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• Posted in thread: What I did for beer today on 05-31-2012 at 02:20 AM
  I helped my neighbor brew his first beer tonight. Hopefully it turns out well

• Posted in thread: Whats the most expensive batch you have brewed? on 05-04-2012 at 05:38 PM
  My first RIS was the Old Rasputin clone published in BYO. $77 for 5 gallon batch and worth
  every penny.

• Posted in thread: no-weld valves on aluminum bk? on 05-04-2012 at 05:34 PM
  I put one in a 30 qt turkey fryer pot. Worked just fine and that's a thin gauge aluminum.

• Posted in thread: 5gal Mash Tun? on 03-28-2012 at 06:23 PM
  My first was a 5 gal rubbermaid cooler. It did just fine for regular beers although it is a bit
  small. You'll want to keep the grist ratio to a qt/lb and either use a fly sparge or a couple
  batch spar...

• Posted in thread: Amazon wants me to go electric... on 01-06-2012 at 02:52 PM
  I use my wife's amazon account when I order stuff. All the suggestions she gets are gun parts
  and beer paraphernalia :)

• Posted in thread: yeast storage question on 01-05-2012 at 03:56 PM
  absolutely. Don't crack it open and store in the fridge until you are are ready to brew the
  ipa. I would investigate starters however.

• Posted in thread: Priming w/dme on 01-02-2012 at 11:58 AM
  Fermentate - Im not exactly sure of the metric. When carbonation is discussed the units are
  always volumes or co2. The calculators I was referring to split up sugar measurements into
  table, corn and d...

• Posted in thread: Priming w/dme on 01-02-2012 at 06:45 AM
  From two different carbonation calculators, 3/4 of a cup is 6 oz of dme. This will give you
  between 2.4 and 2.6 vol of co2 in 5 gal of beer. Definitely boil the water for 10 min or so
  then add it to t...

• Posted in thread: Recommend an Extract RIS worth trying? on 01-02-2012 at 06:21 AM
  Look up the old Rasputin clone that byo did. It is extract and the beer is good. I haven't made
  it yet but scheduled to this week.

• Posted in thread: Iodine water got in my carboy. Now what? on 01-02-2012 at 01:13 AM
  It 's fine. Don't panic. Iodine can be uses to kill nasties in water backpacking in the outmost
  regions. Not going ti kill you or anybody who drinks it. Might be an off flavor bit with that
  little amo...