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• Posted in thread: Vacuum Secondary, and a forced CO2 question on 05-08-2013 at 01:03 PM
  If you have some CO2 handy, place a trash bag over your vessel, flood it with CO2, and release
  the vacuum on your stopper...Elegant solution. Thanks.

• Posted in thread: Vacuum Secondary, and a forced CO2 question on 05-07-2013 at 02:23 AM
  If you've ever been on a family road trip, there will be a time when you hear "are we there
  yet?" from the back seat. Every parent dreads that question. Likewise, every brewer must answer
  the question...

• Posted in thread: Oops -- All trub into fermenter on 05-04-2013 at 12:51 AM
  Glad it turned out for you, sir. New beer can be somewhat in-your-face; it will mellow a little
  bit in the bottle if given time. (Usually doesn't happen here at Man Cave Brewing.)

• Posted in thread: Oops -- All trub into fermenter on 04-10-2013 at 04:50 AM
  OK so this batch smells like a yeasty turd 4 days in, and the bottom draws look like heinous.
  Humans work on Internet time. Yeast work on geological time. Be a bit more Zen. The yeast are
  going to do ...

• Posted in thread: Dry yeast questions on 03-13-2013 at 02:14 AM
  What about Belgian Wits? Are there dry yeasts suited to them?Safbrew T-58 is my favorite
  inexpensive dry Belgian yeast. Good fruit/spice when fermented in the upper 60s to low 70s.

• Posted in thread: 3787 Trappist HG - Uncontrollable on 03-11-2013 at 12:20 AM
  I have this co-dependent love/hate relationship with Wyeast 3787 Trappist HG yeast. Love the
  taste. Hate the mess. Normally, I think it weird to ascribe anthropomorphic attributes to a
  single-celled a...

• Posted in thread: Straining Wort on 03-04-2013 at 12:06 AM
  One thing that could be done easily if someone really wants to strain, is to use a sanitized
  paint straining bag, or a very large mesh bag from the homebrew store. My momma told me that
  the easiest-to...

• Posted in thread: So I sent the wife to the LHBS on 02-19-2013 at 06:55 AM
  Use your wife's pantyhose!+1I use my wife's pantyhose for hops. The beer just tastes better
  that way.

• Posted in thread: My First Brewing Disaster. on 02-13-2013 at 02:40 AM
  I put up a 1.080 Trippel this weekend with Wyeast 3787 Trappist HG. Had similar issues. When
  the wort temperature went 6F over ambient, I should have known the 3787 was partying. By Monday
  morning, it...

• Posted in thread: Beer from hell on 01-25-2013 at 12:53 AM
  I plan on bottling this beer so I will need some yeast for carbonation.Summary:1) Spare bedroom
  smells like beer2) wort diluted with StarSan3) frozen/thawed wortFirst, I suggest abandoning
  all hope. T...