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I like that. Pillar pale ale.

So i harvested my Cascade hops a few weekends ago. didn't weight them but got 2- 5gal pails of them from my second year plant. i laid them out on old window screens for about 5 days to dry with a fan blowing air around in my garage. once dry i tossed them in ziplock bags, squeezed as much air...

with everyone so worried about food grade hose, food grade buckets, etc. is this stuff food safe??

with everyone so worried about food grade hose, food grade buckets, etc. is this stuff food safe??

thanks for posting this. i will have to try some of the things you mentioned!!

thanks for posting this. i will have to try some of the things you mentioned!!

i agree. i get from 8-12 kegs on a 5lbs cylinder depending on how i go about carbing the beer.

2 different wheats and a Muskoka Detour.

that cold will not kill the yeast, it only slows them down. You would need to add Campden tablets. i'm not a pro on this so hopefully someone else can chime in with a better answer.

i use it in the boil on most beer but never in the fermentation. i have brewed about 30gal with WLP300 and never needed a blow off tube.

did you use an ale yeast or lager yeast?

i use mr. malty for the number of yeast cells and then i use a chart from BillyBrew for the steps. i have been doing 2- 2L starters to get 300billion cells, atleast according to the chart. never actually counted them myself.

most beer in Ontario is going to run your around $40/24 and that is just the regular BMC type. i can brew 10gal for about 2/3's the price.

if you are using fertilizer, try to keep it off the plant best you can. Some fertilizers will burn you plant so bad you can kill them. i lift the plant greens off the soil and sprinkle around them.

i pay $65 for a 55lbs sack of 2 row tax and shipping included. most grains, base or specialty, are under $1.50.