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• Posted in thread: MyPin TD6-SNR PID for RIMS? on 05-12-2013 at 08:58 PM
  They will work though MyPin PIDs can be frustrating to the uninitiated. The "GUI", to abuse a
  term, is less than intuitive and the instructions are not written by a native English speaker
  to say the l...

• Posted in thread: HERMS coil touching side of pot on 05-08-2013 at 03:07 AM
  You're making my head hurt:[*]Put a coil in your HLT and circulate your mash through it. [*]Put
  your temp probe in the MT.[*]Allow your PID to control the temp via it's auto tune
  function.[*]Done.That...

• Posted in thread: Scaling up on 04-28-2013 at 12:24 PM
  You don't really have to worry about stuck sparges with BIAB.

• Posted in thread: $5 for IBU testing! on 04-24-2013 at 04:21 AM
  I believe a link would be appropriate here.

• Posted in thread: Step by step of my brewday: Doing a massive hop stand on 04-16-2013 at 01:19 AM
  +1 on this. Take advantage of the service now before the guy realizes $5 per IBU test just
  isn't worth the bother!!! :DYes, you should. I told him to charge $25 (check our profiles to
  understand the r...

• Posted in thread: $5 for IBU testing! on 04-15-2013 at 11:31 PM
  Tagz,We took over a lab that was first organized in Port Aransas, TX, on the Gulf coast....We
  also offer color testing, gravimetric ABV, and potentially whatever else you may want, given
  enough lead t...

• Posted in thread: That "Belgian beer taste" on 04-15-2013 at 11:24 PM
  Only some phenolics are desired even in Belgians. Clove, spice, anise and sometimes smoke can
  be good. Band-aid is not appropriate for any style and dirty diaper is even worse (yes, you can
  get dirty ...

• Posted in thread: That "Belgian beer taste" on 04-15-2013 at 10:54 PM
  The name for that taste/smell is "phenolic". It's the main characteristic of a Belgian and what
  makes them taste good - or in your case, bad. It'll probably grow on you though. I hated
  Belgians at fir...

• Posted in thread: Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Clone - All Grain on 04-15-2013 at 10:20 PM
  I've brewed the CYBI recipe and it came as close as I'm going to get on my equipment. It costs
  a fortune though if you don't keep an entire refrigerator of hops on hand.

• Posted in thread: Silly stir bar question on 04-13-2013 at 02:44 AM
  Use a magnet. I use mine to drag the bar out of the beer before I decant.This, plus if you
  forget and drop the bar into your fermenter you can still use a magnet to pull it out.