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• Posted in thread: Hop back/ Hop Rocket question on 06-13-2013 at 12:18 PM
  Most of my beers are 7.5% or >. I could try racking into a 3rd vessel, but doesn't that then
  introduce a greater risk of oxidation?

• Posted in thread: Hop back/ Hop Rocket question on 06-12-2013 at 03:02 PM
  Does the use of a hop back make dry hopping unnecesary? I'm always pretty disappointed in the
  nose of my beers. It doesn't seem to matter how many ounces of hop pellets that i add to my
  secondary, my ...

• Posted in thread: Is this ok for sanitizing bottles? on 02-21-2013 at 01:07 PM
  So a month or so ago i wanted to bottle a few six packs off of my keg. At the time, since i was
  in wash and santize mode, i prepared extra bottles for future use. For the extra bottles, i
  sanitized a ...

• Posted in thread: Batch sparge confusion on 01-08-2013 at 03:06 PM
  Interesting Jerrodm. Thanks to all for commenting and sharing.

• Posted in thread: Batch sparge confusion on 01-08-2013 at 01:49 PM
  Quick question: So when batch sparging, should my goal be to sparge with 170 degree water? Or
  is my goal to get the batch up to 170 degrees (so use water higher than than 170 degrees)? I've
  just been ...

• Posted in thread: Rogue Smoke Ale Clone on 10-10-2012 at 01:21 PM
  I tried this recipe recently. I added an addtional lb of the smoked grain as suggested. Just
  racked into secondary last night and taste tested my hydrometer sample... The smoke flavor was
  still extrem...

• Posted in thread: Surly Furious clone - kegging help on 09-16-2012 at 01:30 PM
  Great. Thanks for the advice. Let's see how this goes

• Posted in thread: Surly Furious clone - kegging help on 09-15-2012 at 12:53 PM
  I guess I should have added that it is in a glass carboy. How would I do the latter step that
  you mentioned? I thought about attaching the bag to the racking cane, leaving a little slack.
  But won't it...

• Posted in thread: Surly Furious clone - kegging help on 09-15-2012 at 12:16 PM
  Hi guys, I'm about to keg this batch today. This beer was dry hopped with like 6 oz of pellet
  hops. I was wondering if anyone had any tips for kegging this batch with the least amount of
  hop particles...

• Posted in thread: Water Filter Setup on 09-10-2012 at 11:41 PM
  Has anyone checked the ph after making one of these filter attachments? If so, how are the
  readings coming out? Obviously everyone has a different local water supply. Just want to get an
  idea