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I stocked up on supplies last year and have a lot that has gone unused. I have several packs of hops in the nitro sealed packs from Northerner Brewer that are about 14 months old and been kept at 42 degrees F. I also have assorted specialty grains from various vendors, some that have been...

How important are the yeast recommendations in recipes? Specifically, I want use S-04 in a dry Irish stout recipe that calls for US-05. Any reason why I shouldn't? Do the base malts have anything to do with the recommended yeast strains?

I would like to try something like this. I assume you are using US 05 yeast? How much?

Good to know. I have heard of Williams but have not shopped there. I’m on the coastside of the peninsula. I really should make it up to Concord. Right now they are ticketing anyone parked more than 10 miles away from home. I’ve been trying my best to obey the orders, but if it last much...

Seems like morebeer PA is having an easier go at this than the one on the west coast. I guess we call in sick more out here. But good to know on Rite-Brew. I’ll have to look them up.

Finally got enough ingredients to make a batch or 2. Northern Brewer wasn’t offering free shipping right now, but they got what I ordered to me in about 8 days. Morebeer took about 22 days but shipped for free. I had tacked on a recipe kit, and I think that’s what may have held the shipment...

I ordered from morebeer in late March and it got here in less than 24 hrs. Then another order on the 18th. To be fair, it said predicted ship was May 1, but I thought that was due to shipping. When I asked about it, they said it wasn’t scheduled to be picked until at least May 1. Definitely...

I contacted them and they were very responsive and polite, but told me there was a significant increase in demand and were very short staffed.

Anyone having problems getting ingredients lately? Seems my go to spots are either closed or completely out of necessities. First it was yeast, then base malts. I think the bakers are running low and encroaching on our ale supplies. Now hops are hit or miss. Anyone else having this problem...

I'm having similar issues as I am trying to convert 5 gal recipes (or 5 gal recipe kits) into 3 gallon batches. Not as extreme though. I'm expecting 1.044 and I'm getting 1.040. In the first batch I added some light DME to get the gravity up while I was boiling off. I'm not sure that was the...

Thank you all for your input. While there are still a few bubbles coming from the blow off tube, I think I'll change it out and let it sit until I get back. Was a little concerned about sitting on the yeast cake too long, but should be more concern with a bottle bomb situation.

I have a 3 gal hefeweizen that may have been slightly over pitched. OG: 1.046 Has been at 1.007 for more than 24 hours on day 7. Leaving town for a week, so my question is whether it is better to go ahead and bottle at 10 days, leave in primary for 18 days then bottle, or rack to a secondary...

After a summer of deal hunting, I wound up with the 15 gal SsBrewTech Kettle, the Hellfire Blichman burner, a 50 ft copper wort chiller, a wilsner bag, and a few small gadgets all for under $400. My first brew day was not a success though because I couldn't get the burner to stay lit. Need to...

After a summer of deal hunting, I wound up with the 15 gal SsBrewTech Kettle, the Hellfire Blichman burner, a 50 ft copper wort chiller, a wilsner bag, and a few small gadgets all for under $400. My first brew day was not a success though because I couldn't get the burner to stay lit. Need to...

I've found crud in my bottle filler. I have one now that I can completely disassemble to clean and sanitize. I'll keep an eye on that spring.

Thanks! I’ve tried three or four versions of this and this has by far been the easiest, seals best, and works best. With the slightest tilt, this left behind less than a shot of beer.

I started this thread because someone changed my mind about buying a robobrew and instead using a kettle, burner, and bag. For a really good setup, the price is about the same and it looks like if you go with a good brand of kettle, you can do lots of modifications later. I had not considered...

Thank you all for your advice. It seem almost unanimous that with proper care a bottling bucket will last forever and likely not have an impact on the beer as long as it's kept clean and sanitized and free from scratches. Now on to the next phase of the project: fashioning a dip tube. So far...

I'm working on repurposing a 7 gallon plastic bucket I've use as a primary to use as a bottling bucket. I'm really interested in making the perfect bottling bucket, so I want to use it for a long time. Do you guys recommend changing bottling buckets as often as you would change plastic buckets...