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• Posted in thread: How do I use this hop spider I built? on 09-08-2012 at 01:32 PM
  Is that a SS sink drain collar type thing? Looks easy enough to make. Nice work.

• Posted in thread: How much do you pay for bottles? on 09-07-2012 at 12:14 PM
  If you are in the Minneapolis area, The Four Firkins specialty beer store gives out free
  bottles. They offer a lot of free tastings so they go through quite a few bottles. You'll have
  to remove labels...

• Posted in thread: Future of ball lock kegs? on 09-07-2012 at 11:54 AM
  makes sense. You can't take them out to clean them which isn't a big deal. But you can
  replace them if they break for some reason. Thanks!

• Posted in thread: How I keep hops out my my plate chiller on 09-06-2012 at 10:13 PM
  I would hope that there would be minimal aeration prior to chilling, right?Ah! Yes! Excellent
  point! :mug:

• Posted in thread: Future of ball lock kegs? on 09-06-2012 at 09:57 PM
  Define "the brand new ball lock kegs".There's plenty of manufacturers from various countries.
  Which ones are you referring to? Sounds like a bunch of BS to me.Good point. I'll ask a
  different way. Has...

• Posted in thread: Future of ball lock kegs? on 09-06-2012 at 09:44 PM
  I've heard that the posts/valves/rings on the brand new ball lock kegs are not replaceable? It
  seems silly to me. Any truth to that?

• Posted in thread: How I keep hops out my my plate chiller on 09-06-2012 at 09:27 PM
  I would imagine this process also helps to aerate the wort a bit before pitching. I wouldn't
  rely on this as the only way to do it but more aeration can't hurt.Thanks for yet another
  reason to get a p...

• Posted in thread: Da Yooper's House Pale Ale on 09-06-2012 at 09:17 PM
  I picked up the grains and hops for this today. I'll be brewing it on Saturday.I also picked up
  the Wyeast 1056 and realized I had some harvested 1272. Has anybody done this recipe with both
  and have ...

• Posted in thread: A fresh start in life on 08-22-2012 at 11:55 AM
  Sounds like you are going to go for it. And since you've received a lot of good sensible
  information here, you are now required to post your adventures so that all of us can live
  vicariously through y...

• Posted in thread: How long is TOO long in secondary? on 08-15-2012 at 01:46 AM
  When it's a crusty dried up pile of dust in the bottom of the carboy, it's probably been too
  long. Beer for years in a carboy...I'll get there someday.