I'll try my best to stay up to date. I'm only drinking any alcohol about once a month or less so it seems pointless to brew.

I think it's best if I drop. I'll send Josh a note. Best wished to all in '23.

More seriously - and back to the original question - I have often thought that an All In One system would be great for the kind of more relaxed brewing that I do. At the same time I fear that "cheap" systems like the Mash and Boil would end up (for whatever reason) next to a million toaster...

I just want to say that retirement is not all its cracked up to be. - You may have to fish more. - You may have to get used to a nice nap now and then. - if you are reading a good book, you can keep going into the wee small hours - because you can get up whenever it feels right - neither brewing...

Sawubona !

Most things I do I have to correct for alcohol.

Can you just pull the bag to the side and draw the sample from clearer wort in the space between the bag and the kettle wall?

I'M never in a hurry when I brew, so at 60 minutes I check the mash (just with a cheap refractometer). If it looks good, I proceed. If it's low I adjust temp, stir well, and do something else for a while .. maybe cleaning, maybe run an errand.

Forgive me for not being here in a long time. I pretty much quit drinking so I brew way way less. I have some catching up to do. Coronajax - when you say not hitting OG, do you mean that your pre boil gravity is low? That you are not getting as much from the mash as you thought? If that is the...

Fly tying may be a close kin to beer brewing. I upgraded my vice a while ago and a bought a few hooks and hairs and feathers to go with. Then I decided to upgrade my fly boxes and get the rusty old stuff gone. Then another order 'cause the streamers were looking shabby. Then another order 'cause...

After a bit of a lay off, I think I'm ready to brew again. I went several months without drinking at all and then started back with just 1 beer a week. I have been sending growlers home with my daughter on occasion, so at long last a keg kicked off and needs to be replaced. I'll try Herm's...

Crazy ex girlfriends for sure. I threw one in the brew kettle once and it was a disaster.

Sounds like their is (or was) a pretty significant beer culture in Ukraine. I wonder if there could be a fundraising / brewing thing like the "resiliance" recipe a few years ago in response to the Camp fire in California? https://destinations.com.ua/wining-dining/cuisine/211-best-ukrainian-beers

Do you condition the grain with a spritz of wd40?

You're not worthy