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So it’s April 8 and I’m assuming many of you are chasing the Moon’s shadow, and maybe even partaking of a cereal malt beverage or two. Just to keeps the Mods happy, yesterday was National Beer Day (see? On Topic). SWMBO’d and I are on the road in San Antonio, TX, as we work our way slowly to...

I’ve been asked a brewing question that I’m embarrassed to say I can’t answer. My daughter has been on a special diet for the last several weeks to try to discover the source of a food allergy. Her doctor has instructed her to now eliminate wine and processed sugar to determine if these are...

So a week or two ago I was wasting some time and money (a common theme for me) scouring the inter webs for more 'useful stuff' that I've never had but surely do need. I'd read about Flotit on this forum and other sites, so when I happened upon it, I pulled the trigger, along with some other...

Check out this packaging. All for two PurePitch Next Generation 70 ml pouches of the new White Labs WLP 808 “Mythical Hammer” high pressure lager yeast. I’ve never had any yeast order this well packaged and handled. My order was processed on 12/18, shipped from White Labs in San Diego across...

For several months I’ve been spending the idle hours pondering the potentials and pitfalls of brewing a Low-Enzymatic Mash beer. The process has been out there on the fringe of brewing for a couple of years with some interesting lab and brewery type research, including Briess, that has some good...

Welp, guess I can't put it off any longer. After delaying the inevitable for about 8 months, it's finally time to quit putting it off and just DO IT! "It" being 'just brew the damned thing', with "damed thing" being a Grapefruit Seltzer clone. As is likely obvious, I'm not a big fan of...

I've been brewing quite a bit in the last month. Five different times to be exact. Two of the brews had very similar grain bills (a British Golden Ale and a Best Bitter). Long story short, I ended up with a little over three gallons of combined second runnings wort after sparging. Each was...

So, the controller to my SS Brewtech temperature (FTSs chilling and heating) shot craps for the second time in a little over a year. The controller itself appears to have failed "partially" only in the chilling mode. The unit boots up normally, responds to inputs, appears to turn-on/shut off...

The following isn't my contribution, but one I thought I'd pass along as we celebrate Memorial Day and Remembrance Day, and pause between the picnics and parades to remember why we have the freedoms we take for granted: In September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a...

So my daughter and son-in-law are moving into their new 'dream house', with a pool and an outdoor kitchen with a custom built kegerator. Neither one particularly likes beer, but they do like to entertain with guests who do (Me, in particular). Daughter is a wine drinker like her Mom. SIL...

My daughter and son-in-law are having a new outdoor kitchen built onto their home in Florida next to their pool. They're having a two-tap kegerator built and installed along with a bar, grill and deep sink, and under-counter refrigerator. Lately my son-in-law has gone over to 'the dark side'...

Well, maybe not new guy, but new member. I guess everybody has their special "hero wall" of plaques and awards for accomplishments, etc., or a proud collection of "been there, done that" T-shirts. I've certainly got a few of the former and a metric crap ton of the latter. In the picture is a...

I've been harvesting, storing, freezing, propagating, etc., yeasts for a few years now with generally very good results. When it comes specifically to freezing yeast, I've followed the general process of harvesting directly from a fresh starter and/or mixing a fresh vial with equal volumes of...

So, I was cleaning out my refrigerated yeast bank yesterday and came across an Imperial L26 "Pilgrimage" yeast packet that I'd picked up at my LHBS last year, and promptly forgot it was there. The 'manufacture' date is May 17, 2022, making it just over 8 months old. It was barely 2 weeks old...

So I've been an occasional fan of Oskar Blues beers for awhile, from the original Dale's Pale Ale to the more recent Can-o-Bliss. I picked up a 12 pack variety series for the 4th of July cookout, and a new (to me) offering was in the mix: Oskar's Lager. Just a simple American lager in a plain...

Obviously I have too much time on my hands. Somehow SWMBO'd got me hooked on WORDL, which (besides strong coffee) daily gives me a purpose to wake up. Following a recent frustrating string of "fives" (taking 5 tries to solve the daily puzzle) I tried to calculate the odds of randomly entering...

Wouldn't you know it would happen. Finally got a decent day to brew outside, had all the ingredients set and ready to go, yeast propagating on the stir plate, you know the drill. It's been nearly 9 months since the last brew session and the pipeline is WAY behind. Even had to resort to...

I've been toying with the idea of adding a CoolStix chiller to the list of attachments to a 7.6 gallon kegmenter and would like to know how satisfied any users are with its overall ability to do the job. I use the kegmenter mostly to serve as a brite tank and pressure spunding vessel for a 7...

There are a few recipes out there using the "Holy Trinity" of hops: Simcoe, Citra and Mosaic. What I'm looking to brew is a low alcohol WCIPA or hoppy pale ale using that hop combo, maybe including a bit of Amarillo. The grist bill is set, so what I need are some thoughts or suggestions for...

While it's clear that not everyone is interested in BJCP categories and style guidelines, the 2021 Update is very well done and the panel needs a hearty pat on the back. I've just spent an hour or so reading the new guidelines and think that they've done a remarkable job in reorganizing and...