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  1. davy

    hey from VA

    Hello and welcome from Richmond. Where in NoVa are you from.
  2. davy

    DON'T order from sears...

    Did you leave feedback on the webpage for other customers.
  3. davy

    Let's talk coffee...

    here is a link probably already been posted: http://www.coffeeforums.com/ I know this is a coffee thread but does anyone have any good coffee beer recipes to post.
  4. davy

    Very Cloudy

    there is nothing you can do the beer is going to remain cloudy because of the protein in the wheat. have you ever had a commercial hefeweizen before very cloudy.
  5. davy

    Need help quick please.

    not too much to tell you really just how it sounds. fill the cooler with grain and water hit my temperatures put the lid on and go to bed. next morning wake up and mashout and sparge and brew away. here is a link that goes into much more into detail...
  6. davy

    Need help quick please.

    i have actually done overnight mashes in the round coolers and lost only a couple degrees over 8+ hours.
  7. davy

    Need help quick please.

    oh yeah i forgot you can mash that way as well tried it once and never tried it again. so used to using my cooler so much easier for me. Don't go to HD go to Walmart you can get basically the cooler for about 6 dollars less if you are looking for the 5 gallon round cooler. I suggest and...
  8. davy

    Need help quick please.

    i may be reading your post wrong so forgive me. you dont take the grains out you drain the runnings after adding water to bring the mash up to 170 to do a mashout. then you recirculate the first runnings through the grain to clear them. then you run your sparge water through the grain bed to...
  9. davy

    First brew ever

    anything you can get to cap the hole at the top and have a tube coming out of it to let the CO2 escape will work. if you have a home brew store nearby you can get a rubber stobber with a hole in the top that a tube would fit into. keep in mind cider will get better with time too. may have...
  10. davy

    Hot wort... uhoh

    one thing you need to be careful about but only matters if you use a glass fermenter. is the temp difference when pouring in an empty glass fermenter. u could break the glass however this is not a problem if you use a plastic bucket. have you considering making or getting an immersion chiller...
  11. davy

    My Little Shopping Trip

    where are you from?
  12. davy

    My Little Shopping Trip

    Lord Sterrock Hammerson 8 you literally took the words right out of mouth. Damn!
  13. davy

    My kit did not come with instructions. Can someone help?

    sanitize everything you are using! pour as much water as your pot will hold without overflowing leave about and inch of space in your brew pot from the top of the water to the top of you pot. place all your grains in the grain bag tie the end in a knot. place the grain bag in the pot...
  14. davy

    Liquid Yeast Starter Question.

    thanx it did take over a day before any signs of fermentation. just never used liquid lager yeast always used dry ale yeast. :ban:
  15. davy

    Liquid Yeast Starter Question.

    Have a question about liquid lager yeast for the many of you who have far more knowledge than myself. I am making a lager using liquid yeast which i have very little experience with both lager and liquid lager yeast. How long should it take for a liquid lager yeast starter to begin showing...
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