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    Filtering with 5gal paint strainer bag while bottling?

    I'm ready to bottle my American IPA thats been sitting in secondary fermentation for about 3 weeks. I dry-hopped with pellets and there is some hop material floating on the top of the fermenter. My question is: Since I have a 5gal paint strainer, can I attach this to my racking cane when I...
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    Burnt smells during 60min boil. Will this affect my beer?

    I used this water heater during the boil process and was noticing burnt smells from my wort. After removing it, I noticed it kind of got scorched. See here. There was no other way to get water to boil without it. I just left it in during the malt/hops phase. Some malt and hops probably got in...
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    How to mount heat stick in 5gallon kettle?

    Just purchased an 1150W electric water heater and was wondering a couple of things: 1) Should I mount this somehow so that it's not touching the walls OR bottom of the kettle (the kettle I have is stainless steel) 2) If so, how would I go about securely fastening it to the kettle? Here is...
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    1000W Water Heater sufficient for boiling 3gallons of water?

    Just purchased this 1000W water heater to help get my initial 3 gallons of water up to boil. Did I just waste my money or will this help? Can I leave this in during the entire boil process (grains, malt, 60 min hop..)?
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    Kettle too big for electric stove. What can I use to help transfer the heat better?

    I homebrew in my small apartment and unfortunately only have an electric stove. The 5gal kettle I have is a bit too large for the stove. As you can see here, the kettle extends a bit over the stovetop (there's an elevated border around the stove top which causes some space between the kettle and...
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