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• Posted in thread: Why do i still have floating bubbles? Infection or continued fermentation? on 07-11-2012 at 04:36 PM
  That's an infection without a doubt. With an ipa it could be iffy letting it sour

• Posted in thread: Second Day of Fermentation - Airlock Issues on 07-11-2012 at 04:24 PM
  Your beer its not ruined in any capacity. Basically the fermentation was strong and the krausen
  got up into the airlock. If that happens worse it can cause a pressure buildup and literally
  blow the ai...

• Posted in thread: Texas hops, year 1 on 07-06-2012 at 03:51 PM
  It could be over/underwatering but honestly the plants look pretty good as a whole. If they are
  flowering they will often start declining because their energies are being focused into flower
  productio...

• Posted in thread: drip irrigation conundrum on 07-06-2012 at 03:27 PM
  1 GPH emitters are likely not all that overkill. We use 2 GPH ones on our grapes with little
  issue. I think your biggest culprit is the soil your hops are growing within. If its loose with
  a high sand...

• Posted in thread: Out of CO2, primed keg with propane on 06-07-2012 at 05:00 AM
  Hah good point!

• Posted in thread: Out of CO2, primed keg with propane on 06-07-2012 at 12:39 AM
  My jokes were referring to the widely accepted fact that Texas A&M isn't known for producing
  the brightest of graduates, although it is known for producing something.... but we won't get
  into that. Th...

• Posted in thread: Out of CO2, primed keg with propane on 06-06-2012 at 07:21 PM
  As a University of Texas at Austin engineering alumnus, I fully endorse and support this
  thread.So at which McDonalds location are you employed?

• Posted in thread: move hops? on 06-06-2012 at 01:11 AM
  Either way you will stress the plants. Burying them will cause problems with water acquisition
  and oxygen levels. Raising them will damage the roots themselves. Hops are tough tho!

• Posted in thread: Whats Chewing these???????? on 06-06-2012 at 01:08 AM
  Yep my hops plants have a few of those holy leaves. For caterpillars I use a product made by
  Safer that contains bt. I think it's called caterpillar killer. Spray the undersides of the
  leaves and it w...

• Posted in thread: Induction Cooktop on 06-06-2012 at 12:59 AM
  The only requirement for induction stoves is that the pot is magnetic. Stainless steel is not
  necessarily magnetic however. We have several pots that were stainless but would not register
  on our induc...