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  1. G-pa

    Discuss: what kind of wine do you like ?

    I would have to say a pinot grigio.
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    Pain pills + beer???

    yep a couple hydrocodone and a two or three beers and your feelen no pain,, I just had hernia surgery last friday .but be carefull you don't want to rip the staples out and not be able to feel it
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    a bee in my beer

    don't worry the Bee didn't drink much
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    question about mead

    I am thinking about trying a batch of mead for the 1st time but I have no idea what it taste or suppose to taste like is there any where I can buy some commercially made mead or certain brands I should be looking for? . I have been looking but can't seem to find any around here anyway( central...
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    Help failed yeast starter

    I did a starter a couple of weeks ago with ( Pilsen Lager Activator Wyeast ACT2007) and it took about 30 hours to start after 48 hours to get going good and it seemed to go another 12 hours after that
  6. G-pa

    help with off flavors

    My friend is out of town for a couple of weeks now so I can't get info from him at this time.. I kind of think it might be too high fermentation temp, but I am no expert at this . thanks
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    help with off flavors

    A friend of mine has two beers both with the same off flavors but can't figure what it is from they are both all grain ,a scottish ale and a weizen bock both have a verry distinct wine smell and a after taste that is almost like whisky, the scottish is very bad on the whisky taste almost...
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    Will this corbonation method work?

    a question with the carbonation charts I keep seeing :It will say at 40 degress to get 3 volumes of co2 go with 18 psi. but how do I know how long to leave it at that pressure to reach the 3 volumes thanks for the help
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    Will this corbonation method work?

    I started to carb my first keg (wheat beer)The video from midwest says to use 40 psi for 24 hours then 20 psi for 24 more hours and that will be good. do they mean 40 psi and then unhook the line leave for 24 hours or leave the regulator all hooked up and set at 40 psi for that long .I have...
  10. G-pa

    I just found out I have been doing it all wrong

    I have found this in john palmers book how to brew( page 136 ) and a few other forums
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    I just found out I have been doing it all wrong

    I have been reading this on other message boards. I did find that to be a bit strange because the instruction that come with the kits don't say anything about using less water
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    I just found out I have been doing it all wrong

    Just found out that I should not be steeping grains in the full 5 gallons of water. should be using like 3 quarts of water instead and then adding water too the pot to 5 gallons but how do I steep with so little water in the pot , three quarts is only going to be maybe three or three and a half...
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    fermenting kolsch

    I have kolsch that has been in the primary for 11 days and still bubbling about once every 35 - 40 seconds, is it normal for this to take this long. can I just go ahead and rack to secondary and cool it down now or waite? I started at 75 degres for 12 hours until fermentaion got going good...
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    question about Kolsch

    I just got a kolsch kit from midwest with wyeast act2565: There is a few things I don't understand in the directions it says it requires a cool secondary fermentation .( that yeast ferments well at 55-60 degs with temp. range of 54-70deg) so how cool and how long should the secondary be, and...
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    New Home brewer from central wisconsin

    Thanks for the invite I was kind of interested in joining a club but menomonee would be kind of a hike for me I am from the marshfield area
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