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a buddy of mine gave me one that he emptied. looks like you could possibly unscrew the cartridge, and us a new one for homebrew.still would have to carb your beer normally, this would just keep it under pressure after opened so it wouldn't go flat. i think i'll give it a try next time i bottle...

i've been reading some old posts about the brutus 20 2-pot system. i don't want to start a whole repeating thread, because there is already alot out there(and i've read most of them). but, one thing that i didn't see answered (maybe i missed it) was the issue of limiting yourself to about 1.050...

been looking into a 10 gallon batch system. i was thinking 15 gallon mashtun and kettle would be sufficient. blichmann suggests a 20 gallon kettle for boiling and 15 gallon for mashing. anyone have experience with these sizes? say i use 24 lbs of grain how much strike water am i able to add to a...

i started using ph5.2 buffer a few batches ago, and i can really tell the difference. beers seem to be more malty, and the hops are coming through better. not to mention my efficiency has improved. overall a win for me. oh, forgot to mention i am on a well in north carolina.

watereebrew, are those pics from this season? i am in nc and mine are only about a foot high. those are nice.

i am also in nc. trying growing hops for the first time this year. centennial, chinook, nugget. how much if any did you harvest your first season. couple of plants are only a couple of inches tall, and some others about four or five now.

2.7 oz. o.k. does anyone know what is that in volume. sorry i don't have a scale.

so how much table sugar should i use to prime a 5 gallon batch. approx. 5% abv. 1/2 cup? 3/4 cup?

yeah, i will probably be only using a 1/4 to 1/2 oz at a time from now on.

i used an ounce of sweet orange peel in a real hoppy ipa, and i just cracked my first bottle after one week. too much orange taste so far. it needs some more conditioning, so i'm hoping it'll mellow a bit. later i read the package, and it says use 1/2 oz per 5 gallon batch. whoops.....it'll...

are you compensating for your pre-boil temperature?

i put an ounce in an ipa recently. about to bottle. i hope it comes out o.k.

how does the beer taste?

outgrowing pots? do they stay hardy and produce good yields? can the rhizomes be split once they "outgrow the pot"

anyone grow hops in enclosed planters? well, actually i'd like to try growing them in one of those half whiskey barrels, and training up a wire. our soil here is mostly clay, and gets really hard in the summer where nothing grows well. also wondering would they grow back year after year if they...

what does everyone use for their trellis line? twine?, rope?, cable? will hop bines crawl along smooth metal cable?

ol' number seven will just be a learning experience. i've done almost 30 batches, and i'm still experimenting. some good, some great, some not so great. that's what makes this "hobby" so much fun.

that's a great poster. i know what you mean kilted brewer about the dogs. i have a couple of hound dogs that are like our children. if i had a brewery it would be called "hound dog brewing".

wow, that sounds like fun. i'm about an hour and a half away east of asheville down i-40. haven't been to the highland brewery yet. got my start homebrewing from asheville brewing supply on marimon. visited the pizza/brewery close to there. the imperial stout sounds good. i am close to hickory...

now we are talking. thought i was going crazy. a local micro brewery sells their stuff in those, and i have several, and will definitely get more if it works for beer storage. thanks homebrewer_99