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polar spring orange vanilla seltzer water, my kegs out side gathering some coldness, about to hit my honey lager, currently brewing another honey lager with a bit more hops.

standard 90 min 152 mash (sticky) 3# American 2row 3# Morris otter 3# Vienna 3# pilsner .25 challenger 60 min .25 cascade 50 min .25 willimette 40 min .25 saaz 30 min .25 uk goldings 20 min .25 uk goldings 10 min pitch yeast at 70 :mug: -shove...

12.5#'s 2 row USA 2.5#'s Crystal 10 Amarillo .75z 60 min boil Citra .50z 15 min boil Camden tablet 10 min mash at: (With 5.5 gallons) 133 30 min 149 30 min 155 30 min (you can substitute this mash for 155 60 min but it will change its fermentability) sparge 170 with (3.5...

Defenetly pin locks, bring your co2 tank and check them for leaks but once cleaned they are probably fine!

I brew both ways it depends on what kind of beer i want, sometimes its easier to just make a extract kit like the bsg ones and sometimes i do an allgrain for that additional "my own" flavor both are great and both require the same cleanliness routines and attention to detail!

Lol its all true all of it. Ferdinand, cooking, any kind of military significance on any given day what are we paying cable for anyway i tuned into the military channel to know about the tank that could in July 29th 1944 and instead i got some other show regarding some other idiot talking about...

I use high pressure 180degree water to clean my hoses after each use; and before each use i do the same thing then i soak it in starsan, i have not replaced my hoses yet and i batch every two weeks

What kind of recipe are you doing

Enough with the chemicals... Go all natural for once let that hooch shine!!

Sounds great to me! You know i need some inspiration

Mr beer yeast is standard coopers dry ale least that comes in theire 3.3 pound lme containers, most yeast require a "proof" in warm water for 10 min to be used with flour or potatos so try a starter it should take it on but only time will tell

How do yu know you have an infected batch?

Some times dry yeast takes a bit to start up if you don't get it going in some dme and water and "proof" it as a starter

I too agree you hbss (home brew shop specialist) should be your best friend, curteous and thoughtful, guiding you to the next lesson and next killer home made brew. He / she should know everything about your setup and everything about how you brew (styles and what not) as if he/she was right...

I would love to use this.