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• Posted in thread: For Those of You with Cooler MLTs... on 02-01-2009 at 09:25 PM
  I took a piece of oak, drilled a hole of the size of the pipe and ran the pipe through it into
  my cooler and then used two wood screws to attach the piece of oak to the cooler. Gave me good
  support an...

• Posted in thread: Post Grain Grinding Question on 01-09-2009 at 01:25 PM
  I have been buying my grains already crushed from my LHBS, but this last batch my efficiency
  was off by almost 20%. I thought it might have been due to the wind and cold dropping the
  temperature of my...

• Posted in thread: Is my washed yeast any good on 11-14-2008 at 01:27 AM
  I am about to get off the road and be back home for more than a day or two, and plan on getting
  back to brewing.However, to get to my question.During Hurricane Ike I had several different
  varities of ...

• Posted in thread: Air Bubbles in the Siphon Hose on 05-04-2008 at 07:59 PM
  Thanks for the information, about pinching the tube! I also noticed that where my homemade
  racking cane meets the hose if the clamp was not tight enough I got bubbles. I put a half turn
  on the clamp a...

• Posted in thread: Water Chemical Makeup vs. PH on 04-10-2008 at 01:17 AM
  I am on well water north of Houston, and this weekend I brewed a batch of AG that I have done
  in the past.I took 6 gallons of water this weekend boiled it and let set and then ran it
  through coffee fi...

• Posted in thread: Will the Krausen ever settle? on 04-10-2008 at 01:01 AM
  I had one sit up there for well over a month, more like two, finally dropped in one day.Some of
  the best beer I have brewed everyone who has tasted it liked it.My first AG and I worried over
  it like a...

• Posted in thread: Thermometer probe height on 03-27-2008 at 05:44 PM
  Not having any experience with this setup as mine is a thermonitor stuck through the top of my
  tun.But my .02 cents worth would be. Figure out what my smallest grain I would mash in the Tun
  would be. ...

• Posted in thread: What was I thinking..... on 03-02-2008 at 01:24 PM
  Ok, mine is a little off. :)I was dating this lady who said several time she wanted to brew
  beer, so I got her a kit for Valentine day.We brewed that beer together, did not date her for
  very long afte...

• Posted in thread: thick krausen 6 days in on 03-02-2008 at 01:12 PM
  Sound similar to what happened to me. May not be the same.The stuff was about 2" thick, when I
  took samples it clumped up on my turkey fryer, and the chunks would be the consistency of
  caulk.Same deal...

• Posted in thread: What are you drinking now? on 03-01-2008 at 06:18 AM
  A Orfy HobGoblin clone. Bottled it two weeks ago and threw it in the Freezer for 30 minutes.
  Just wanted to see how it was going to be. A little green still, but not bad.