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Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-29-2011, 04:19 PM
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Views: 1,231
Posted By megaman
It worked - a valve opened ~25% flowed the whole...

It worked - a valve opened ~25% flowed the whole time.

Thanks.
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-05-2011, 07:43 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,231
Posted By megaman
thanks for the advice - I'll try the slow open on...

thanks for the advice - I'll try the slow open on the valve. I do have a hose connected to the valve - maybe it is too think and I should look at a thinner inner diameter. This will help keep the...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-04-2011, 11:17 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,231
Posted By megaman
well that is good to know. I'll try and figure...

well that is good to know. I'll try and figure out if my false bottom is failing.

If it drains quickly, why do people add rice hulls to wheat recipes?
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-04-2011, 11:11 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,231
Posted By megaman
see attached. Basically, after 1 hour of...

see attached.

Basically, after 1 hour of single step infusion at 154 F, I pour in 170F sparge water and open the valve. I recycle the first gallon or so back into the tun, then I start...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-04-2011, 10:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,231
Posted By megaman
Force batch sparging with a bike pump

I am new to all grain. So far, when my batch sparing slows down to a trickle I have been reaching in with a spoon and mixing up the bed to get it to flow more. I believe this is a mistake causing...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 04-05-2011, 04:25 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 311
Posted By megaman
I think its a stats problem; with each beer have...

I think its a stats problem; with each beer have an unknown prior score and each judge having an unknown false positive probability.
Forum: General Beer Discussion 04-05-2011, 02:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 311
Posted By megaman
independent judges wouldn't work. maybe have a...

independent judges wouldn't work. maybe have a judges contest on the side - which judge most accurately picked the winners (i.e. if you picked the sour pale ale over the eventual winner, you were a...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 04-05-2011, 01:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 311
Posted By megaman
how to? peer review homebrew contest. Calling maths and CS

Any insight on how to hold a peer reviewed homebrew beer contest?
Assume a single category: pale ale.
Assume 100 entries (hence 100 judges, so show that it can scale)

Obviously, the judges...
Forum: DIY Projects 03-18-2011, 05:38 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 449
Posted By megaman
http://www.cleanairgardening.com/houseplants.html...

http://www.cleanairgardening.com/houseplants.html

that page talks about top indoor plants for air quality. I have some vines - they are very resilient. I neglect them for weeks at a time, they...
Forum: Bottling/Kegging 03-12-2011, 12:05 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 413
Posted By megaman
Find the CO2 input hole on the inside of the keg...

Find the CO2 input hole on the inside of the keg and be just below that.
Forum: DIY Projects 03-10-2011, 04:47 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,155
Posted By megaman
Wind turbines?!? I was going to hook up an...

Wind turbines?!?

I was going to hook up an old stationary bike to power it.
Forum: DIY Projects 03-10-2011, 04:44 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,155
Posted By megaman
bblack - so your saying its possible....(jk) ...

bblack -
so your saying its possible....(jk)

ok, curiosity is still heavily distracting - but I guess its not feasible so I'm just going to forget about it.
Forum: DIY Projects 03-10-2011, 04:25 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,155
Posted By megaman
if it was running heat to the wort then the...

if it was running heat to the wort then the electrical connections are backwards.
Forum: DIY Projects 03-10-2011, 04:19 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,155
Posted By megaman
I dont mean using it to generate electricity-I...

I dont mean using it to generate electricity-I mean using electricity to drive the heat generation (input watt power) in the atmosphere side and having the wort side cool - ideally using the metal...
Forum: DIY Projects 03-10-2011, 03:51 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,155
Posted By megaman
Anyone ever hear of using Peltier effect as a wort chiller?

Pretty much the title. I did a quick google and didn't turn anything up.



Not really solving a homebrew problem - except maybe saving some water.
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 03-06-2011, 01:45 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,058
Posted By megaman
I'm looking for a 3" tower with 2 taps in...

I'm looking for a 3" tower with 2 taps in Vancouver.
http://www.homebrew-supplies.ca
Has a chrome one for $164 ($169 USD using todays currency conversion).

However, if I was in the US I could...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 02-19-2011, 04:32 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 20,458
Posted By megaman
im going to upgrade to kegging this summer in...

im going to upgrade to kegging this summer in vancouver and will need to get rid of ~50L of grolsch type bottles, 6x1.5L, maybe 15 1L, and the rest 473 or 455mL depending on the year that grolsch...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 02-06-2009, 06:22 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 840
Posted By megaman
can I put potatoes in the primary?

can I put potatoes in the primary?

they are a starch and the yeast should be able to eat them.
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 01-10-2009, 04:13 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 936
Posted By megaman
how much steeped grain water in extract brewing?

Currently, we brew with a 1/2 full kettle and add malt extract and steeped grainw ater to it. What would happen if I steeped the grains in the kettle, then removed them, then added the wort? So...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 12-30-2008, 03:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 556
Posted By megaman
I went to South Hills Brewing. I got a deluxe...

I went to South Hills Brewing. I got a deluxe starter kit ($99) for my brother for doing malt extract recipes. Word of warning: No thermometer, no hydrometer flask, no spoon.

The lack of...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 12-21-2008, 02:08 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 665
Posted By megaman
Did you agitate it enough in the primary to get...

Did you agitate it enough in the primary to get air into it? Boiling the wort removes all the oxygen from the liquid that the yeast needs.
Forum: General Beer Discussion 12-10-2008, 09:59 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,295
Posted By megaman
We asked the guy at our beer store what we could...

We asked the guy at our beer store what we could do to get a nice head out of our IPA and he suggested adding some wheat. I am not sure what kind or how much.

I have a friend who insists that...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 12-10-2008, 09:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 556
Posted By megaman
homebrew store with fresh ingredients in Pittsburgh

I live in Vancouver, BC. There is a store on Hastings (dans homebrew) that I go to that is very good. Fresh ingredients spread out to see (grains, hops still in freezer), never out of ingredients. ...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 08-26-2008, 02:46 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,722
Posted By megaman
splenda instead of priming sugar

So, the batch I have in now, I used Splenda in place of the priming sugar. Put it into bottles last weekend. Will it still carbonate?
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 08-26-2008, 01:35 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 366
Posted By megaman
they were mixed completly. Alos, then...

they were mixed completly. Alos, then temperature change would have been insignificant, possibly 1 degree celcius.
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