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• Posted in thread: Alabama Homebrew Legalization on 09-05-2010 at 03:54 AM
  I can only see one way out, and it's fairly messy. From what I've read in this thread and
  others, barring some huge change in Alabama politics there's a path to success, if homebrewers
  have the stomac...

• Posted in thread: My ProAm Experience... on 08-10-2010 at 05:50 PM
  Homemade grant (a grant is used between the lauter tun and ketter so the pump isn't sucking the
  grain bed out of the lauter tun. Gravity feeds the grant and you pump out of the grant into the
  kettle)G...

• Posted in thread: Stepping up your volumes on 08-05-2010 at 07:40 PM
  I've got a 20 gal. aluminum pot for my HLT, a 60 qt cooler with copper manifold for mash and
  lauter tun and a 15.5 gal keggle. I went with this setup for the same purpose as you. I
  probably do half an...

• Posted in thread: Consistently Contaminated Beer on 07-19-2010 at 06:22 PM
  Hi:Just to clarify, it happens after a week in a plastic bucket in primary fermentation, but
  only with beer I brew I had a friend brew beer at a local primary and I put it in my buckets
  and carboys an...

• Posted in thread: Do you use a starter? on 07-19-2010 at 06:13 PM
  When using liquid yeast and I'm starting from a vial or smack pack. I've reused yeast a few
  times and have started planning my brews around using lower gravity beer to grow yeast for my
  higher gravity...

• Posted in thread: Damn hard-to-describe reoccurring off-flavor! on 07-13-2010 at 02:21 PM
  I suggest either making a starter or using more than one vial of yeast. Here's a handy
  pitching calculator that shows how many cells you need for a specific OG- could also try
  Safale S-05 dry yeast...

• Posted in thread: Damn hard-to-describe reoccurring off-flavor! on 07-12-2010 at 02:46 PM
  With your description it could be a number of things so I'll start with the water.How do you
  get your water(sink, spigot) and do you treat it (filter, 5.2, brewing salts, campden tablets,
  let it sit f...

• Posted in thread: Belgian Pale Ale on 07-01-2010 at 03:57 PM
  Brewing this recipe soon. Did you toast your flaked oats? I toasted some last night for the
  first time and like the smell and taste.

• Posted in thread: When we talk about fermentation temperature, what exactly do we mean? on 06-15-2010 at 08:40 PM
  But I also found that the temperature will never be different by more than 1 degF for a carboy
  immersed in water. So, I use the temperature controlled water bath technique.That's good to
  hear. This is...

• Posted in thread: Pump logistics on 06-14-2010 at 09:23 PM
  This may end up getting edited b/c I've never tried to add a link to a post.This thread,
  stainless-steel-quick-disconnects talks about and gives the part number for McMaster Carr quick
  disconnects. Al...