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Just bottled the amber ale from three weeks ago, OG- 1.054 and FG 1.009 for 5.9% abv... Also weighed out the grain bill for ten gallons of Marzen for next week's brew day 🤩

I get that, but my beer improved tremendously after I switched to all grain. Maybe I gave up on extract too soon 🤷

Going all grain was a light year ahead in terms of quality in my brews! I remember reading a quote on this site that said "You can brew good beer with extract. You can craft excellent beer with all grain." Also temp control for better fermentation... I only use a swamp cooler but it's a vast...

My favorites are pale ales and reds but my brother and I make a Westvleteren 12 clone that is simply amazing 😍 Made it 8-10 times and it's a home run every time!

Not brewing but definitely bottling the amber ale from three weeks ago! Then we'll get the recipe together for the brewing session the following weekend...

Just heard this! Insanely catchy and original IMHO

OMG I've seen this band three times live!! I love everything they've done, even the new music!

Brewed my first batch this year which means I had to wake up my yeasties after many months in the fridge. Decided on Denny's Fave (Wyeast 1450) and made a 2L starter that I stepped up 24 hours later by 1L. I saw very, VERY little action and wondered how viable the yeast were but decided to pitch...

One of my favorite lines of all time is from Gordon Lightfoot in "The Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald" Nobody knows where the love of God goes when the waves turn the minutes to hours

My brother had Google play a band he heard on SiriusXM on the Jimmy Buffett channel, Algorithm... Reggae and ska with some good covers too

I'm working on waking up some yeast I've had dormant for a couple years... It's slow but I'm seeing a little action that has me hopeful.

I normally keep #25 of two base malts and #1-5 of adjuncts and such. A few varieties of hops at 2-4ozs each... That's normally what I have. But a couple years ago I found out my local brew store was going out of business so I WAAAY overbought on supplies! I'm just now getting my overstock down...

I'm brewing beer today! First batch in months so I'm pretty jazzed 🤩