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• Posted in thread: Adjusting grain bill for decoction or not on 12-14-2012 at 05:01 PM
  WOrking on a weizenbock recipe and plan to do a step mash/single decoction a la Gordon Strong's
  book's weizen mash schedule. Lots of recipes have small amounts of special B and melanoidin
  which appear...

• Posted in thread: Poll - US 05 Temp to avoid blowoff on 06-13-2012 at 08:27 PM
  I cannot get the results of both question with one poll.

• Posted in thread: Poll - US 05 Temp to avoid blowoff on 06-13-2012 at 08:23 PM
  I am trying to find a temp to ferment US 05 below which blowoff becomes less likely. Please
  fill out the poll only if you have good control of fermentation temperature, meaning your
  thermostat probe i...

• Posted in thread: Poll - US 05 Temp to avoid blowoff on 06-13-2012 at 08:16 PM
  I am trying to find a temp to ferment US 05 below which blowoff becomes less likely. Please
  fill out the poll only if you have good control of fermentation temperature, meaning your
  thermostat probe i...

• Posted in thread: Clarify White/Zainasheff Fermentation finishi temperature on 06-09-2012 at 02:47 PM
  In their book "Yeast," White and Zainasheff recommend raising the temperature 4-10 degrees at
  the end of fermentation. I cannot find any research to back up this recommendation. Does anyone
  know where...

• Posted in thread: Corny shape slowing fermentation? on 06-05-2012 at 04:00 PM
  As he said, easier and quicker to clean since I can reach my arm in and scrub the corny
  directly. Also, I can fit 2 cornys in my chest freezer but only one carboy/bucket, so I can
  ferment 9 gallons wi...

• Posted in thread: Corny shape slowing fermentation? on 06-03-2012 at 10:38 PM
  The fermentation does take a little longer and doesn't seem as vigorous. I think i am
  underpitching, despite a 3-4 liter starter.I am not sure of the storage question.

• Posted in thread: Corny shape slowing fermentation? on 06-02-2012 at 02:43 PM
  Thanks. There are other possibilities, mostly starter related, that are probably to blame.

• Posted in thread: Corny shape slowing fermentation? on 06-01-2012 at 10:36 PM
  I converted recently to using cornys to ferment and have noticed fermentations seem to take
  longer than with carboys. I was wondering whether it could be because of the reduced surface
  area to volume....

• Posted in thread: Suggestions to improve heating efficiency from propane burner on 01-17-2012 at 03:18 PM
  I have searched up and down the forums and can't find the answer to my question. My brew rig
  takes a long time to get water/wort to temp. I have a low pressure Marshall Gas 150 propane
  regulator www.s...