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• Posted in thread: Mistakes. Read one, leave one. on 05-22-2013 at 10:58 PM
  After repeatedly failing to close the spigot after iodine washing, I told myself I wasn't going
  to do that again.,I was fine until the liquid level of the ferementer came up to the level of
  the valve,...

• Posted in thread: use grain bag as screen? on 05-22-2013 at 04:20 AM
  If you can find $5.00 , Home Depot has painter's 5 gallon bucket screens in a two pack. I
  usually put one inside the other when pouring wort into fermenter. It does get all the big
  stuff.

• Posted in thread: What I did for beer today on 05-22-2013 at 03:48 AM
  Speaking of propane bottles: The "bottles" that come from Blue Rhino with a triangle on the
  fill valve can NOT be filled by anyone except Blue Rhino. $20.00 for 3.5 g of propane? WTFIT?
  What can be do...

• Posted in thread: Need help turning my oatmeal stout into a breakfast stout. on 05-21-2013 at 04:06 AM
  I recently made a chocolate coffee porter, and added the coffee to the secondary, as well as
  the cocoa nibs. I added the cocoa nibs first after crushing, toasting and soaked in vodka for 1
  week. The c...

• Posted in thread: Glass carboy vs. plastic bucket on 05-20-2013 at 05:35 AM
  I may be over simplyfing here, but has anyone thought about putting some of their wort into a
  clear plastic soda bottle? I realize the rate of fermentation may be different, but it will
  give you an ea...

• Posted in thread: Anybody up for a riddle? on 05-19-2013 at 06:17 PM
  Let me settle this:There are three related people in the boat: A,B,and CPerson A is the oldest
  person, he is the father to B, and grandfather to CB is the son of A, making two people (two
  sons in the ...

• Posted in thread: DIY Bucket Filters on 05-19-2013 at 06:04 PM
  Yellowirenut, I too do not whirlpool, since the only way I have of cooling is a sink of cold
  water. I have so much trouble not breaking the siphon, so I have all my brewing bucket with
  spigots, and tr...

• Posted in thread: DIY Bucket Filters on 05-19-2013 at 04:57 AM
  I believe the picture of the 4 stacked filters start with the largest filter on the top and the
  smallest on the bottom, right? Something like 75 micron200 micron400 micron600 micronIs this
  correct or ...

• Posted in thread: Anybody up for a riddle? on 05-18-2013 at 04:03 PM
  If they arent related, as fewas two would doTwo is not the answer, and I can't comment on your
  response.Anybody else?

• Posted in thread: Hard Cider Pasteurization Just Before bottling? on 05-14-2013 at 06:47 AM
  I bottle pasteurized today, and only had one explosion in the dishwasher. I will know in a
  couple of weeks if the cider is still fermenting in the bottle or not. I hope not.