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The worst thing that can happen is you make beer... Seriously, I've only dumped 2 batches in about 7 years of homebrewing. Sanitize everything well post-boil, make sure fermentation temps don't get too high and you'll be fine.

Given that it is both super foamy and has a plastic/band-aid like flavor that was not present at bottling would suggest infection to me. If you hold a bottle up to the light, do you see a small ring of crud around the neck at the liquid level? If it is infected, that means it has a strain of yeast or bacteria in it that is…

:blushing: I thought so! :flowerforyou:

So have you given up on the amount of protein question? Which was actually the topic of this thread. And what about the part of your own quote where you said "Stronger neural input recruits more muscle packets to contract, resulting an effective increase in strength"??? I'm really not sure what your argument is - you seem…

Weight loss comes from a calorie deficit. But, here "weight" might include both fat and lean body mass (LBM; i.e. muscle). FAT loss comes from a calorie deficit, resistance training and eating sufficient protein. That is generally recommended to be around 1 g protein per lb LBM per day. So, if you weigh 200 lb with 30%…

I bolded the bit you appear to have missed in talking about neuronal adaptation. Yes, the filaments have limits. But we can train our bodies to do more (lift more; get stronger) with what we have before we need to increase muscle mass. It's not a question of reading Guytons... I am reminded of this scene from A Fish Called…

So, when not in a calorie deficit, the recommendation here is that minimum amount of protein a normal person should eat is 60-75 g of protein per day (about 2x the amount of obligatory protein degradation). And then, in a state of calorie deficiency, obligatory protein degradation increases, up to 125 g daily. So, if we…

Because complicated plans you don't understand MUST be better than simple ones.

My first thought is that if a girl texts a guy saying she will consent to sleeping with him, then that text might make it on the internet somehow. Not necessarily the best thing for the girl's reputation. My second thought is *kitten*, my son is 14... nearly there!

OP: you are in Scotland. You MUST eat haggis everyday or all your friends will laugh at you. OR: just eat what YOU want. OTOH: people will laugh at you if you say you are "eating clean" because it is a silly, undefined concept with ridiculous arbitrary rules (brown rice OK; brown bread not OK? IDGI) Otherwise: eat what YOU…

I quit about 16 years ago when I got engaged, then started again 3 years ago when I got divorced. "That'll show her!" I must have been (not) thinking! I quit for 3 months over the summer using Chantix. I too had the bad dreams, sleeplessness, so I stopped taking it, and a month later started smoking again. I got an e-gig…

I've been maintaining for about a year without tracking. Not exactly sure how though! Just kinda works out...

Actually, I see from your profile that you do have diabetes. For *you* (and for me too, as I have prediabetes) watching carbs is important. And yes, whole grain are better as they contain more fiber. So I understand what you are saying! It doesn't make white food evil though, just that people like us have to watch the…

Unless you have a specific medical condition that prevents you from eating anything white, you don't need to avoid white foods. And Garcinia cambogia doesn't do anything.

If you want to, and can do it without the smoking, then go for it. If it is going to bring back the cravings for a smoke, then you might be best to stay away for a while longer until that habit is well and truly broken.

One more non-clean eater reporting in. Lost 40+ lbs and have maintained for a year and a half eating food and drinking beer.

Muscles are built by eating a calorie surplus and lifting heavy things. Muscles are revealed by lifting heavy things and eating at a calorie deficit (to reduce overall body fat). With both, most sure to get enough protein. 1 g/lb LBM, or 0.8 g/lb total body weight. In addition to the suggestions above (Starting Strength,…

Garcinia cambogia is also know by the less mundane name of a tamarind. http://www.csicop.org/si/show/dr_ozs_questionable_wizardry

Already sitting out in my garage are: New olympic barbell (mine was purchase used, and had a slight bend) Olympic EZ curl bar Olympic dumbbell handles

Damn you!!! Or is that Damn one??? I'm confused now. :sad:

Fallacy of the excluded middle. Or is it a strawman? Or simply very very bad reading comprehension? Are you really saying that one cannot eat any chocolate, ever, if one desires to be healthy? Isn't that like saying that if one eats one salad in one's lifetime, one will therefore be healthy? Do you truly know nothing about…

Sorry man - we are just giving you a hard time! I'm sure that you will get a good beer from this! You do want to rack from your fermenter to a bottling bucket, as it helps remove the beer from the trub. Glass carboys (I'm assuming you meant glass) are just very heavy, and will cause a huge dangerous mess of broken glass…

What are your goals - your ticker makes it look as if you are trying to gain weight? And are you recovering from an eating disorder? But, in general, I think that learning that there are no bad foods is one way to overcome any fears you might be having. If you want a jelly donut or french fries, have them. Just make sure…

I'm sorry. I'll stop now.

Try this to get you going: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1080242-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants

Ang108 is correct. Getting enough protein is good to help prevent loss of muscle, but it isn't the whole story. If you are in too much of a deficit then your body will get the calories it needs from where ever it can, and that includes existing muscle. Aim to eat the number of calories MFP gave you, plus eat back most of…

Surely you could juice a steak too.

So... if you don't eat enough, the body keeps hold of the energy (fat) it has saved specifically for when you don't eat enough?

Where are the hops? Oh, and move to kegging too! :drinker:

+1 on this, especially the all grain! And stop lugging carboys around - have you seen the mess they make when you drop them? Move to Better Bottles!