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Ok, at the beginning of the pandemic, I purchased a grain mill, and a few 50# sacks of grains. Base grain in 50# sacks - great idea!. (I've used 2 during the last 18 months). 50# sacks of Crystal - well that wasn't such a good idea - especially with the styles I tend to brew. I've perhaps...

So, my home brewery is a few two-by-sixes thrown over a couple saw horses. Usually outside. In the fall especially, this presents a few troubles on brew day - making sure unintended things don't fall into my boil. It's usually not too much trouble.. Well, this morning was just racking my...

So here's my crazy idea for tomorrow's brew. I've been brewing for about 2 years now. I've been meaning to brew some SMaSH brews so I can start better learning the profiles of the malts, hops, and yeasts. I'm thinking of the Vienna/Centennial SMaSH here: Vienna/Centennial SMaSH I've...

I've been making starters with the "leave it on the counter, and give it a whirl by hand every time I walk by" method. Seeing the Stir Plate home builds, I'm thinking of a DIY build soon. But - how do folks manage to fish their stir bars out of the starter before pitching onto your wort...