JimTheHick

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• Posted in thread: Motueka pairing in a pale ale other than cascade on 02-24-2013 at 06:30 PM
  I have a IIPA in the works where Mouteka is paired with Nelson Sauvin at a 1:2 ratio for late
  additions. It will be bittered with Pacific Jade and dry hopped with Galaxy. I'll let you know
  how it turn...

• Posted in thread: Is it too bad if I shake the fermentation? on 01-27-2013 at 07:00 PM
  Books that were written in the 90's maybe.. Healthy yeast doesn't just drop out unless you've
  screwed up somewhere.This goes past agree/disagree. And it's misleading for the OP. he wants
  advice about ...

• Posted in thread: Is it too bad if I shake the fermentation? on 01-27-2013 at 06:04 PM
  Wow. Quite the discussion ive missed over the past week. Threads like these are why I'm letting
  my premium membership expire. Burden of proof cuts both ways, and when a newPerson asks for
  advice they ...

• Posted in thread: Yeast Energizer? on 01-23-2013 at 11:58 PM
  I've been known to use a pinch here and there. But required, no.

• Posted in thread: Is it too bad if I shake the fermentation? on 01-23-2013 at 11:57 PM
  If you have a krausen ring on a glass Carboy I sometimes swirl to get the still-wet sediment
  down into the trub before it cements on the glass.

• Posted in thread: Is it too bad if I shake the fermentation? on 01-23-2013 at 11:55 PM
  I do it with most batches. I cant see how it could hurt anything. Unless you blow the lid off!

• Posted in thread: Silicone Flip-Top Gaskets? on 01-05-2013 at 10:38 PM
  IKEA has some. Wife dragged me there last night. 26 ounce, $4Edit. Oh wait you just want
  gaskets. Sorry dude.

• Posted in thread: To Secondary or Not? John Palmer and Jamil Zainasheff Weigh In on 12-20-2012 at 01:12 PM
  Disclaimer: I'm not a scientist. This seems counterintuitive. Why would gases of different
  densities stratify, as liquids do? If they wouldn't stratify then, indeed, I need to rethink
  the "protective ...

• Posted in thread: Home brew taste on 11-13-2012 at 01:44 PM
  OP - you are bound to get some funky beer at those temps. 22.5 C = 72.5 F. Yeast created heat
  while it ferments, so your actual temp will be higher than that. For most ale yeast, you should
  be targeti...

• Posted in thread: Wort brined turkey? on 11-04-2012 at 01:19 PM
  He is subbing wort/beer for the apple juice, so I'm sure he plans to use all the other
  ingredients (salt, etc) with the wort.