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• Posted in thread: Bottle Conditioning with 1056 on 06-17-2013 at 04:22 AM
  I don't know what it is I do, but with any yeast i've used, and 1056 is definitely used most
  often, even if I throw one in the freezer for a quick chill (and having put in the minimum time
  for carbing...

• Posted in thread: Thermapen. Get one. on 06-17-2013 at 03:53 AM
  Just got one as a graduation gift, it rocks on brewday! Much more accurate, easy to use, and no
  worries about dropping or otherwise breaking a glass one.

• Posted in thread: House Rules for Brewing on 06-11-2013 at 06:46 AM
  I always drink a bottle of the previous batch while brewing the next one. Then, during the
  boil, I add a small splash of that beer meaning that the beer I have most recently brewed has a
  very small am...

• Posted in thread: Brewed my first competition beer this morning! on 06-10-2013 at 03:21 PM
  Thanks for pointing that out. I was thinking about head retention like a newb and didn't think
  about the unfermentables or that it would counteract the low mash temp. Live and learn eh. The
  lemongrass...

• Posted in thread: Brewed my first competition beer this morning! on 06-10-2013 at 02:32 AM
  crap, forgot that about the cpils. the vienna was added b/c i wanted 2# of munich but only had
  one, figured meh, why not. i'm hoping the rye accents the pepperyness although all i had was a
  pound. car...

• Posted in thread: Brewed my first competition beer this morning! on 06-09-2013 at 06:50 PM
  It's not official BJCP, it's through the local brew-pub, Willimantic Brewery. They have great
  beers! The LHBS owner is a national beer judge and will judge alongside the brewery owner and a
  Sierra Nev...

• Posted in thread: Hot weather chilling on 06-09-2013 at 05:16 PM
  Oh man, have I been spoiled using the IC in the winter. My first batch in 80* weather and
  without the benefit of 45* groundwater...holy crap it takes a while to get those last few
  degrees! Is it worth...

• Posted in thread: Lego wine. on 06-03-2013 at 03:10 PM
  so trade a bottle of wine for a can of cheap beer....but to protect the beer in shipping, pack
  the box with legos.

• Posted in thread: Centennial Blonde (Simple 4% All Grain, 5 & 10 Gall) on 05-26-2013 at 12:08 AM
  Good god this one is popular, I can't remember the last time I hit the new posts button and
  didn't see it in the first 3 pages!

• Posted in thread: Having flavor issues with my non-homebrew? Please Help. on 05-24-2013 at 12:28 AM
  I had this same problem but finally found the fix....dump the Miller down the toilet and
  replace with beer. Tastes great and no problems since then ;)