cool but it regularly got up to 60 or so before the...

Starsan isn't harmful to you, but it may be enough to ensure that your secondary doesn't have ANY fermentation going on. I'd let it sit and see what happens. Write it down. Maybe starsan is the magic ingredient.

I started two weeks ago with a five gallon pot, got excited, and tried to boil four gallons to start, having read that the more you are able to boil the better the beer will be. Result: the boiling water hopped out when the hops hopped in. Lost some; had to clean a stove. Everything else...

Chickens definitely go crazy over spent grains, if the batch I dumped on them from a partial mash is any indication.

http://surfbrewery.com/ is one, it's great, and the prices are amazing low.

I always have my Leatherman Wave (current model) with me, so that's what I use. Pro-tip: Leatherman's warranty is great; my old knife started sticking, sent it back and the didn't just clean it, they sent me an entirely new modern version.