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I have also had good luck rehydrating yeast from the last runnings of my mash.

This is my go-to as well, partly because I love the citrus, and partly because I bought a pound of each. :D I also like to dry hop an ounce of Citra in my house pale ale.

4577 +5 gallons Blonde Ale =4582

This law probably doesn't affect many craft breweries in NC. NoDa and OMB are two of the larger craft breweries that aren't already under contract with a distributor. Upping this cap too far will allow the larger guys (Sierra Nevada, Oskar Dale's) to self-distribute and put more of the little...

There's blame for both sides here, IMO.

In addition to craft beer, I actually like PBR.

1898.1 + 5 gallons of Tunnel Vision APA = 1903.1

The grain was crushed by AIH. I thought it looked pretty good, but getting my own mill is definitely on my list, right behind getting a non-janky thermometer.

Just thought I'd update this in case anyone is curious. I was able to purchase a 52qt Coleman Xtreme cooler, 48' braided supply line, tubing, and a nylon valve for $48. I picked up a 25' wort chiller from AIH for $50 shipped, meaning I came in under budget. SWMBO was so impressed that she...

Duplicate post. Sorry!

Are you transferring to secondary to dry hop?

I do the same thing when bottling. I also don't bother to completely fill the bottle with starsan. If you let it float on its side and then spin it, you'll get it adequately sanitized. I also recommend using a dishwasher and/or dish drain for staging sanitized bottles. Once I figured...

It's 35 quarts, and I've used it twice - once for a turkey breast, and once for chicken wings.

I currently do partial boil (usually partial, mash partial boil) brews in a 4 gallon pot on my glass cooktop, and I have decided that I would like to make the jump to all-grain. I have $100 cash that I got as a Christmas present to get me there. I already have a turkey fryer with aluminum...

Looks like I'll be buying a lottery ticket today...