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• Posted in thread: Plastic bucket, glass carboy or Better Bottle for lambics on 02-22-2013 at 11:08 AM
  Had been using a Corny but Better Bottle looks good.

• Posted in thread: Stainless or Wood Bench on 12-10-2012 at 11:28 AM
  I like wood, purely because it's been easy to modify as my set up has evolved over time.There's
  a health and safety aspect to that, having everything well situated, no hot and or electric
  components p...

• Posted in thread: Cherry Beer on 06-29-2012 at 12:13 PM
  And when someone says "subscribed", it's just a way of saying they are interested in the answer
  to your question too. Like "+1".

• Posted in thread: Cherry Beer on 06-29-2012 at 12:11 PM
  I would firstly wash the fresh cherries then freeze and secondary. It's worth noting you will
  lose some beer to the fruit and that the taste can be subtle, you need a fair amount of
  cherries. I've don...

• Posted in thread: Post pics of your full-drain mash tun! on 06-12-2012 at 09:48 AM
  You can just flip a Sanke upside down, cut out the 'top' (was the bottom.)Instant bottom
  draining fitting, add plumbing to suit. Also makes for a possible bigger dump valve option to
  help clean-in-pla...

• Posted in thread: What wood for keezer collar? on 05-26-2012 at 10:19 AM
  FWIW I have a pine collar and it's fine, looks OK and solid enough for the job but... for the
  sake of a few bucks, I regret my choice. It's a one-time operation so get something you're
  happy with and....

• Posted in thread: Late hops on 05-24-2012 at 05:19 AM
  DMS is an obvious one there's a whole world of debate about DMS boil times and malt
  types...Brew chemistry isn't my specialist area, there are much wiser posters on the subject
  here I'm sure. I just ...

• Posted in thread: Late hops on 05-24-2012 at 03:54 AM
  Boiling is for more than adding hops. Sterilization obviously but also driving off many
  compounds you don't want in your wort. FWIW I would never go under 60 minutes (I do 90) but
  there are rare excep...

• Posted in thread: Blichmann beer gun carb question, help needed. on 03-12-2012 at 11:44 PM
  Thanks guys, I'll try to be more regimented in my approach, dial up PSI for a couple of days
  prior to bottling and aim for a 0.5 volumes loss as a start point. @OP - Sorry to divert from
  your problem....

• Posted in thread: Blichmann beer gun carb question, help needed. on 03-12-2012 at 05:05 AM
  Same problem (Blichmann Beer Gun), less beers (only 20)My first try using it. Chilled Bottles.
  Beer was nicely, if just a little over, carbed.Using the Gun worked well. Maybe 1/2" or less of
  foam, eas...