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• Posted in thread: 110v Recirculating eBIAB 2.5 gallon batches on 12-13-2012 at 03:45 AM
  3rd. Power cord needs to be 12guage wire. I found it easy to hack up a 12g extension
  cord.Thanks for answering all my questions jrb! One more question at you or anyone else out
  there on the internet: ...

• Posted in thread: 110v Recirculating eBIAB 2.5 gallon batches on 12-10-2012 at 07:21 PM
  So I just read through all of this and am starting to get interested in eBIAB for the upcoming
  winter here. I have a few questions:1st: To my understanding the contractor is used because the
  switches ...

• Posted in thread: IPA recipe critique on 10-03-2012 at 07:27 PM
  If you stumble across another ounce of Amarillo I would dry hop with one of those as well. If
  not, that's cool, looks good to me.

• Posted in thread: New/old brewer on 08-05-2012 at 01:52 AM
  Star San is a concentrate. An ounce per five gallons of water I think but you can get away with
  using half that and splashign it around. You can also seal it up in a bucket and reuse it for a
  while so...

• Posted in thread: Equipment question? on 08-04-2012 at 07:57 PM
  well, you should be good but all the kit wines I've bought (which admittedly is only two) have
  been for six gallon batches so you need a seven gallon bucket for fermenting and a couple of
  six gallon c...

• Posted in thread: All grain flop on 08-04-2012 at 07:54 PM
  Malto dextin is the universal fix for lack of body. Since it's a wit, I'd start with 4 oz
  boiled in a cup of water.^Sounds good to me.

• Posted in thread: ESB recipe critique on 08-04-2012 at 07:53 PM
  I like to use victory malt for mine because it sounds cool and fits the style.

• Posted in thread: Parenting FTW. on 08-04-2012 at 07:51 PM
  That's great!Mine is only two and a half so am not that far along yet but I'll have to file
  this one away for later use.

• Posted in thread: Time for my first Oktoberfest; need advice on 08-04-2012 at 05:52 PM
  I have a couple of beerstyles that I feel like I "need" to decoct! I always decoct Bohemian
  pilsners, and usually Oktoberfests. I use a bit of caraMunich in my Oktoberfest, but otherwise
  it's pilsner/...

• Posted in thread: Time for my first Oktoberfest; need advice on 08-03-2012 at 07:49 PM
  Good luck with the decoction, it's a lot of work but the end result should be worth the
  trouble.I've heard contradicting evidence on this and am not sure it will be worth the trouble
  but I did like do...