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    American Wheat Beer American Wheat Beer - 2nd place Best of show - 2011 HBT BJCP competition

    FWIW, I brewed this with US-05 and it was fantastic. Very refreshing. I've had some bad luck with S-04 even with temperature control, so if you haven't used it much, I don't know if I'd try it now.
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    HomeBrewTalk 2014 Big Giveaway

    Wow... definitely in. Thanks!
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    Beers from scotland

    Jackhammer IPA is fantastic if you can get it. Solid, aggressive west coast IPA, no gimmicks.
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    Bottling Tips for the Homebrewer

    That's all I meant. This is definitely a RDWHAHB situation.
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    Bottling Tips for the Homebrewer

    I asked a similar question when I started brewing and Revvy said not to worry about going too warm for those first few weeks. It's somewhere way back in this thread I believe. I suppose there is an upper limit but you're not likely to hit it.
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    American Wheat Beer American Wheat Beer - 2nd place Best of show - 2011 HBT BJCP competition

    9 days is enough if you check the gravity reading and it's more or less at the estimated FG. Or, if you're doing things by the book, if you check the gravity a few days in a row and it's not moving anymore (and not stuck). Since it's a wheat beer, I'd check it after a week in bottle and see if...
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    Bottling Tips for the Homebrewer

    See my post above. I've tried the approach of adding some sugar solution at the beginning and some at the middle of the racking process, but still have had issues with consistency. Not sure what causes it, but I found a solution through gentle stirring. This is based on a lot of experimentation...
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    Bottling Tips for the Homebrewer

    I actually have had problems with getting an even mix from the racking alone. Regardless, I changed my bottling routine to include a verrrry gentle stir at 1/3 full, 2/3 full, and when finished. This did improve the consistency of my carbonation without any side effects. Just be sure to maintain...
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    What is the closest Wisconsin town to Minneapolis that i can buy new glarus beer?

    First exit on the Wisco side of the river when you cross on 94. Turn right at the DQ and the next business is a wine bar and liquor store called Casanova's. Great people. You can also have any growler filled with whatever they've got in kegs -- stuff from New Glarus, Three Floyds, Southern...
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    Easy Stovetop All-Grain Brewing (with pics)

    I suppose he does say 6+ gallon pot, but having done this method of BIAB for a couple dozen batches, I know I couldn't do a 5 gallon batch with a 6 gallon pot. Mashing and sparging would work, but the boil would be trouble. I was brewing 4.25 gallon batches and would need a pre-boil volume of...
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