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• Posted in thread: Ready to bottle? on 06-18-2013 at 06:41 PM
  If you have no way of checking the gravity, then I would let it sit for another week just to be
  on the safe side. Airlock activity does not determine if fermentation is complete. Better to
  keep it in ...

• Posted in thread: Temperature after primary fermentation is complete on 06-07-2013 at 11:05 PM
  If I ferment my APA at 65F for a week, and believe the primary fermentation is done, can I pull
  it out of my fermentation refrigerator and let it sit at room temp (~77F) with out negatively
  affecting ...

• Posted in thread: Sanitation Strategies on 06-04-2013 at 06:45 PM
  I keep a filled up 5 gal Home Depot bucket with distilled water and my star san at all times.
  I've read that using distilled water (as long as the bucket stays covered) lasts indefinitely.
  I usually s...

• Posted in thread: 12oz vs 22 oz on 02-27-2013 at 02:50 AM
  I usually bottle with a case of 12oz bottles and a case of 22oz. I typically use the 12oz'ers
  as the ones to give to people to try. The 22oz'ers I enjoy exclusively for myself since I
  mostly enjoy my ...

• Posted in thread: Honey? on 02-18-2013 at 11:24 PM
  You should try steeping some honey malt if you want some honey flavor. Try steeping a pound of
  it if you want a strong hint of honey flavor.

• Posted in thread: First Trappist Ale - Any Tips? on 12-12-2012 at 01:26 AM
  At this stage in the game, I really don't have a way to regulate the temperature other than my
  AC setting. Is there any easy way to do this that I'm not considering? My first thought is a
  water bath t...

• Posted in thread: Vanilla Bourbon Dubbel on 11-14-2012 at 04:26 PM
  Yes, you are right in thinking that the potential Alcohol scale equates to the brew attenuating
  to 1.000. I can't be sure what your brew will attenuate to but if your starting gravity reading
  is 1.060...

• Posted in thread: Tripel Karmeliet partial mash kit on 11-08-2012 at 04:58 PM
  [QUOTE=springtime;4557211] I have found most if not all kits are difficult to keep color as
  light as originals. Any advise is certainly welcome. QUOTE]When are you adding your malt
  extract? Is it at t...

• Posted in thread: Strawberry Blonde all extrand 2nd batch help on 10-30-2012 at 03:20 PM
  Yup that should be good. It was my misunderstanding. I see alot of recipes that call for honey
  to be added during the boil leading to believe that it will yield the honey flavor. But if the
  strawberry...

• Posted in thread: Strawberry Blonde all extrand 2nd batch help on 10-29-2012 at 07:17 PM
  If you wanted a honey taste to your brew, may I suggest steeping some honey malt. Simply adding
  the honey to the wort will only give it a drier finish, but will not give it a honey taste
  since the hon...