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• Posted in thread: So who's worked in their main electrical panel? on 02-19-2013 at 05:19 PM
  cool got ya. Loving that quote in your signature from laughing_gnome btw

• Posted in thread: So who's worked in their main electrical panel? on 02-18-2013 at 08:26 PM
  Taco are you saying you think you could handle 1000 amps for a brief instant?I no longer work
  in the field however I was an electrician at a steel mill for a long time. We worked on
  everything from 5V...

• Posted in thread: BIAB and Astringency on 02-01-2013 at 06:49 PM
  Very cool. Thank you for the link. I may give it a try.

• Posted in thread: BIAB and Astringency on 02-01-2013 at 05:40 PM
  Just curious, what is the reason for mashing overnight? I thought we only mashed for an hour to
  two until the starches were converted. Don't the proteins degrade at 158 in a couple of hours?

• Posted in thread: Temperature Control in Ferm Chamber - Heating pad on a timer? on 01-31-2013 at 07:00 PM
  I am looking into fermentation chambers so i read your thread. Just curious, how hard would it
  be to switch what your controller is controlling? I'm thinking a 3 position switch with cool
  off and heat...

• Posted in thread: Propagating sweetwater ipa on 01-17-2013 at 07:41 PM
  Well now that I have the answer to my question (just buy wyeast 1968 in the future) I figured I
  would throw out my propagating yeast but when I went in this am to do just that I see a layer
  of krausen...

• Posted in thread: Propagating sweetwater ipa on 01-16-2013 at 05:24 PM
  Shadow, yes mixing it about every 4 hours when home and awake. Working on finding the parts to
  make a stir plate.dedhedjed, thank you so much! the Sweetwater IPA is my wife's favorite so she
  is a fan ...

• Posted in thread: Propagating sweetwater ipa on 01-16-2013 at 11:52 AM
  Thanks Shadow69. I have a vial of wlp008. I have a lot of sediment at the bottom of my growler
  now after 1 step up. I have yet to see it get a layer of krausen on it though. I am kind of
  nervous to br...

• Posted in thread: Propagating sweetwater ipa on 01-14-2013 at 08:04 PM
  ok. I see some results now at the bottom. Seems like I can decant the liquid and add more
  starter to the slurry. It seems there are a bunch of different methods to this madness. Would
  it be better to ...

• Posted in thread: Propagating sweetwater ipa on 01-13-2013 at 12:21 PM
  So I'm trying to get some yeast from a 6 pack of sweetwater ipa. I've never tried this nor have
  I ever made a yeast starter. I've always just pitched the smack packs. I don't see anything
  happening in...