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Dear God, I wish I had read this thread about the yeast nutrient before I did this... the smell is horiffic. Thankfully I have it in my second bathroom with the door closed and the vent fan on...

This will just be disappointing after the SC BrewExpo...

I'm going to the early session with my brother.

PS... 1743.5 gal = 55.349 barrels = 27.675 hogsheads :)

Mixed up my first batch last night... anyone else feel weird walking out of the grocery store with nothing but a cart full of apple juice? 1738.5 + 5 = 1743.5 gal

Yeah same here... I could stomach 2 for $15 but I can't bring myself to pay $30 for some glasses.

Those things actually do work, the added ventilation really cools the thing down a lot. They just plug into your USB port for power. They have one at Amazon that looks pretty solid http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009WPSEC/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20

So how difficult is it to make something like cheddar? I have been thinking about picking up the cheesemaking kit from AHS to try that. I think I have all the equipment I need from homebrewing...

AHS must be backed up this week. I always order on a Saturday or Sunday and the order is out the door by Monday or Tuesday. This week they didn't even have it ready to ship until yesterday (Wednesday). It most definitely will sit in a UPS warehouse over the weekend. They are saying Monday...

Should make for an interesting name for his brewing operation!

I've had mine since near launch without a single solitary problem. I think a lot of that is hyped up and/or related to people not keeping the machine well ventilated. It's basically a computer after all, it's just common sense not to close it up in your entertainment center or tv stand...

Congrats man!

How's the trunk space? :rockin:

A lot of people like Austin Homebrew Supply, myself included... love that flat rate shipping!

Yeah he tries too hard sometimes, pretty sure it's all an act to try and keep the sometimes boring subjects exciting. Usually around that time though they cut to a cool 3D computer model of what the ruins would have looked like back in their heyday.

If anybody wants to check it out, new episodes are on Monday at 9PM EST. I think the season is almost over but they rerun them all the time, as you might have guessed. Must be a marathon now, watching one about Naples and the area around Mount Vesuvius... very cool...

What? Measuring dry goods by volume? Perhaps you should have a word with my friend here :)

Yeah AHS only tells you to boil like 2.5 gallons of water for mini-mash. I have a smallish stock pot that I used to use on the stovetop to do this. I've since moved to a 5gal stock pot on an outdoor burner, but that's really an optional upgrade. Anyway, I do AHS mini-mashes all the time...

Yeah, but it would probably be a pain to get them out now. Do you plan on racking to a secondary in a week or so after fermentation is done? If you do that you can leave the adjuncts behind in the primary...

There's a calculator here at HBD that will tell you how much by style... http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator/carbonation.html I usually find my style (American Wheat 2.3-2.6) and then pick a number somewhere in the middle of the range (like 2.4). Go with that, fill in the rest of the...