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I believe the reason for my brewing longevity is having found the correct balance between effort and results

This is why some of us use dry yeast. It's way cheaper, easier, less variable, and produces the same quality of beer as liquid When I do liquid I use imperial brand because they have more cells than white labs. Supposedly I used to make starters each brew, over build them, store yeast, etc. I...

In 2024 most of my beers will be easy drinking ales between 3-4%. I get the same amount of pleasure drinking low abv beer and it's healthier. I find i generally drink the same quantity of beer whether it's 3% or 7%

I want to drink beer forever. If I drink too much, get addicted, get in the habit too hard whatever, then I'll have to quit 100%. I've seen it happen to many friends and family. So in order to always drink beer I have to drink less beer

I've used this yeast a dozen+ times, pretty much every time I pitch around 70 and ferment low 50's. Great yeast

I usually bring a growler with me when I attend a beer suitable social event, and I offer my beer when a drinker is at my house. Sometimes these things happen often, sometimes no one drinks my beer but me for a month. Ebbs and flows

i brewed my first batch in 2005 at age 19 to get around not being 21. did it a lot for 3 years, quit for several years, started again for several years, quit for several years, and have currently been brewing regularly since 2018. i plan to brew until I die. not only do i enjoy the process but...

Yeah I've been using gamma seal buckets for base malt for years, works fine. I've just been having my specialty grains flop around on my shelf in plastic bags but my OCD can't take it anymore - need hard sided containers.

I'm thinking of buying some containers like that for my specialty grains too. How much grain fits in those? I'm looking at some 4 liter containers so I figure I can get about 5 ish lbs of grain in each?

I ferment and serve in my kegs so they're always nice and filthy when I clean them, but it's EZPZ. I disassemble the posts, lid, and floating dip tube and put all of the hardware in a tub with some PBW and hot water. I add a couple quarts of hot water to the sludge at the bottom, swirl it, and...

It is on the low side and it's messed up that we should be giddy to only pay $12 for a 4-pack. I dunno I love beer in all its forms and I want to love commercial craft beer but somewhere along the way I started to dislike it in general. The vibe, the more-often-than-not mediocre beer, the high...

I have strong feelings about some american hops. My absolute favorites are cascade and simcoe, either alone or together. I also love willammette by itself in a cream ale, stout, and brown, or combined with cascade in pale or amber ales I do not like Centennial it tastes like soap to me. I don't...

That sounds solid. I think I have better results if I transfer to a serving keg for IPA because of the quantity of dry hop. 1-2oz or no dry hop I still prefer single keg.

grain does seem more expensive than ever these days though. It wasn't long ago the lhbs sold rahr or whatever generic 2-row for about $50 a sack, now its $75

Bummer that your keg ferment experience so far hasn't been great. I'm a big proponent of it. fwiw I don't really like fining either, I find most my beers, except IPA, peak and get 'clear' about 6-10 weeks after brew day. You don't even need patience if you keep the pipeline going Good luck

I didn't notice I've any issues with gelatin finings. I use a floating dip tube with a screen too though I don't spund. I added finings after fermentation before cold crashing in my keezer. I open the lid for a second dump it in, put it on gas and purge But. I add finings to like every fifth...

I ferment and serve all my beer from the same keg. Clarity doesn't seem different than it was when I was transferring and/or fermenting in carboys. Depends on yeast, time, dry hops, whirfloc, etc etc etc I use gelatin sometimes it seems to make it clear faster. Usually I just let my beers age...

3476 + 5 Helles + 5 Wet Hop APA = 3486

Damn