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• Posted in thread: Do you Cold Crash? (everyone vote! especially if you don't) on 04-05-2013 at 12:30 AM
  Used to cold crash every batch. But don't do much anymore, I figure the bottle in the fridge is
  the equivalent to clod crashing and my beers seem to be just as clear (providing I don't
  disturb the tru...

• Posted in thread: trub layer on top? on 01-20-2013 at 08:13 PM
  I just took the lid off my fermentor after two weeks and found a fairly thick layer of what I
  think is yeast and hop particle/trub on top. I was expecting a little on top but thought the
  majority woul...

• Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 01-10-2013 at 03:41 PM
  This coming Monday is my two week mark from pitching the yeast in my Mr. Beer kit that I got
  for Christmas. It also is the two week mark for my Northern Brewer 1 gal kit. Both are my first
  attempts at...

• Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 01-10-2013 at 03:39 PM
  As a general rule, once I close the lid I don't open it until it's been bottled unless I
  absolutely have to (late addition or clean the air vents from krausen overflow). My thinking is
  I'd rather sacr...

• Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 01-10-2013 at 03:35 PM
  I'm a noob. What about using a "wine thief"? That way you can put the sample right back into 2
  gal fermenter.As a general rule, once I close the LBK, I don't open it again unless I
  absolutley have to ...

• Posted in thread: I got me some Demons on 01-10-2013 at 02:40 PM
  I'm curious how you guys control the temps with those types of fermentors. I have a Mr Beer
  fermentor that just sits there because I don't want to submerge the spigot. Not sure how I
  would ensure it w...

• Posted in thread: Beginner extract brewing howto on 01-10-2013 at 02:28 PM
  Obviously new here and I had no idea you had to let your yeast soak for 15 minutes so I just
  pitched my yeast, that's a crappy term IMHO because you can pitch it when it's wet, but anyway
  is my beer g...

• Posted in thread: What's in your fermenter(s)? on 01-10-2013 at 02:25 PM
  Because it gets so hot here during the summer, I'm trying to buld up the pipeline for my summer
  brews, I've got a concoction I call Cape Fear Ale, Nut Brown Ale and MB Classic American Light
  w/my mods...

• Posted in thread: What are you drinking now? on 01-10-2013 at 02:20 PM
  Besides some free beer that I got with my bottles, of my homebrew I'm drinking Winter Dark Ale,
  Albert's Atomic Altbier and some Oktoberfest I brewed last fall I forgot was on the shelf.:D

• Posted in thread: So who's brewing this weekend? on 01-10-2013 at 02:16 PM
  Dark Forest Stout, my first attempt with a fruit beer, this one is for SWMBO.