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70, brewing 6 years in November. Sent from my Star Fleet hyperspace communicator

As a friend of mine is in the habit of saying "Don't do that." As a recurring theme in this thread seems to be drinking before or during brewing, my invariable rule is: no beer drunk until the lid's on the fermenter. End of story.

I don't know about the prospects of using the O2 bottle shown, but I can highly recommend the wand / stone from William's Brewing. It is a stainless steel wand with an SS stone on the end. All that's necessary is to throw it into the boil along with the chiller and it's automatically sanitized...

I reject "all beers are the same" arguments, which at bottom are like those stated by "brrman," no matter how they're dressed up. Until I was in my 50's, I drank the same lagers 90+ percent of American beer drinkers still drink. Then I was gradually introduced to the likes of Guinness...

I'm not completely sure I'm clear on the OP. While some craft beer has become stratospheric in price, I simply don't buy it. Problem solved. Resenting the brewers or the price the beer is sold for boots nothing. On sale, I can still get some very respectable craft beers for $7-8 a six. Above...

I dunno- I just use Fermcap to keep the boil from foaming up. Sent from my Star Fleet hyperspace communicator

C'mon, everyone knows that Jif "Skippy" Washington invented peanut butter. I read it on the Internet, so it must be true.

I bought a 30 qt. pot when I started brewing, brewed extract batches in it for 18 months, then switched to AG. I have no problems doing a full 6.5 gal. boil in a 7.5 gal. pot. The secret is simple: Fermcap-S, available from finer homebrew suppliers everywhere. There's no magic here. It jus uses...

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The prices of Rogue hereabouts (Central IL) have gone up to that of Dogfish Head. I like Rogue's products, but not that much. Since DH moved back into our area, I've treated myself to a six of Indian Brown Ale....that's been about it. Most beers have to go on sale under $8 / six or I just drink...

OP: "Beers You Want to Like... But Don't" My tastes run to the darker and hoppier types, but I don't actively dislike any beer I can think of. If I were in the position of the OP, I would be more likely to ask myself "Why do I feel this way?" rather than "Why don't I like this beer?" Ain't...

Glass is glass. Just had my first two bottle bombs last night after 6 years in this pastime......and in a beer that passed FG on the hydrometer with flying colors....

I've never shipped it, but we've transported it by air on several occasions, most recently all the way to Italy. Obviously, this has to go in your checked luggage. I use 9" non-returnable longnecks. I wrap each bottle in one layer of bubble wrap, sealed with packing tape. A gallon ziploc bag...

No, never. Well....I useta did. I would brew "Fruity Pebbles" (a clone of Leinenkugel Sunset Wheat) because the females hereabouts would drink it. Then they quit, and I haven't brewed it since- because it comes under the category of "a beer I wouldn't drink."

For my first four years, I ærated by pouring the wort into the fermenter, back to the boil pot, and into the fermenter again. Mostly, the fermentations went fine. But the lag time previously mentioned was occasionally problematic. Two years ago, I got the oxygenation system from William's...

If you're in Boulder, I found that Hop To It! was a store with a lot to recommend it*. I sure wish we had something like that locally. As it is, I'm locked into the online vendors.... *Other than the great beer scene, the scenery, and the usual historical attractions any town has, Boulder is...

During the three years I grew hops*, the rabbits around here (plentiful) never bothered them in any way. This Spring there are basically no rabbits in evidence, must have been a huge winterkill.....guess that makes sense, given the Winter we had. *I tried growing four varieties. They grew OK...

This isn't even the tip of the iceberg that is the mediæval city of Bruges. But, for the time you have available (20 hours, presumably including a night's sleep), what you've written sounds about right. Go back to Bruges some day when you can spend 3-4 days and enjoy the city properly.

I have fermented in the US Plastics 7 gal. buckets for 5 years (I use three of them). I bought all three buckets for $33 delivered, including a great lid that has a real neoprene 'O'-ring for seal. In that time, I have had no trouble of any kind, and that's with over 3 inches of headspace...

I brew. I do it at home. Res ipse loquitur.