Stephen

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• Posted in thread: Recently opened homebrew store south west Chicago burbs on 12-20-2009 at 02:21 PM
  I wasn't sure where to post this, so I'm starting here. I just found a home brew supply store
  in the southwest suburbs of Chicago(Bolingbrook). It's called Brew & Grow. They are on the
  corner of rte. ...

• Posted in thread: What Sanitisers and Cleaners are used. on 12-20-2009 at 01:26 PM
  I currently use pretty much the same, dish washing liquid to clean everything and a one step no
  rinse sanitizer. I will try the oxy with the water I have and see how it works. Never had my
  water teste...

• Posted in thread: What Sanitisers and Cleaners are used. on 12-20-2009 at 03:11 AM
  No. It's just the wrong water. I can't use Oxi-Clean, because it does exactly the same thing to
  my bottles- leaves a film on them. Use an acid wash of white vinegar to remove the coating, and
  use some...

• Posted in thread: Hello from Shorewood IL on 10-26-2009 at 09:24 AM
  The one in St. Charles is the one that got me started way back when, I used to do work in that
  area. I plan on going there again, just have to plan that trip out, it's not just around the
  corner. That...

• Posted in thread: Hello from Shorewood IL on 10-26-2009 at 12:51 AM
  So far for the three batches I've done, the first and the third I got from Hydrocork, a local
  (Crest Hill) growing store with a small home brew section. The ingredients for the second batch
  I ordered ...

• Posted in thread: Hello from Shorewood IL on 10-25-2009 at 06:00 PM
  Hello all. Great finding this forum. I am just getting back into homebrewing after a 10 yr down
  time. Got all my equipment, bottles and books from the in laws basement and now I am into my
  third batch...