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Major Dickensons by Peets. Good bold dark roast flavor. And you can buy it in bulk at Costco

Yep. Take good notes and adjust next time

Brewed a 5 gallon American stout. Expected OG 1.065 Actual 1.069. All in all a good brew day despite the missed target

Lol. It's the Coors of Texas. I remember buying a six pack at my local bottle shop and the cashier laughed at me. Not a proud moment

Definitely just leave in primary. No need to risk oxygenation by racking. I always cold crash after 3 weeks so that's not a bad idea either

I converted my garage work bench cabinets.Insulated it, installed an STC 1000 dual temperature controller and use frozen 1 gallon water bottles and a Lasko personal space heater

Did a 5 gallon West Coast Red today. Mashed in way too high so it may end up a little sweet

Celebrating a post-work Friday with a Lagunitas IPA Maximus

I dropped the hose connected to my aquarium pump into my glass carboy while aerating my wort. It went through the whole 4 week primary. Beer turned out great but getting the hose out wasn't.

I'll have to put my vote in for Sierra Nevada. While I wouldn't claim any of their beers are my absolute favorite, all of their brews are mighty tasty and the have a huge selection and seasonals to keep it fresh.

Congrats! It's a great feeling isn't it? Almost makes you wanna give the driver a big hug! I am expecting a delivery of ingredients for an Amber ale today.... Speaking of which, I should probably go check again. Christmas comes at all times of the year!

If you intend to do a mash out, then you are correct. That is done prior to collecting first runnings. Heating your sparge water to 168 ( and therefore not heating the grain bed to 168) helps to better dissolve the sugars and increase efficiency.

From "How To Brew": Acetaldehyde A flavor of green apples or freshly cut pumpkin; it is an intermediate compound in the formation of alcohol. Some yeast strains produce more than others, but generally it's presence indicates that the beer is too young and needs more time to condition...

Cold crashing and beano, perhaps?

This is what I do as well. Except I use a bottling bucket with a spigot and transfer it through a sanitized plastic hose. To get the last little bit below the spigot I pour it into a funnel and into the carboy