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"Stocks of ICE-3 are being divided between ASBC (in USA) and EBC (distribution through Labor Veritas in Switzerland), from which sources analysts can purchase the new standard in the usual vials.* ICE-2 will now be available only while stocks last. ICE-3 is valid from September 1st, 2010. *...

You're right, I shouldn't be discouraging. I may have been. I originally started this lab far before we were brewing and I had purchased a lot of used stuff on ebay, and most of it is in production today. A GC can be had for under $2k, UV/VIS under $500, and a wrist action shaker for about a...

We do still have them. They are kept online and protected by a password and ASBC.org asks for our IP address to allow it through their firewall. There are hundreds and hundreds, maybe thousands of methods. You'll have to know the specific method you'd like to perform and I'll happily discuss...

Since I love bringing up old threads, our brewery ended up purchasing a subscription to the ASBC MOA. I can share some of the info with folks if you're interested.

Sorry to resurrect an old thread, but I was looking for an answer to this question, saison pitching temp, and I just made a second batch of our lemongrass saison and pitched it at 25ºC (79ºF). I don't temp control the tank so in a few days it'll get over 33ºC (91ºF). I don't touch it until it...

I know this is an old thread, but I'm interesting in purchasing the MOA, I just can't find a retailer of it. If someone has a copy and is willing to sell it; I'm pretty sure I'd give you what you paid for it.

Here's what I would do. Using a fist-full of BIAB bags, I would calculate the anticipated decoction volumes and separate them into the bags and *clearly mark them* somehow permanently. Then after the initial rest, I would pull the corresponding bag and empty it into the mash boiler. Once it's...

Thanks for the thanks, but honestly, this recipe is the work of many people on here; I'm just standing on the shoulders of giants.

First, I just picked up two cases of hopslam. Second, I'm going to harvest some yeast from a bottle of Bells's Brown Best and make some slants. (And probably make a big-ass starter and brink it.) Then I'm going to make about ten 600ml grain-bills, strike at 155ish, do a 90 minute boil...

I have decided to clone this recipe.

I measure viability, so I've pitched as small as 250ml of slurry and as much as 1500ml. It really depends on yeast health, which is not entirely under anyone's control. If you followed sanitary procedure, it smells good and there looks like a good 1/4-1/2inch of white yeast cake in your 1000ml...

The yeast from an Oberon bottle is the best. The commercial alternatives you mention are also good, but use a big healthy starter and oxygenate your wort. Best advice I can give.

How did this work out?

6lbs American 2 row 4lbs American White wheat .5lbs Carapils 1oz Saaz 30min 3.5% AA (leaf) 1oz Saaz 15min 3.5% AA (leaf) .5oz Saaz 3.5%AA and 1oz Cascade 5.5%AA in secondary (dry hopped for 14 days) (leaf) Strike water was set to 136ºF. Mash-in at 133ºF for 15 minutes. Pull 3 quarts of...

Yeah, it's definitely not a good idea to let the valve run chattering. The mechanical springs fail first, some kind of spring fatigue I guess. The coils can burn-up too, but I don't think that's a problem on the ascos. They promise some kind-of gadzillion actions from their coils.