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• Posted in thread: Dissolved oxygen meter on 04-19-2013 at 01:58 AM
  I'm thinking $150-200. I see several on Amazon in that price range.

• Posted in thread: Dissolved oxygen meter on 04-18-2013 at 04:47 PM
  Can anybody recommend a brand/model for homebrewing? Also, any pointers on their use?Thanks in
  advance!

• Posted in thread: BCS Ideas, Brewing and Ferm. cabinet distances on 01-16-2013 at 05:28 PM
  Looking over the links in your sig, I guess I do know a bit about your system. You do good
  work. How are you planning on updating your eBIAB system to incorporate the BCS?

• Posted in thread: BCS Ideas, Brewing and Ferm. cabinet distances on 01-16-2013 at 05:08 PM
  Not knowing details about your system, or whether you plan to permanently mount the BCS, here
  are some thoughts:Maybe you could use two BCS460s instead of one BCS462.Maybe the BCS could
  live in the fe...

• Posted in thread: BCS Ideas, Brewing and Ferm. cabinet distances on 01-16-2013 at 03:11 PM
  Just doing some pre-planning here.I want to move to a BCS brewing system in the near future and
  I want to monitor two fermentation units with it.My problem is I brew in my kitchen and my
  fermentation ...

• Posted in thread: Cleaning A Grain Mill on 01-08-2013 at 05:56 PM
  No need to clean. However, a good tip I picked up somewhere was to crush pale malts last. That
  way, there are no dark grains left on the mill that could impact color of the light lager you
  brew next.

• Posted in thread: How many corny kegs do you have? (and why?) on 01-05-2013 at 05:37 PM
  I have two taps so I have five kegs. Two serving, two on-deck, of course. Last one could be
  used for aging, but usually holds water for beer line cleaning.

• Posted in thread: Refractometer is the most useful brewing tool? on 01-02-2013 at 05:44 PM
  I prefer hydrometers for accuracy too, but this seems like a good time to pass on a handy
  calculator for approximating FG with a refractometer. formula seems to be a lot more accurate
  than the moreb...

• Posted in thread: BCS-460 Violent Boil - turn down? on 11-01-2012 at 04:33 PM
  Instead of using a temperature setpoint for boiling, I would suggest directly controlling the
  the element. Also, you can lower the "duty cycle controlled" percentage to something less than
  100% to con...

• Posted in thread: Which maltster's 6-row is best? on 09-20-2012 at 08:57 PM
  Thanks for the link. "Like your grandpappy’s Pilsner, this is a rich malty and hoppy
  beer." That is exactly what I am after. The BJCP style guidelines allow up to 40 IBUs in these
  beers, and I p...