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Anyone interested in splitting a sack of wheat malt? I don't need 50 lbs but 20-30 would work fine.

maltbarley wrote:

BrewMasterBrad wrote:I doubt I will make this one. When are we doing one of these in Corona?

When will there be a good brewery in Corona?

FWIW, the beers I tried at Skyland were all good. I noticed they had one I did not try called Circle City Saison....

I hope to make it there.

I don't plan to go back to extract either, but I may do extract again especially if brewing somewhere else.

Do you know how much heat it can remove? 1/10 of an HP is half the power of my under powered dorm fridge.

I would do your boil with all the water and as much time as your hop schedule calls for. I think you will get better results with the boil, hops, and wort interacting the way you are used to and expect. You probably could save some time with a shorter boil and starting hops in just water. I never di...

I was curious how many folks brew outdoors in direct sunlight? Not under the garage awning or patio cover... but in full sunlight. I brew in what ever sun is available. I read some suggestion that the heat of the boil prevents the UV reaction from occurring. If that's true I would expect wort to be...

I'm in for a bottle, but Windsor works too.

Let me ask a dumb question. Are you weighing 3/4 oz on something like a hop scale or using a dry ingredient measuring cup?

Did my first brew day and test of the Smart Brew kit yesterday. The results were interesting. I am going to wait to publish any results since I am also sending a water sample to Ward Labs for analysis. Once I get the results from Ward Lab, I will publish all the results. That's what I was going to ...

Which varieties of hops have grown and flowered well for you? From casual conversations it looks like some hop varieties don't know they are a "long day" plants and some do.

Yes.

I have a True T-49 (2 door) fridge free to a good home. I purchased it to use as an insulated box but the refrigeration still mostly worked. It no longer mostly cools and I need more garage space. If you want it it's yours.

I was thinking I would make a sample tube out of copper pipe to stir in a cup of iced water but never got that far.

I have heard brewers argue that hot break is bad but cold break is good because it can provide yeast nutrients. I would think leaving the cold break behind, as you propose, is better especially if you add yeast nutrient.