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It's the day! Later I'm going to crack a bottle of my mead (as it's the simplest thing I make) and drink a toast to our friend. Right now I'm toasting him with theraflu since I had to go and come down with the covid on Sunday. Salut!!!!

Yes I've been absent a while; here, but busy with work and life (and not brewing enough apparently). My five-tap kegerator currently only has one very aged mini-keg of wee heavy that I'm not happy with; got a couple ready to go, a lager that's kegging now and a super-banana-forward...

I've not been my usual bloviating self lately. Work is crazy (new system that was apparently built by third-graders working from kindergarten plans, all while eating hallucinogenic paste), and I've kinda gotten into a new hobby consisting of doing my nails a lot, because it's fun. I feel bad...

Not a stalker, hear me out. Earlier this year (and we just found out in the last two weeks) a longtime well-respected member of this forum passed away. We know from public information that his house was sold, and the new owner took possession of his brewing equipment as well. He lived in...

Been using the little red bottles to add oxygen prior to pitching yeast for a while now; can get about 3 batches out of each one. They're about $16 a pop at the local hardware store, getting pricey. So I'm looking into buying a 20cf tank I can exchange at the gas place. What regulator works...

Sitting here tonight relaxing while doing a lot of laundry. Got to looking at my ferment fridge where I place all the stickers I get from various breweries, LHBS, and other places. Each one tells a story; of either a great road trip, a visit to a new brewery around here, or something I've...

Since my husband went to swing shift a couple months ago, I spend most of my evenings by myself. Even before that, we tended to spend our evenings kinda separate; him watching tv or playing xbox, and me out in the garage surfing HBT, reading, knitting, drinking beer, or doing random brewery...

Just transferred the first batch out of my new Fermzilla All-Rounder. I've been doing pressure transfers in my Fermonsters for a bit, so thought I knew what I was doing. Nope. Forgot to open the spunding valve on the Fermzilla after the beer started flowing, and when it stopped I was...

So I think this has been asked before, but it's fun to ask the general population here random questions. How do you keep your notes? Handwritten log? Computer? Dedicated brewing software? Etching on stone? I, personally, have my personal laptop in the garage/brewery (mainly because I smoke...

It's been over a month. No word. Based on some members' research, he's not 'gone'. But he's never been gone from HBT this long. Perhaps he's somewhere with no internet access. Whether he annoyed you, or provided some sharp advice on home malting, or amused you with his style of humor...

In my ongoing quest to find better/different/faster/easier ways to brew beer, just today I brewed my first batch (basic cream ale) that will ferment in the keg. I own two 7g fermonsters, but hae been intrigued with the idea of fermenting/serving from the keg. I have a blowtie spunding valve...

Recently got myself an oxygenation setup; bought one of those little red bernzomatic tanks at Lowes, it lasted for four brews. Looking to get a bigger tank but I don't want to go broke doing it. I know I can go to the big gas guys, just want to know what people are paying for a full...

So it's time for another Seatazzz stupid question of the day (yes I know I haven't done this in a while, I don't care). Everyone has their routine for brewday, if you've been doing it for a while; or even if you're just starting out in this wonderful hobby. Music has been a huge part of my...

So I thought this could be a thread where we all summarize what we learned/did/discovered about homebrewing this year. Or our lives in general. Or whatever you want to say. Or reminisce about members we haven't seen in a while. Just anything you want. Haven't seen @Yooper for a while, I...

So I've done some searches, and not really finding much on the advantages of a three-roller over a two-roller grain mill. For a bit of background, I have a motorized two-roller mill that I bought from a friend. The motor has two speeds; Dead stop, or gazillion rpm. It has an adjustment screw...

Thought I'd throw this one out there. With modern methods of cooking out there (smoker, deep fryer, air fryer oven, super-tolerant spouse chasing you out of the kitchen) there might be time enough to brew. We got a new Samsung oven/range this year with the air fryer function, so I'll be...

Tailing off of @passedpawn's semi-zombie thread regarding grout cleaners, I thought I'd throw this one out there. No rules, can be any product you wish was still around. I'll start: REAL Scotchgard. Read many years ago that the original formula, which was absolutely impermeable to...

We're heading to Portland next week for the first time in two years, to attend the Oregon Brewer's Festival. Been going since 2010 almost every year. They have the list of brewers/beers posted, looks like a very good selection this year!

So I brewed a hefeweizen last weekend, using Imperial Stefon yeast. Tested it today, and it's done; of course still a ton of yeast in suspension. I don't expect the full krausen to fall unless I crash it. So here's the silly question; hefeweizens traditionally have a lot of yeast in...

Planning on brewing a Blonde tomorrow that will be fermented on Lutra slurry from a previous batch, that turned out fabulous. Question is, do I use the whole jar of slurry, or do like for Voss and only pitch 1/4-1/2 cup? Lutra is not supposed to throw esters (first batch had none, good clean...