Recent content by Zanatrik

Welcome! Sounds like you've been going on the hobby about as long or maybe longer than me, so we’re in this together I guess!

I name all of my beers, its a fun game for me. Most are literary references because I’m a bit of a nerd, but its fun for me to think of names that somehow relate to the style. One of my favorites is just called 42.

Welcome / welcome back!

I try to buy most at the LHBS, I can spare the few percentage points of cost and usually after delivery the prices aren’t that far off. Anything he doesn’t stock that I need is then generally based on delivered cost and minimized separate orders…if I can buy most of my specialty ingredients...

Same! I dont know why but I really hated the autosiphon (I suspect some level of user error, but dont feel bad about that). I was glad to upgrade to other vessels in part because it allowed me to move to gravity feed. That said, agreed on keeping it above the gunk but know that it wont be bad...

Thats a lot of beer! I started in 2022 and am starting to plan batch 10, so I clearly have a ways to go!

In my head ‘dont forget to reconnect the hose to the whirlpool return before turning the pump back on’ 5 minutes later (out loud this time) ‘Fu@k, can someone get me some towels!?’

+1 to the Lutra comments! I did a psuedo dunkel with it and am really enjoying it!

“And you know all my favorite singers have stolen all of my best lines” - Alkaline Trio

2.5 gal breakfast stout = 768.5

Welcome! Seems like a good attitude, try it out and see what you think but don’t be discouraged if the first one isn’t so good

I think it very much depends on the smoked malt, but I used 36% smoked beech on a smoked dunkel and for me that was perfect. Enough to smell and taste but not so much that it tasted like an ash tray (which I have experienced in a beer before and it was a DNF for me). If I was you, I’d...

Hello and welcome! I lived in Eagle River as a kid and remember things were expensive even then! I can’t say the hobby has really ‘saved’ me any money, but if you’re going to spend time and money on a hobby anyway at least this one gives you drinkable beer. And if you don’t factor in the new...

Olá and Welcome!

That’s really cool, never hear of that! Welcome!