re: Homebrewing Thread: Volume II

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Thats awesome though. I would love to have a constant inventory of something like an imperial stout. Thats like 2021 goals though

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Well, when i made my first sour, i waited to brew my 2nd batch until after i drank my first bottle. Then i realized, i'd have to wait another year before i could drink anymore of my sour brews, so after that, i tried to stagger my sour brew days for every 3 months, so i have a new beer to try every 3 months or so. It's worked pretty well, so far. I have 2 sours that are ready for bottling. 1 will get fruit, for sure, and i have to test teh other, but based on time in teh fermenter, it should be ready. Then i have my other ongoing sour batches going, and i have my Solera doing it's thing. I wanted to get a brett beer in bottles before i move out, but i don't think that will be possible, so it looks like that will be reserved for the first homebrew in the new house.

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So not sure if anyone even noticed my last message on Saturday, but I just said screw it and let the starter run until I get back the next day. Pitched like 24 hrs after I finished brewing. Initially I was worried, but reading threads on homebrewtalk and r/Homebrewing have comforted me that it really didn't matter.

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Yeah, that doesn't seem like an issue. I've often forgotten about my starter and made it on brew day to pitch a day later. As long as everything is sterile, you're good.

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Overall I think I am getting better at this whole homebrewing stuff...

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Sounds like it. Repetition breeds experience.

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Of course now that I said that, I am sure this one will be infected.

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It really is very hard to infect your beers. I brew both clean and sour brews (separate equipment) and have never had any sort of cross infection. But, i also clean and sanitize pretty thoroughly. The homebrew books drilled that into my head.