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• Posted in thread: Easy airlock question on 01-31-2009 at 01:42 AM
  The only problem I see with idophor is that my understanding of it is that it looses it's
  disinfecting nature rather rapidly.

• Posted in thread: Never got around to racking to secondary. Should I bottle? on 01-30-2009 at 06:17 PM
  Is this a true pils fermented at low temperature with lager yeast?

• Posted in thread: Easy airlock question on 01-30-2009 at 06:05 PM
  Also the caps have little holes. Depending on the weather where you are, it can keep fruit flys
  out:) Although with my mead a few still managed to get into it somehow.

• Posted in thread: Amount of Priming Sugar? on 01-30-2009 at 05:17 PM
  oz as in weight not volume. 8oz (weight) != 1 c. (volume)

• Posted in thread: Super Bowl (Brew) Day... whatcha brewing? on 01-30-2009 at 05:02 PM
  Going out with a friend to work our dogs in tracking so no brewing here. No SB either though:)
  Plus I don't yet have a free primary:) Sometime next week though I should be doing another hefe
  to compar...

• Posted in thread: metalic after taste on 01-30-2009 at 04:50 PM
  Thanks all,So the general concesus seems to be that this is something that pops up from time to
  time, but no one is really sure of the cause:) I made a note in my brew log and will see if it
  mellows. ...

• Posted in thread: metalic after taste on 01-30-2009 at 01:15 AM
  Ya, it was a dry DME and before I switched to Late extract. Also used molasses though. I
  suppose that could have sunk and burned. Can't remember if I remembered to turn the flame off
  for it either. Co...

• Posted in thread: life in the 2nd with concerns on 01-30-2009 at 12:40 AM
  probably some yeast clumps taking a ride on some c02 bubbles. Don't worry about it. If the
  sample tastes ok, all's good.

• Posted in thread: metalic after taste on 01-30-2009 at 12:18 AM
  I just popped a sample of my porter tonight (going on 4 weeks in bottle) and i'm getting a
  slight metallic after taste. I actually just got the same thing a few nights ago with a
  commercial brew. Some...

• Posted in thread: Extract APA recipie on 01-28-2009 at 04:23 AM
  Thanks all. I'll consider the Aromatic Malt and will go for the cut down 15. As for cutting the
  base extract... I tend to like beers a touch on the bigger side so I'm happy with 5%. Probably
  wind up j...