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• Posted in thread: Opinions needed! on 08-30-2012 at 03:43 PM
  I'm thinking of doing a keezer spin off by basically making a lagering ferm chamber but having
  it meant for kegs. I was thinking of taking a mini fridge and building a custom chamber around
  it and fil...

• Posted in thread: Little help please on 06-25-2012 at 02:12 PM
  I planted 4 different rhizomes this spring: Nugget, Cascade, Centennial, and Kirrin Saaz. The
  only one to send up shoots has been the Cascade, none of the others are doing anything it
  seems. All the s...

• Posted in thread: Acetaldehyde in EVERY all grain batch! on 05-04-2012 at 11:46 AM
  Hmm, never thought about the swamp cooler idea. That might work around summer time up here in
  Michigan when it can get pretty hot and humid.Right now I have the carboys sitting at about 68
  degrees and...

• Posted in thread: Acetaldehyde in EVERY all grain batch! on 05-03-2012 at 11:39 AM
  I've been rinsing after using one step before kegging anything or bottling. I think I'm just
  going to have to dedicate my basement to fermenting as it's the only place in my house that
  stays at a some...

• Posted in thread: Acetaldehyde in EVERY all grain batch! on 05-02-2012 at 04:22 PM
  I always forget to make a starter until it's brew day and then it's too late. Rookie mistakes,
  I know. :(

• Posted in thread: Acetaldehyde in EVERY all grain batch! on 05-02-2012 at 02:00 PM
  This is where the equipment-building bug might bite you! I built a cheap fermentation chamber
  by taking the door off of an old dorm-fridge, the cube shaped one, and built a box around it
  out of pink f...

• Posted in thread: Acetaldehyde in EVERY all grain batch! on 05-02-2012 at 01:56 PM
  Something that you should do to get healthy fermentations is oxygenate your wort. I didn't see
  that as part of your process. I started out dumping wort between to buckets to get oxygen into
  the wort. ...

• Posted in thread: Acetaldehyde in EVERY all grain batch! on 05-02-2012 at 01:33 PM
  You can try and keep the beer in the primary for a while, like 3-4 weeks to give the yeast a
  chance to clean up its off flavors but be sure you locate it in the appropriate temperature
  range: 62-68F.A...

• Posted in thread: Acetaldehyde in EVERY all grain batch! on 05-02-2012 at 12:59 PM
  Alright, I'll try those tips in the next batch.Now how do I get rid of the flavor besides
  sitting, sitting, and more sitting. Should I let them sit on the yeast at the 62-68 degree
  range for awhile lo...

• Posted in thread: Acetaldehyde in EVERY all grain batch! on 05-02-2012 at 12:39 PM
  Equipment:5 gallon round cooler mash tun.6 gallon brew pot6.5 gallon carboyOne step
  cleanserProcess:Mash in @168 Mashed at 156 for one hour, sparged with 175 water, had to do a
  double sparge to get pr...