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    Hop Crops For the Year -- Picking Time?

    Here's how my hop plants are looking last night, ready to be picked? It's 3 Cascade vines and 1 Chinook vine.
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    Burner Issues

    I just bought a used Craigslist Bayou Classic Burner. And I'm having trouble getting it ready. It's meant to be propane, he had at some point converted it to all natural gas, and was quitting homebrewing, so he was selling, it was only 15$. The first picture is how the burner looks now...
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    First Time Brewing This Weekend

    This weekend will be my first time brewing. I have an IPA recipe I created, all-grain. What are the big things I need to be cognizant about as I brew? What should I be looking out for? What kind of notes should I be keeping? Any other advice? Thanks!
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    Best Places to Buy Ingredients Online

    What are some of the best websites/stores online to buy ingredients (hops/malts/grains/etc)? I'm in the Central (Harrisburg) area. Thanks!
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    YouTube

    What are some great beginner youtube videos or channels to check out? Does anyone have their own? Thanks!
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    Hop Identification Help Please

    So, last year I had gotten 2 chinook and 1 cascade rhizomes. Planted them, they did great. Cut them down at the end of the season, and threw the cuttings in the compost. This spring, when starting to dig around the compost, I found one of the cuttings turned into a rhizome. And...
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    Saaz Hops Plant Help

    So, I got this Saaz plant from Troegs on Earth day. I planted it about 4-5 days later (not sure the exact planting date..... I got it on the Saturday they did it, and I planted it on one of my days off, which would be Wednesday or Thursday). This is about the exact same size it looked in the...
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    First Attempt at an IPA Recipe

    Let me know what you think, this is my first attempt at an IPA recipe: Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: WYeast 1217-PC (West Coast IPA) [2 Vials] Batch Size (Gallons): 5 Boiling Time (Minutes): 90 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7days @ 68f Secondary Fermentation...
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    Adding Spices

    Do many people do this? My one homebrew friend swears by adding spices (basil, oregano, etc.) to some of his beers, even IPAs and stuff, claiming it helps the flavors. Is this done often or is he alone?
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    Used Brewer's Beast #1003 Starting Kit

    Found a listing for it, for 75$. Is that a good deal? It's used though (he said for "a few brews"). Some of the sites I found when googling had it listed at 167.99$, 139.79$, and 149.99$. * https://www.houseofhomebrew.com/products/copy-of-brewers-best-5-gallon-equipment-kit-1003 *...
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    Newbie Questions

    1) How do you take a previously propane burner (banjo) that was converted to natural gas..... and convert it back to propane? I bought a banjo propane burner from a guy, and he had converted it to all-natural-gas, I need to convert it back to propane. Everything I've found on google and youtube...
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    Starting Out Questions

    Ok everyone, so I am just starting out. I found an amazing deal from a local home brew group, for 75$ I got a 8-gallon Mash Tun (igloo), a 8-gallon aluminum boil pot (with spigot), a 5.5 gallon glass carboy, a banjo burner (modified for natural gas instead of propane), a wort chiller, a mash...
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    Local Homebrew Find

    Found this locally, picking it up shortly: ___ $75 for the set, or make an offer on individual pieces: banjo burner converted for natural gas (can be switched to propane), 8+gal boil kettle with tap and screen, 10gal mash tun with false bottom, copper wort chiller. All work great. ___...
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    Needs (PA Area)

    Hi all, here are some needs I have, if anyone has any for sale, please reply or PM me here: * 10 Gallon Mash Tun * Standing 60,000 BTU Burner I'm sure there will be more, but these are the two big things that don't come with the starter kit I am getting. So if anyone has these for sale...
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    Buying My First Starter Kit

    Ok, so I'm starting out. I've read 2 books, and I'm looking to buy my first starter kit tomorrow. Here are the kits I'm having a hard time deciding between: * Premium Fermonster Homebrew Starter Kit (229$) : https://www.morebeer.com/products/premium-fermonster-homebrew-starter-kit.html *...
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