Recent content by thegerm

No. star san is acidic, lye and baking soda are alkaline. ok so the next logical question is how about PBW? Well, I don't know. Food grade lye is what you should be using. it's a simple pure chemical (either NaOH or KOH) with no other additive. if you have concerns about your safety...

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Received this as a thoughtful but impractical gift from my dad a while back. I've only used it once. I'm asking 200 for it. I can meet you to drop it off. I would prefer not to ship it.

maybe if you used the right amount at the appropriate temperature... but at that point why not just use rye malt and avoid the mystery of whether or how much your starches will be converted. and the grain will come with a bacteria load regardless whether it's flaked or malted.

I bought a counter top filter to replace my brita pitcher, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018MVZJE/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 and a .5 micron carbon block filter, to use instead of the included 5 micron filter...

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You do understand that lager doesn't mean fizzy yellow beer, right? if you think celebrator or salvator are boring beers then, well... I just don't know what to say to you.

Only beers from germany I've purchased in bottle stores that I've really enjoyed are dopplebocks. And there's a simple reason for this, everything is oxidized. I have a bitburger clone that I'm drinking now that tastes so much better than any german pilsner i've bought in any bottle store...

I make the hugest messes and burn myself half the time also whenever I try to boil DME in my 2L flask directly. So I bought a 12 pack of 1 quart mason jars from the grocery store and just boil up 2 gallons or so worth of starter wort at a time in my 3 gallon stockpot and then can the starter...

I'm going to throw in my support for cask and kettle in boonton as well. their grain prices are really great. They also frequently have some of the popular hops when they're totally sold out at the top online shops. The shop owner and his helpers are very nice, also.

brew today, make starter today with saison yeast, pitch later. or wait to brew. best option, regardless, is not to pitch till you have enough yeast.

If your sanitation is good you can wait several days before pitching. Especially since you've chilled it down to the 30s. You'll be fine. You have plenty of time to make a new starter.

it's bad sanitary practice, also.