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    Nice haul!

    Comin' back over to Nantucket on the ferry shortly
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    What came in the mail for you today?

    Danby 4.4 for a twin tap tower conversion, 7lb barley crusher, grain and yeast.... and a go-pro for other hobbies....
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    Help with OG

    I recently started stirring the $hit outta the grain after adding sparge water, and have been nailing my OG
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    How to mellow the bite?

    Probably water? Every extract batch I made had a strange lingering bite, but none of my AG batches do. I blamed it on extract in general, as I used Distilled water....
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    tips & tricks when going all grain.

    ^^^ A and C
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    Help deciding on a mash tun

    Very simple, very cheap. I have like $40 into mine, 48qt cooler shipped. Looks like a good opportunity to impress yourself.
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    Show me your mash Tun

    $30 48qt from walmart.com, and I had all the copper/fittings. Used a drillpress for the manifold, which can be taken apart for cleaning. Temp probe is useless as its reading 20deg low.
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    Havnt brewer for 5 months....

    http://thebrewersbarrel.com/recipes/founder-s-breakfast-stout-clone In the Imperial range no?
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    What's in your fermenter(s)?

    Bourbon barrel porter (first AG on my own setup) and a Pliney the Elder clone I'll bottle tonight.
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    I'm never truly happy with my homebrew

    I'm very critical as well. My brews have been getting consistently better as I dialed in temp control, pitching rate, etc. But overall I am happy with my last 6 or so batches. On the other side of the spectrum, a friend of mine describes his beer as "phenomenal". Every beer he has ever made...
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    Humorous homebrew names

    Fade to Blackout IPA Samuel Jackson's Black IPA Dogsh*thead Indian Brown
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    Who wants to send me some Heady?

    Like the title says: Who wants to send me some Heady? I'm craving me some Heady, and live 30 miles out in the ocean. If no one bites, I guess I'll have to swim for it.... P.S.: Cisco Whales Tale Pale Ale (local brewery) is highly regarded my many.....
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    Attention All Extract Brewers - Harsh Bitterness and Aftertaste

    I just racked an imperial CDA, and the flavor was really pronounced.
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    Attention All Extract Brewers - Harsh Bitterness and Aftertaste

    I've used distilled water in all of my Extract brews, and this flavor pops up in all of them. I've tried steeping grans in 1 gal in a pot and other things trying to nail down the cause. My All-Grain brews turn out fine, using untested town water. My extracts are ALWAYS brewed with distilled.
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    Northern Brewer

    The beauty of a forum is the fact that you are able to freely post your experiences. The good, the bad, the ugly. I had stopped ordering from NB when their shipping policy changed. I was also unimpressed with one particular kit. I brewed Caribou Slobber, and was disappointed with the finished...
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