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• Posted in thread: Can someone diagnose this? on 01-12-2013 at 07:39 PM
  No, from juicing it, there was way too much pulp still in the juice to get a proper read the
  start so I was never able to get OG. It tasted fine when I put it in the secondary...but I
  wasn't really pa...

• Posted in thread: Can someone diagnose this? on 01-12-2013 at 05:30 AM
  Hi there, I have a perry currently in the secondary fermenter. There is a white film forming on
  the top. I've read about the possibility of it being film yeast, but from the pictures I've
  seen, it doe...

• Posted in thread: Did I just screw up? on 10-11-2012 at 04:42 PM
  Excellent, thanks for the advice. I didn't re-pitch the yeast and it's bubbling away now.

• Posted in thread: Did I just screw up? on 10-10-2012 at 05:17 AM
  Really? My understanding was campden tablets killed all yeast, wild or pitched. Will it only
  target the wild?

• Posted in thread: Did I just screw up? on 10-10-2012 at 05:06 AM
  My paranoia grew and so I pitched 5 campden tablets in there. I'll leave that for 24 hours and
  then re-pitch the yeast

• Posted in thread: Did I just screw up? on 10-10-2012 at 04:21 AM
  I have a pear tree in my back yard, and it's the time of year when it produces a ton. Today,
  without any forethought, I decided to make a big batch of pear cider. I just juiced a ton of
  pears, and I p...

• Posted in thread: Online Canadian stores? on 03-06-2012 at 07:51 PM
  In Calgary. I have most of the equipment I need already...just need to replace a few minor
  things (e.g. buckets) both those are simple. Generally i brew partial mash at this point, but
  thinking of shi...

• Posted in thread: Online Canadian stores? on 03-06-2012 at 07:15 PM
  Thanks. Unfortunately, their stock seems pretty limited

• Posted in thread: Online Canadian stores? on 03-06-2012 at 07:04 PM
  Hey, I've moved back to Canada and I'm trying to sort out where to get the best supplies
  online. Does anyone have recommendations? Thanks

• Posted in thread: Sigh...dropped my White Labs vial in starter on 02-27-2010 at 07:57 PM
  Hey fidgit, I got your PM, but your box is full so I couldn't reply there. I figured I'd just
  put what I typed up here, and hopefully you get it.Hey, my brew turned out just fine, actually.
  I'm very g...