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Not so sure if the yeast are finishing the job or things are just settling to the bottom. The yeast is done in a week or so, but everything needs time to settle and compact at the bottom of the fermentor.

First pour probably had little yeast. As you get to the bottom, you are going to incur more yeast flavor, possibly masking your other flavors.

18 Liters of a low ABV (3.0) alcohol ale 18 Liters of a SMaSH Chinook ale 18 Liters of a Mexican lager 18 Liters of an Amarillo lager 6 Liters in the fridge for tonight :D

Pffft. Just run some PVC from the kitchen to the porch. Honey won't mind.

I can throw 1 oz. of Chinook into the boil for 18 minutes and achieve 25 IBUs OR I can scatter it through a 60 minute boil (.333 at 60, .333 at 20, .333 at 7) and achieve the same 25 IBUs. Will there be a noticeable taste difference between these two recipes? Or can I shave 40 minutes off my...

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Southern Brewing? Bummer they don't ship anymore.

Congrats. Now the hard part...trying to replicate it. Brew on.

Did you just use the can of hopped LME? You are supposed to use some other fermentables.

Small kids and family outings take up my weekends now. I can make a canned no-boil kit in 20 minutes. Makes a fine 4.5% beer. The cost is 30% more, but worth the time I save. 1. Make a hop tea: Steep hops in boiling water for 10 minutes (optional). 2. While hops are steeping, dump a can of...

I place them in a cardboard box, then I store them in a closet. If they do go off, no harm.

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Chinook has a piney flavor. Think, Arrogant Bastard. Simcoe is cat pee, but like the cat peed on a pine tree :D

My only infection was due to an over-used and under-cleaned hop bag. Now I just use disposable ones.

Do you have extra yeast on-hand? I'd wait three days to see if it takes off. If it is sluggish, pitch some more yeast.

+1 for $20-$25 range. I can't justify paying $40-$50 for homebrew.

What couple pounds of grain are you steeping? Two pounds of a C grain would be a bit much. I would steep the grains in the full volume (7 gallons) at 160'. I would add one bag of DME at the beginning of your boil and save the last two for flameout.

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