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Reminds me of the french comic "Asterix and Obelix". Obelix fell into the village druid's special "brew" when he was a kid which gave them "special" powers for the rest of his life ;-)

I love getting drunk off homebrew. There is something special about looking at your homebrew in a frosty mug while it is getting you drunk and thinking "I made it" (with the help of the yeasties of course...) Edit; I'm getting buzzed from my hombrew (mellow american Hef) right now...

Not sure if you are saving much on gas/electricity since the water heater will have to burn some energy to replace the hot water...

This little app should tell you the exact amount of ice to use depending on the brew-day situation... http://myplace.frontier.com/~jenlbreva/WortChillJApplet.html Let me know of any feedback PS - If the applet does not have the right size or does not draw itself properly, try zooming in and...

Are you sure you connected the gas line properly (verify connection/make sure it is all the way in)?

Thanks guys, good info! Will let you know how it turns out.

Hi, I'm thinking about using Honey on my next brew (golden ale). I read in the joy of home brewing that Honey gives the beer a fresh crispiness that I think would go well with this style. Anyone has any experience with Honey? Does ~1lb of Honey added to the 6lb of usual Malt sound right? Thanks.

Is that a "toddlers may not brew" warning on the bottom right? ;-)

Try again, I updated the applet page http://tinyurl.com/4ysv8qb. I suspect my free web-space sucks, so you may want to try-reloading a couple times (sorry :() Also, it is a good idea to have the latest Java version since old versions are more likely to have security vulnerabilites. I know...

That means that you are using too much ice and too little hot-wort; essentially you will overcool the mixture below the pitching temperature since the boiled wort will never be above 212 F unless you are using a pressure cooker ;). Try lowering the ice volume to get below 212 F. Ideally you...

What was the issue (did you get an error, did you see the text fields)? It is a java calcualtor, should work on a PC (not on a phone though :().

I use tap water for the ice and top-off. No issues so far. I do put the ice in sterilzed cover tuperware, but that is it.

Yes it does, but since the error is onl 5% (~3 F @ 75F) it is ignored. The other source of error is the heat that is given to the environment after the boiled wort/ice/water mix is made; this will make the final mix cooler than expected (fortunately it is in the opposite direction of the S.G...

I created this http://tinyurl.com/4ysv8qb. If you use it, let me know of any feedback.

Rodisian, I made an applet for us (express cooling method). Let me know what you think (no more ice baths :D) http://tinyurl.com/4ysv8qb