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• Posted in thread: Better than Apfelwein... on 01-11-2008 at 09:06 PM
  slimer, what yeast did you use and what exactly do you mean by '1 week later'? 1 week since
  pitching it's down to 1.001? If you're using a hefe yeast, you're going to have to tell me your
  secret to ge...

• Posted in thread: Official HBT Weight loss thread on 01-11-2008 at 08:36 PM
  I used to road bike 1-2 hours a day, 5-6 times a week (1000-2000 cal workout per day). I was in
  the best shape of my life, and could basically eat anything I wanted. Since transferring
  schools and cha...

• Posted in thread: Botulism on 01-09-2008 at 09:18 PM
  Ummm ... if that were true, we wouldn't have beer, wine, mead or cider much less infected
  batches of beer/wine or whatever.Correct me if I'm wrong, but by pathogen he meant an organism
  that could caus...

• Posted in thread: Any light or just sunlight bad? on 01-09-2008 at 10:13 AM
  Wow I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this. Sometimes, with plastic fermentation buckets,
  I'll even press down on the top to force out a good whiff. The CO2 and alcohol fumes burn so
  good.

• Posted in thread: Orange Wine/Swill on 01-09-2008 at 12:06 AM
  So, I headed back to my apartment after spending a few weeks at my parent's house to find a
  carton of OJ left out on the counter. I opened it up, and it still smelled fine but had been
  sitting at room...

• Posted in thread: Botulism on 01-08-2008 at 05:50 PM
  Ahh well this is a relief. One more question, though. It sounds like beer is pretty safe when
  if comes to botulism poisoning, but what about wine and cider? What are the pHs of those?

• Posted in thread: Better than Apfelwein... on 01-08-2008 at 05:41 PM
  Wyeast 3068 is definitely very slow fermenting when it comes to apfelwien for some reason. I'm
  approaching week 3 with bubbles still regularly coming out of the airlock, a large amount of
  krausen, and...

• Posted in thread: Botulism on 01-07-2008 at 11:34 PM
  Does anyone know the risk of botulism as far as homebrew goes? Considering the fact that
  homebrewing essentially creates an anaerobic environment rich in nutrients for microorganisms,
  it seems like bo...

• Posted in thread: My Apple Cider is not clearing on 01-06-2008 at 08:28 PM
  Doesn't vinegary indicate an infection? In that case, it might be worth it to give the yeast
  another try. That is, it might turn out really good if it doesn't get infected.As for the
  cloudiness, you c...