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Posted: 4/8/2020 12:19:49 AM EDT
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Brew shops have been getting cleared out during this plague.
Never seen them like this. |
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Posted: 4/11/2020 10:45:39 PM EDT
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Try the home brewery in ozark mo
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Posted: 4/12/2020 8:13:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Try the home brewery in ozark mo I found some in another local shop, thanks. |
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Posted: 4/12/2020 6:19:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Brew shops have been getting cleared out during this plague. Never seen them like this. This Local b&m is getting murdered, not from only homebrewing but also winemaking and distilling |
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Posted: 4/12/2020 6:25:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This Local b&m is getting murdered, not from only homebrewing but also winemaking and distilling Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Brew shops have been getting cleared out during this plague. Never seen them like this. This Local b&m is getting murdered, not from only homebrewing but also winemaking and distilling  I mean, you can slap one together but I'm looking at the higher end units |
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Posted: 4/12/2020 7:18:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've been eyeballing stills for some time, went back a few weeks ago to browse again and the booze preppers have wiped out the stock I mean, you can slap one together but I'm looking at the higher end units "higher end unit" - lol Unless your fabrication skills are shit, you can do better for less money on your own. find a cheap 15gal stainless keg on craigslist. Weld a 2" stainless sanitary fitting in the side at the bottom. Weld a 1" NPT drain bung in the side at the bottom. weld an 8" stainless sanitary fitting in the top. There you go. add an internal heating element kit and whatever kind of condensing column/head/setup you want. |
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Posted: 4/13/2020 10:10:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: "higher end unit" - lol Unless your fabrication skills are shit, you can do better for less money on your own. find a cheap 15gal stainless keg on craigslist. Weld a 2" stainless sanitary fitting in the side at the bottom. Weld a 1" NPT drain bung in the side at the bottom. weld an 8" stainless sanitary fitting in the top. There you go. add an internal heating element kit and whatever kind of condensing column/head/setup you want. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I've been eyeballing stills for some time, went back a few weeks ago to browse again and the booze preppers have wiped out the stock I mean, you can slap one together but I'm looking at the higher end units "higher end unit" - lol Unless your fabrication skills are shit, you can do better for less money on your own. find a cheap 15gal stainless keg on craigslist. Weld a 2" stainless sanitary fitting in the side at the bottom. Weld a 1" NPT drain bung in the side at the bottom. weld an 8" stainless sanitary fitting in the top. There you go. add an internal heating element kit and whatever kind of condensing column/head/setup you want. yeah I'm from GA & TN, I know all that shit , I was wishing for one of the self-contained jobs with an internal heating element and all that, you know, like rich people use (a guy can wish anyway) |
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Posted: 4/17/2020 1:51:49 PM EDT
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I started up the home brewing again after a 5 year hiatus. Been perusing the Northern Brewer website (they are my local shop, usually just go in person) and seems like a lot more stuff is coming and going out of stock than normal. They just sent an email for their retail stores that you can do a curbside pickup/order. I made a big online order last night and everything I needed was unstuck including yeast and some in demand hops.
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Posted: 4/17/2020 3:45:37 PM EDT
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Probably just supply chain disruption. There's no huge reason for the yeast to get scarce. Less beer is being brewed right now, I am guessing.
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Posted: 4/17/2020 9:00:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Probably just supply chain disruption. There's no huge reason for the yeast to get scarce. Less beer is being brewed right now, I am guessing. IDK, both shops I went to said they were getting slammed with orders. I've been propagating my house lager yeast for the last week to build up my supply since it's iffy finding that locally in normal times. |
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Posted: 4/17/2020 9:52:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: IDK, both shops I went to said they were getting slammed with orders. I've been propagating my house lager yeast for the last week to build up my supply since it's iffy finding that locally in normal times. Are there any disadvantages to propagating yeast yourself like shelf life, flavor, or hitting an eventual end of life of the yeast being able to reproduce? Some fungi can only grow X distance from their original spore before they’re at end of life so you need to store 1st generation cell cultures to keep the isolate eternal. Any ideas if the beer-style yeast + DME propagation will work for bread yeast (not sourdough starter though) or wine/whiskey type yeast (at least without affecting the flavor severely)? Seems like I can only find beer related videos on yeast propagation. |
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Posted: 4/18/2020 8:26:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Are there any disadvantages to propagating yeast yourself like shelf life, flavor, or hitting an eventual end of life of the yeast being able to reproduce? Some fungi can only grow X distance from their original spore before they’re at end of life so you need to store 1st generation cell cultures to keep the isolate eternal. Any ideas if the beer-style yeast + DME propagation will work for bread yeast (not sourdough starter though) or wine/whiskey type yeast (at least without affecting the flavor severely)? Seems like I can only find beer related videos on yeast propagation. My understanding is that bread yeast is Saccharomyces cerevisiae, so you should be able to propagate it like an ale yeast. No idea how it will turn out as I've never had a reason to try it. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that it's probably going to be harder to measure out the right amount as a liquid from a starter compared to a dry yeast when it comes to making bread. Adding too much yeast to 50* lager wort doesn't really have the same result as using too much yeast in a bread dough. People have been known to pitch massive lager starters. |
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