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• Posted in thread: Can't seem to find the reason... on 12-15-2009 at 01:22 AM
  My batch of Graff never stopped bubbling from the airlock. I got a 1.008 SG reading twice in 3
  days and it was still bubbling 4 or 5 times a minute. As has been said, trust your hydrometer.

• Posted in thread: The GaP (Grocery and Produce) Beer Experiment on 12-10-2009 at 01:05 AM
  Hmm... wonder whether my grocery store has any of this. It's basically a coctail of every
  enzyme needed, plus more: so this thread has me inspired. I was at walmart with SWMBO and I
  figured if I sta...

• Posted in thread: gelatin finings? on 12-02-2009 at 12:30 AM
  How long was your graff in the primary before you racked it over?At the time of racking I
  thought it had been at least two weeks (I didn't take any notes 'cause it was my first batch
  and I slacked, re...

• Posted in thread: gelatin finings? on 12-01-2009 at 04:26 AM
  I racked my graff onto 1 tablespoon ( I was going to go for a little less, but the stuff was
  crazy cloudy) of knox gelatin yesterday and this evening it's already cleared a whole bunch. As
  of now it's...

• Posted in thread: How do you keep the gunk out of the fermenter? on 12-01-2009 at 02:13 AM
  I've only done 2 batches (plus a wine), so take my advice with a grain of salt. I filter it
  through a grain bag folded over a couple times and placed in my funnel. I still let a little
  sludge into the...

• Posted in thread: Names for fetuses on 11-30-2009 at 03:52 AM
  I've been using Kiddo and Baby. Although if I say Baby, it has to be said with the same high
  pitched girlish enthusiasm my neice has when she's patting SWMBOs preggo belly.:p

• Posted in thread: Forgot to ask for "crushed" grains!! What now? on 11-23-2009 at 02:28 AM
  Thanks again for the advice and the laughs. The Slap Chop guy just might be the Sham-WOW guy's
  long lost twin!-TripodEh? Same guy...

• Posted in thread: How many gallons of Brandon O's Graff have been made? on 11-21-2009 at 06:31 PM
  + 6.5 = 718.5It's bubbling away like mad downstairs and I'm impatient already!

• Posted in thread: Graff (Malty, slightly hopped cider) on 11-19-2009 at 02:48 AM
  long shot here, but are you a member of cigarsmokers.com?Sure am! Not that long of a shot
  really, I'm the only pyrofish online as far as I know. I haven't been posting much there lately
  but I'm still ...

• Posted in thread: Graff (Malty, slightly hopped cider) on 11-19-2009 at 02:11 AM
  I'm very excited to try this cider out. I'm steeping my crystal as I type this! I helped my dad
  with a couple beer kits in the last few years but this is my first brew on my own with my own
  equipment....