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    Greetings from Toronto!

    cooool.....welcome another canadian brewer
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    Having no luck with bottles

    I pickup 24 x 500ml plastic bottles with caps from a store in Hamilton for less than $13 CND. I also Heiken bottles and Brava bottles...about 100 Deltac:mug:
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    Techniques on chilling wort

    I use 25 Ft of 3/8 Copper tubing attached to a small DC water pump. I use a bucket of Ice water to cool my wort. I only use about a gallon of water in total. I prepare my ice weeks ahead in time. Deltac:mug:
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    Bottling question

    Use a turkey baster to set a sample
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    Ok my thermometer sucks

    I have one of those too. Got it off ebay for under $10 Works great:ban:
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    first brew day

    Good Luck and Just relax.
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    16 hours and no airlock activity

    Mine took 36 hrs before anything happened. So just relax Deltac
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    Maintaining bottle conditioning temps

    Setup a small closet or a small room to condition your beer. Setup an extra 150 W light bulb as a heat source and keep the door closed. You can also use christmas lights as your heat source. Also build the digtal tempurature controller to to contol your heat source. This is the link-...
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    Churning wort and HUGE krausen

    Setup a blow off tube before she blows her top:D Deltac
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    Longnecks vs stubbies: which wastes less beer?

    This what I do- I have 18oz (500 ml) bottles. I have grolsch type bottles with flip caps. I pour about 85% into a glass and reseal the bottle and place back in the fridge. I repeat this with rest of my bottles and I pour the remainer from each bottle into my first bottle. When The first bottle...
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    Thoughts on hotter hose water?

    Get a small pot about 20 Qts. Install a 1500W water element to increase boil speed. Place pot on stove to get your hot water ready. You can setup a 1/2" or 3/8" valve on the pot. I also use a 2qt electric kettle, it boils water in 6-7 minutes. Deltac
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    Cleaning

    I give it a good rinse with oxy-clean and the wash with cold water:mug: Deltac
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    Keeping bottle conditioning temp constant

    65-75F in a bedroom should work fine Leave them undistirbed for 3-4 weeks
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    How important is good water?

    Did you try doing a new batch with bottled water?
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