i use dry yeast, i used to wash yeast, recently i have been pitching on a yeast cake, one packet of yeast $4-$5 can ferment how many batched? i have only pitched one time on several batches, i am going to use a packet of bry-97 for the third time next week. doing the yeast cake thing is better than ...

i have always used filtered water, i would not think there is a big difference between whats on/in a fridge and my water cooler filter. i have had only one batch of beer that i could not drink. i have heard if the water taste good to you, its ok for beer.

brewon

update: i got all 19.5lbs of grain in with 6 gallons of water, probably could have add another 3 pound of two row. after sparging ended up with just under 10 gallons, after 60min boil, 8 gallons. ended up with 10.5 gallons. fermentation is going great. thanks, i will do two mashes in two pots, total...

my first 10 gallon batch. with 10.5 gallon mash/boil pot custom brew bag two propane burners about 19.5 lb grain bill hope all the water and grains fit into the bop. i have my pulley system setup, hope its not a PITA. not sure on my sparging, will wait and see, i plan on having plenty of hot water s...

dave, how long have you had your lbks? how many batches?

personally i do not mind the foamers. i just wait until it goes liquid again.

thats just me, i make it, i drink it, if possible.

the 3 or 6 gallon carboys cant hurt

brewon

i decided to spend some $$$$ because i am lazy. since i have started the hobby i have always used filter water from my fridge water source. i have about 9 - 3L water bottles that i fill after brewing, so instead of standing at the fridge filling water bottles, i bought an inline water filter and ada...

get some more hops and use both lme and the dme.
for a double Patriot's Pride.

brewon

i have used baby food jar that i got free off to craigslist. i washed yeast for about two years. i am not planning on doing anymore i will use dry yeast for the first batch then pitch another batch of beer on the yeast cake. so i can at least get two batches out of one packet. i do think the plastic...

what about the yeast?
i have only had one gusher batch, and i did drink it.
i was thinking it was the chocolate malt thing that the "HAT" brought up a while back.
everyone is talking equipment, but what about the yeast and yeast starters.
might be a combination of things.

just sayin
brewon

thanks for the info.

i got it.

brewon

how much two row will it take to fully utilize two ounces of hops?

will one pound of two row do it?

i am do a PM with HDME.

thanks
brewon

i buy 2 pounds of hops at a time.
one hi alpha, one low alpha.
brewon

i do not consider myself a wine drinker. i have done two wine kits. one was a cab, the other was a malbec the cab was over a $100 took 8 months to come true. great after 1.5 years the malbec less than $100, i like it at 16 months. i did this for a gf, now an ex, we still share a bottle from time to ...

yep, This is where its at.
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i use plastic, soda bottles. i like my bourbon and dr Pepper, 7up, pespi 1/2 liter mostly. i would only use glass if i drank out of the bottles. if i am going to pour into a glass for drinking why use glass bottles - harder to store, easier to break ... each to their own. i am a cheap @#$$% kegging ...