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• Posted in thread: hops In secondary on 04-20-2012 at 06:15 AM
  I think most folks put the hops in the secondary first then rack on top of them allowing the
  swirling during the racking process to mix a little... you could swirl the carboy/fermentor a
  little... but...

• Posted in thread: Very quick ferment on 04-20-2012 at 06:04 AM
  4 days is a long time... definitely leave it full 2 weeks to mellow, but after 4 days the major
  part of the fermentation is done provided it started in 4-8 hours... you are now just waiting
  for the la...

• Posted in thread: Electrician career on 02-18-2012 at 06:38 AM
  if you like networking, programming and electronics, why not do all of them... its called
  industrial controls industry. Learn to program PLC's... its tied to manufacturing (which the
  market has been d...

• Posted in thread: problem finding bottles on 02-18-2012 at 06:34 AM
  Also look up threads here on using oxyclean to remove labels, works great, if you dont mind
  using branded bottles... i use them because i hate trying to ask people for my bottles back
  when i give them...

• Posted in thread: Is 20' of tubing enough for an Immersion Wort Chiller? on 02-18-2012 at 06:27 AM
  I have a 50ft stainless immersion chiller (which i love cause it doesnt get nasty like copper),
  but if i was still brewing 3g and topping off at the fermenter (which i used to), I would
  recommend a tu...

• Posted in thread: the big debate (secondary fermentation)... on 02-07-2012 at 01:56 AM
  After fermentation is done i usually notice the cloudiness disappearing with each additional
  few days it is left i have left a batch for a whole month and it really cleared well

• Posted in thread: the big debate (secondary fermentation)... on 02-06-2012 at 06:00 AM
  my advice is that if you do primary only, make sure that you primary ferment in a transparent
  glass or plastic better bottle carboy... that way you can "see" it clearing out... with a
  bucket its hard ...

• Posted in thread: Bud Light Platinum 6.0% abv on 02-06-2012 at 05:49 AM
  I try to taste everything new and had to try it as well... My review: Bud light, but with a
  sweeter taste, more alcohol... I am guessing the extra alcohol came from corn sugar...that
  being said..........

• Posted in thread: First All Grain - Noob Mistakes But Not a Total Disaster on 02-06-2012 at 05:05 AM
  yes, chuck it all in.. and if you are doing only a primary, just be very careful with the
  autosiphon when you extract... when you are extracting the last bit, pull the autosiphon out as
  soon as you se...

• Posted in thread: Left-over Grain on 02-06-2012 at 04:58 AM
  After seeing the grain piles I have left in the yard... they do not decompose very fast... I
  wonder if it is dried, can you burn it? :-)