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• Posted in thread: Refractometer vs. Hydrometer on 10-12-2012 at 04:47 PM
  I did read something about doing conversions after fermentation, but it only talked about brix
  to SG conversions, so I was confused & came here.Does promash do this conversion, or is there a
  specific ...

• Posted in thread: Refractometer vs. Hydrometer on 10-12-2012 at 04:35 PM
  Hey all,Hoping I can learn something today!Expected my beer to be ready for kegging the other
  day and since I'm still green on the refractometer, I grabbed my hydrometer too, for good
  measure. I have ...

• Posted in thread: help with a smash on 03-04-2012 at 01:29 PM
  Ok, so I'm doing 3 gallon batches because I can't boil much more than about 4.25 gallons or so
  (yet).I'm thinking 5.5# Bohemian Pilsner (since MO is a pale malt) and Wyeast 2565
  Kölsh.Northern Brewer'...

• Posted in thread: help with a smash on 03-01-2012 at 11:01 PM
  I ferment in my basement which is a fairly consistent 58 except for a brief period in late
  summer/early fall. Not ruling temp out by any means, though. I have tried a few different
  yeasts, made starte...

• Posted in thread: help with a smash on 03-01-2012 at 10:26 PM
  I recently switched from extract to all grain because I felt like all my beers tasted the same.
  Now I'm a few batches in and I'm still tasting the same flavors that I was trying to get away
  from (even...

• Posted in thread: So stopper pushed all the way through the carboy, what now? on 03-01-2012 at 10:02 PM
  Regarding your followup question, I know I've brewed the same beer, same recipe/yeast, etc &
  have had different krausen experiences.Brewed the NB cream ale extract kit a bunch of times
  when I started....

• Posted in thread: Temp controlled kegerator on 03-01-2012 at 09:47 PM
  Looks like it. I want to try and remember to check the pour temp again tonight.

• Posted in thread: Temp controlled kegerator on 02-29-2012 at 10:00 PM
  Just to follow up, it looks like I am all dialed in. Carbing and pouring almost perfectly. I
  had posted a few threads when I first started kegging and everyone was telling me to get longer
  tubing, so ...

• Posted in thread: Temp controlled kegerator on 02-23-2012 at 09:17 PM
  I'm not really having foam problems anymore. I do not believe these probes are waterproof. I
  think I've seen more than one thread mention that.I checked on lunch today, and the water was
  starting to f...

• Posted in thread: Temp controlled kegerator on 02-23-2012 at 02:53 AM
  Already, its holding at 40.I thought these things didn't need to be calibrated. Time to Google.