I also find no detectable difference in the beers made with Clarity Ferm. I used it in something like 50 straight batches, and you'd never know it. A few of the brews weren't so great, but that had nothing to do with the CF, just bad recipes I tried.

I bought some of those when I had good momentum going with my brewing, but then life really got in the way. I decided to store them in fridge to slow down the mallard effect and aging. Is that a good idea, a bad idea, or a makes-no-difference idea?

ScrewyBrewer wrote: As consolidation in the brewing industry plays out, keep your options open and your homebrewing gear in good working order.

There's the solution I'm going with.

I'm glad to see so many others doing small batches too. Now I don't feel so small. I also have space problems as well as back lifting problems, but really, just being able to churn out more varieties in smaller batches is a great thing. I don't feel like such an oddball now after reading this thread...

Hopefully, plan is to get back to brewing very, very soon.

When i lived in Austin (many years ago), Austin homebrew was the first place I bought supplies for the first time I brewed. It was a little tiny place and I could walk to it from my house. Now that I look back, that beer was horrible and I can't believe that I came back to brewing. My room mate and...

Rick, go with your beer gut feeling - kick her to the curb.

You been married for 38 years? Heck, you must be much older than me. I don't feel so bad now.

I love basements more than anything. Sure miss them here in TX.

Excellent plan. Love it.

You're a sight for sore eyes, Michelle. You sound good. How's Andy doing? I sure hope things work out good for you in your new place. That's quite a collection of bottles you got there. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG We are so thrilled to see our beloved JoeC back on the Borg. How truly does the term that we ...

You're a sight for sore eyes, Michelle. You sound good. How's Andy doing? I sure hope things work out good for you in your new place. That's quite a collection of bottles you got there.

I saw a growler in Costco this past weekend that looks super promising. The brand is REDUCED, it's a 64 oz stainless steel growler with double wall insulation and a screw cap. I'm probably gonna break down and get one. I think it was $21.99 until Sept 7th.

Sorry, Dave. I know you love him a lot.

Thanks, Dave. That's some good useful info.