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• Posted in thread: What brand of grain? on 08-21-2008 at 01:12 PM
  Well, being the impatient person I am, I went ahead and just ordered one bag of Bairds
  Vienna(no Best Malz in stock), and one bag of Best Malz Pils, grand total of $73.27 for 110# of
  grain.:ban:Best o...

• Posted in thread: What brand of grain? on 08-21-2008 at 12:44 PM
  :mug:I'm heading up to North Country Malt Supply on Fri. I plan on picking up a bag of pale and
  a one of vienna. They stock six different brands listed below. Any preferences of brands? They
  will be u...

• Posted in thread: Frankenfest on 07-10-2008 at 11:26 AM
  Well she's chuggin' away now @ a burp every 3 secs. Moral of the story, aerate your wort
  properly, and do a starter, which I did not.

• Posted in thread: Where to score kegs for keggles? on 07-09-2008 at 10:19 PM
  I scored three kegs from a micro brewery. They take kegs out of service regularily. Try and
  talk to the guys brewing, tell them you're a homebrewer looking to build an all grain rig. I
  lucked out and ...

• Posted in thread: Grain bill screw up on 07-09-2008 at 03:09 PM
  I liked the recipe so much, I though about purchasing more grain, enough for two batches, less
  the Chocolat malt and Carafa. I would mix it all up and vacuum pack 1/2 of it for a future
  batch. I wonde...

• Posted in thread: Grain bill screw up on 07-09-2008 at 02:38 PM
  Here is my dilemma. I called in an order for grain @ my LHBS. I ordered the following
  grain:7.25# Pils.5# Carafoam3.5# Dark Munich.5# American Chocolat(should be .2#).5# Carafa
  III(should be .2#)I ass...

• Posted in thread: Frankenfest on 07-09-2008 at 01:47 PM
  I feel like I just raised the dead. I had what I believe was a stuck fermentation. I analyzed
  what I did. Cooled wort after boil w/ IC. OG was 1.069 adjusted for temp. Pitched lager yeast @
  70 degrees...

• Posted in thread: Jump to all grain? on 07-08-2008 at 10:46 AM
  I've brewed 3 all-grain batches, and am drinking the first one. Being able to craft such a
  complete beer is addicting! Like learningmore said, the biggest change for me was your time
  brewing will be a...

• Posted in thread: Big Ol' SNAFU on 07-07-2008 at 03:32 PM
  I always take a hydro reading, I just got carried away and forgot to take one before I primed.
  The reading after I primed was 1.019. After digging around and checking my Beertools software,
  the primin...

• Posted in thread: Big Ol' SNAFU on 07-07-2008 at 12:50 AM
  Brewed an all grain Weizen last week.(Bee Cave Weizen). Its been 8 days and fermentation
  stopped after the third day. EdWort's recipe calls for an F.G. of 1.009. Well, I had a brain
  fart and I primed ...