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• Posted in thread: flaked rye vs rye malt on 05-12-2013 at 05:29 AM
  It usually refers to rye malt IMO. I find rye malt has much more flavor than flaked rye.Thats
  what i have heard myself. So i brewed the same recipe with both with flaked and malted rye.
  Myself, i tast...

• Posted in thread: Man cave E-brewery on 03-03-2013 at 10:58 PM
  Thanks for the complements.The room is temp regulated, but its on its own thermostat. I have a
  walk-in closet that not in the pictures were i ferment. I am thinking about getting a chest
  freezer next ...

• Posted in thread: Man cave E-brewery on 03-03-2013 at 10:15 PM
  So after about 6 months i am very close to finishing my man cave/ brewing room. When i started
  working on the room all i had was sheetrock on the walls. I went with acid staining the cement
  for easy c...

• Posted in thread: 50amp GFCI Spa panel safe at well below 50amps? on 01-23-2013 at 04:49 PM
  Ok guys thanks for the input. Sounds like I will be safe to use a 50 amp spa panel along with
  the breaker in the box? The main breaker will offer the Overload protection and the spa panel
  the gfci pro...

• Posted in thread: 50amp GFCI Spa panel safe at well below 50amps? on 01-23-2013 at 05:19 AM
  I know this is an old thread but I am getting a 30amp BCS 460 panel from Ebrewsupply, i have 30
  amp service to the brew room. So a 50 amp panel will not offer GFCI protection? I am having a
  hard time ...

• Posted in thread: Sparkling Wine on 12-24-2011 at 10:13 PM
  I have been toying with the idea of making a sparkling wine. All the info i have found online
  suggests using a champagne yeast and bottle conditioning.I make a Strawberry/Mango wine that i
  think would...

• Posted in thread: Slowly building my brew system (what to add next?) on 12-22-2011 at 06:13 PM
  I would get a wort chiller before you even consider getting a bigger kettle. A 15 gallon kettle
  is not much good if you can not cool it down in a timely fashion. As far as the glass carboys,
  i have be...

• Posted in thread: Batch sparging timing on 12-20-2011 at 12:59 AM
  Good to know, maybe I'll get better efficiency this way.ThanksJust wondering what efficiency
  you are getting now. I get about 70% batch sparging.

• Posted in thread: o-ring lube on 12-12-2011 at 04:16 PM
  KY can work in a pinch. Its a water based lube! Who dosnt have KY laying around!

• Posted in thread: Real Ale at home? on 12-12-2011 at 04:10 PM
  I have always want to try making a cask conditioned ale, but the fact that you have to finsh
  the cask so fast has always been a turn off. Might be fun at a BBQ in the summer where i had
  help to drink ...