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+ 1.5 Vienna/Simcoe SMaSH 1220.5

I just kegged up a SMaSH recipe that I'm going grain-to-glass in seven days, so yeah, you know you're a homebrewer when you run the mental calculations of how much beer you have on hand and say, "Yeah, that should be enough to get me through two weeks."

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Well, kegged this and, uh. My final gravity was at 1.035 (!!!!!!!) so I must have had a stalled fermentation. Thankfully it was only a 1-gallon test batch. It was actually good, just very very sweet and the mouthfeel was too slick and viscous. I'm hoping the CO2 will help add a litter bit of...

Just wanted to drop in and say I took this recipe and bastardized it to make a Red ale, because that's what I was craving at the time. It's cold crashing now; I'm kegging it tomorrow so it's ready for the weekend. I'll post pictures when it's done, just for sharts and gaggles.

You know, I was literally just talking to my girlfriend about this scenario yesterday. There is a short story that takes place in the near future called "Unauthorized Bread" where the protagonist has a toaster that won't work because the company went out of business and the toaster can no longer...

I brewed my first "manual" brew in it last night and I was pleasantly surprised that it is a much different process than brewing with a PicoPak, and is almost exactly like doing a BIAB with a recirculator. I doubt I'll ever buy a PicoPak again (which is fine, I brew so I can brew my own ideas.)...

633.5 + 1.5 Irish Red experimental batch = 635.0

The only competition I participate in is with myself, to see how fast I can get through a keg to make room for the next batch.

When each brew session is planned around an equipment upgrade.

Count me in! I want both! But I guess I'll settle for just one.

I just kegged this up and put it on slow carb for next weekend. I tasted the sample and wow, is it tasty. Very strong grapefruit and pineapple smell and I get a bit of perceived bitterness, but it finishes smooth and I like it. Can't wait for it to get cold and bubbly.

I've got this fermenting right now, going to keg it up on Monday and force carb so it's ready to enjoy by Friday the 31st. Smells good so far!

There are four spots for hops or adjuncts that can be added at different times during the "boil." Each spot has it's own jet of water and can be timed to add early or late depending on the amount of utilization you want out of your hops.

+5g NEIPA +1g Mermaid's Red Ale =308