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Smoking a couple of shoulders for tailgating tomorrow. Hopefully the timing works out where these will be about done when we leave in the morning. I'll wrap them up, head to Champaign, IL and tear um up.

This past year I just started to really like sour beers.  So it's about time to start making them.  After doing a fair amount of research, I'm going to go about it slowly.     To start this off I already brewed a French Saison.  I mashed the temp high on purpose to hopefully get more...

Figured I'd just make a deal thread for people to share if they see something good. This is an awesome price for. 14" deep screen. I just ordered one. Wanted to share. http://www.homebrewfinds.com/2017/06/stainless-steel-filter-basket-29-68-free-shipping-reader-photo.html

Well, it's that time again. I actually didn't sow a single seed this year :(. I had way too much last year and honestly brewing is my number 1 hobby now. So I'm taking it a bit easier this year. Still have these over winters. I plan to sow seeds again next season, but this year I just...

Pretty good read. http://byo.com/stories/issue/item/3550-neipa-style-profile

Just tried this recipe for the first time and really enjoyed it. Made ours with some mashed potatoes. Forgot to make the broccoli to go with it lol. Oh well. Smoked aji flakes in there. Also threw a leg on the plate ;)

My son loves the smell of Citra Some day if I open a brewery my son may come and work with me :)

https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/national-homebrew-competition/ I'm definitely going to enter. Just have to figure out what to brew.

Pretty good list of beers. Perennial from STL fared pretty well :) https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/01/102-of-the-best-non-barrel-aged-imperial-stouts-bl.html

So I volunteered to smoke some meat for the swim meet this weekend and she said 40 lbs of pulled pork and 40 lbs of chicken for the taco bar. This is just going in the hospitality room. That sounds like wayyyy to much meat to me. How many people would you guys plan on for 80lbs of meat?

Omg this is one of the funniest shows I've heard in awhile. When he read his paper out loud I was almost crying laughing. Steve from FL lol

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Might be time to get a pump. :)

New ferment started. It's been awhile, so it's nice to get something in the works.   316 grams Yellow 7pots 360 grams Yellow Bells 263 grams of carrots 230 grams of yellow onions 21 grams of ginger 33 grams of garlic   Going to give this one a few months, then I'm planning to add some honey, a...

Awesome place. Beautiful drives along the country roads. Great bluffs. Had some great wines. Had some really good cider too. Here's one of them. Bluff view Did a hike this morning One of the wineries earlier. My view now View was way better last night with my wife ;) Sweet Knockers...

Finally felt well enough today to brew this batch up. I've been thinking about this one for quite awhile. This is just a test run 3gal batch. I'm hoping it will be pretty good since I'm hoping to make this Christmas presents for holiday time. I'll post the recipe a little later. I'm about...

I put off lagering for long enough. With Octoberfest approaching I wanted to make a Dunkel so I'll have something festive for the season. The starter is churning. I'm hoping I'll have time to brew it later tonight. That way I can bring it down to pitch temp tomorrow morning and pitch. I'm...

Father in law had a ton of fresh cherries this summer so I wanted to put them to use. I've already half smashed and frozen the cherries so they'll be ready for the secondary. Recipe later. Mash is in and have about 20 mins to go. Actuall mashing at 149. I moved the probe taking the pic...

Pretty nice offer if you are thinking of joining. I I'd been wanting to try it out for awhile. Perfect excuse.

 I love these 2 hops so I'm going to blend them together so I have something to drink that's smooth for the next month with the weather warming up.   14 lbs 12.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 92.9 %  13.2 oz Amber Malt (22.0 SRM) Grain 2 5.2 %  5.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0...