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You can make a lacto sour like a Berliner weiss or gose in a few days. I have made several using what sounds like the same process as you. A few days at 90-100 then chill and add yeast. It is plenty sour, not the same complexity as Brett but plenty of bright citrus lip Puckering sourness. I...

Find time to brew is really difficult after having kids. First one is 3 and just had another. I basically have to schedule my brew days a few weeks in advance. Also I started doing brews very early in the morning, usually starting before 6am so that way I can be done by 10-11am and my wife won't...

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I am looking at getting 15g spike V3 kettles for my Brutus style stand. The supports above the burners are 12"x12". Spike has the diameter listed at 15.8 but the stepped bottom looks significantly smaller. Any one using these think there is going to be a problem?

I have made a peach white IPA. I dice my peaches leaving the skin on. Then simmer in a pan for a few minutes to pasteurize and release some flavor and juices. I added the peaches and dry hop at the same time. For 7 days. There was no noticeable secondary fermentation from the fruit. I'm not too...

I do double batches regularly. I have 2 burners and I have a buddy bring his kettle. Still only 1 mash tun, chiller, and everything else. It takes me 5 hours to brew one 5g batch and a little under 7 to do the double.

2144 Came with my starter kit 9 years ago. Now it's gone.

I have sent entries to a few comps now always with UPS. So far no one has ever asked anything about what's in the box. I do write yeast samples on the form they ask to be filled out but that has never even gotten a reaction.

I also have fallen in love with gose. I have brewed 3 in the last 6 months. The first one was very similar to yours at about 20% acidulated malt and I did not get much sourness. The last 2 I used the white labs lactobacillus as well as an appropriate amount of acid malt given my water and ph...

I did a gose using lacto with 7 IBU everything i read said keep it under 10. It took 6 days to reach a ph of 3.4 which made it noticeably sour but nothing crazy. I kept it at 85 degrees for the 6 days.

Have you set up an equipment profile in beersmith? It is kinda important to get correct volumes. If your profile is set up or you are using one of the defaults you then go to the mash tab and pick a mash profile. If you batch sparge you will choose, single infusion batch sparse light body, or...

I have a 10g from txbrewing.com it was the cheapest kettle with welded fittings I found and I am very happy with it. If I could do it again I would order it without the ball valve and thermometer and order the parts from bargain fittings. I think the same 2 piece valve is 25 or something when...

I used 1 pound of rice hulls in a 5 gallon batch with almost 4 lbs of pumpkin. Sparge was a little slower than normal but worked fine.

I was using some math I found on the beersmith website for hose length. But I found a different calculator and it says I would need over 30' of 1/4 and about 9 of 3/16 so that must be the problem. Thanks for the replies. Gives me an excuse to go to the lhbs tomorrow.

My beer is pouring in about 2 seconds and is half foam. I have 15 feet of 1/4 line and it is at 10psi which is what I have had carbing at for 11 days. I out a bottle of water I. The bottom of the kegerator and it was 34 degrees. The beer in my glass is 43. According to the calculator I should...

Target 1.057 actual 1.045. Was aiming for a 150 mash was 155 so I added cold water and got it to 150 in 5-6 minutes. Only my 3rd AG brew so still getting things dialed in. I only have wheat dme on hand. If I add a pound to a pale ale recipe how badly will it effect the flavor. There are 4.25 oz...

How much a CPA cost is hard to answer. If you have bookkeeping software, quickbooks is the most popular but definantly not the cheapest, and you use it correctly you will save your accountant a lot of time, and time is money. I don't know how you set up your business but most likely it's just a...

People who are talking about the standard deduction and itimizing and only claiming expenses up to your revenue are talking about the wrong thing, and if you are using a sch A for your own business I suggest you go see an CPA. If you have a business you have to file a sch C you can take all...

I have always struggled with my weight I'm 31 now but at 23 I was told I had really high cholesterol. I did the low carb lean meat deal and went from 215 to 175 and knocked 50pts off my cholesterol. I'm more lax about it now but can maintain 185. To lose the weight I cut out all drinks but...

Once the grain bed is set I open mine up all the way. I use a stainless braid and have had no problems.