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05-10-2011

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02-26-2012 9:23 PM

    ABOUT ME

  • i want to get a bigger brew rig... 5 gallons goes too fast!
  • nuttin...getting ingredients
  • barley wine
  • american blueberry cream ale
    chocolate-banana oatmeal stout
  • Male
  • Married
  • patchogue
  • NY

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  • Posted in thread: coopers carbonation drops on 02-24-2012 at 02:38 PM
    cool...i only have pint and 750ml bottles, so ovrcarbing shdnt b a problem...thx to all for
    input!

  • Posted in thread: coopers carbonation drops on 02-23-2012 at 05:54 PM
    There's usually directions on the package. It's one drop per 12oz bottle and 2 drops per 22oz
    bottle.I'd be worried about inconsistent dosing when adding small amounts like teaspoons. Can
    you rack fro...

  • Posted in thread: coopers carbonation drops on 02-22-2012 at 10:58 PM
    I have an outmeal stout that got moldy in the secondary... I'm going to rack from underneath
    the mold, and was going to use coopers carbonation drops in each bottle, so i don't have to
    pour priming so...

  • Posted in thread: 3 pints lost to loam on 01-16-2012 at 07:54 PM
    new years eve brew...so just shy of 2 weels...

  • Posted in thread: 3 pints lost to loam on 01-14-2012 at 10:38 PM
    thx for feedback... it's my 3rd time making this recipe, and it's never been this
    viscous...usually the trub is pretty 'seperate' from the beer... i've never been so far off my
    5 gallon mark before......

  • Posted in thread: 3 pints lost to loam on 01-14-2012 at 06:30 PM
    I just transferred an oatmeal stout to the secondary...the bottom was so loamy/thick, it
    wouldn't siphon anymore... i ended up losing 3 pints... i topped off the secondary w/3 pints of
    distilled water...

  • Posted in thread: dry hopping on 12-03-2011 at 11:14 PM
    yah...i will not be dumping in leaf w/o a bag again... this looks like its gonna be messy...

  • Posted in thread: dry hopping on 12-03-2011 at 07:10 PM
    i guess i didn't swirl enuf... i threw in the whole leaf 6 days ago, and they're mostly just
    floating on top... (i put in 2 oz in a 5 gallon batch).... i'm gonna stir them in and wait
    another couple o...

  • Posted in thread: dry hopping on 11-14-2011 at 11:46 PM
    just drop them in; pellets or leaf? i know pellets will sink into the trub but what about leaf?

  • Posted in thread: dry hopping on 11-14-2011 at 08:27 PM
    I want to dry hop a pale ale, but am afraid to let oxygen in the fermenter, so i can put the
    hops bag in... is ok? not a problem?

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