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• Posted in thread: Whats an acceptable Mash Tun Deadspace amount on 01-29-2013 at 12:18 AM
  Wow, my cooler has about 3 quart deadspace, with a SS braid. I think it does not matter though,
  you just add that water like you guys said. In the end, it gets figured into your total
  brewhouse effici...

• Posted in thread: Compensate for already dissolved CO2 on 01-26-2013 at 02:34 PM
  Thanks for the replies!I am pretty sure it is finished, been at 1.012 for a few days, and it's
  actually a little bit below what I had planned. I like to bottle my Hefeweizen after 10-14 days
  in primar...

• Posted in thread: Compensate for already dissolved CO2 on 01-26-2013 at 01:52 PM
  Hey guys and gals!Just a quick question. I am going to bottle a Hefeweizen this weekend. When I
  pulled gravity samples, I noticed that there were lots of little bubbles coming up in the
  sample tube. S...

• Posted in thread: Using RO water on 01-12-2013 at 11:30 PM
  have found this to be the easiest explanation, and seems to work well for many people judging
  by the comments.

• Posted in thread: Iodine use for test on the must on 01-10-2013 at 03:53 PM
  You can just buy an iodine solution at the pharmacy. It is used to disinfect wounds.If you
  really want to make your own, I think it is usually a 2% by weight solution (in water).

• Posted in thread: New Yeast Supplier- anybody heard of "Real Brewer's Yeast"? on 01-10-2013 at 03:18 PM
  So from the website of the company that seems associated with this yeast supplier, I read some
  stuff about genetic modification, DNA cloning, etc. This concerns me a bit, I know that the two
  big guys ...

• Posted in thread: Can i travel by air with yeast samples in hand luggage on 01-03-2013 at 03:28 PM
  Aside from the issue of getting through security if you take them carry-on, you will also need
  to deal with customs when you get off the plane. I know that I have had to throw away all food
  that I had...

• Posted in thread: Managing steam and boil off. on 12-29-2012 at 06:10 PM
  Well, my first partial boil extract batches I did in the kitchen and I really did not have any
  huge issues. Obviously it got pretty humid in the house, but I would just open doors and
  windows every on...

• Posted in thread: Taking bottles to altitude on 12-26-2012 at 12:05 AM
  I've had bottles in the suitcase in an airplane and they did not explode. However, some of them
  did leak some pressure and beer through the cap.

• Posted in thread: Beersmith on Mac and Windows on 12-20-2012 at 10:54 PM
  Pretty sure. My order e-mail says the activation code is good for two computers. There is no
  option to choose between Mac or Win until you download the software. So I think it should
  work.If you reall...