Not as long as others report, but I haven't brewed for three months. Yesterday's batch was only the eighth this year. It was cool and very windy, but I had the time and ingredients. I made a Northern Brewer extract kit, Plinian Legacy. And in those three months I seem to have forgotten that things ...

Beer-lord wrote:Welcome Woodchip107 and welcome back Tabasco.

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BigPapaG wrote:Hi T,

Good to see you posting and brewin'!

Thanks BPG great to see you, too!!!!!!!!

I never seem to get much of a hot break BIAB american brewers malt. I get a nice malty smell, and the usual frothy top til it starts to boil ... but never unmanageable. I only had hot break issues when I extract brewed.

Plus, I'm back!

Last night I kegged my 315th batch since Jan, 2010 .... most of them 5 gal batches except the MrB days the first couple years. I gave away very little, drank most of it except what's sitting in the five keg pipeline conditioning. I quit "recipe" brewing a few years ago. I go to LHBS, "...

My next batch will be my 307th, most of them 5gal batches.

I'm gettin' so I brew mostly SMaSH brews lately. 2row, hops, yeast.

I deserve a home brew, to make it an "even ten".

I've completely lost my taste for tabacco ....

Got the mash going for a Rye Pale Ale. Using for the first time Beersmith software and refractometer. Already found one mistake I made in setting up profile for the mash, I wanted to end up medium body single infusion batch sparge, mashed in at temp and wasn't close. Started playing on the coo pure...

My wife Carol and I went to see a three piece "power rock" band last nigh. They were "ok". I drank Bud. $5/bottle.

I have excellent home brewed ales in my house on tap all the time. When I go out, I'll just take some "party lager".