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    yeasty "homebrew" taste

    I've brewed about 15 AG 5 gallon batches. All have been resonably good and "clean" tasting. I've also done about 10 5 gallon BIAB batches with equally good success. My last brew was a Holiday spiced Ale. It was a bit heavy (1.074 SG) so I pitched with 2 packets of Safeale 05. The resulting...
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    Michigan Kettle/HLT/Tun

    For sale: Stainless kettle (8 gallon) with valve and strainer..........................$50 Stainless HLT (8 gallon) with valve and site gage...........................$75 10 gallon cooler based mash tun with ss false bottom and gage.....$110 The kettle and HLT are based on $100 pots from...
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    Cooler Mash Tun heat control

    I've started using a bucket heater in my cooler based mash tun to control my mash temps while garage brewing here in Michigan. I made the small control box for my March pumps and a PID controller. I run the PID controller in "on-off" mode and the setup works well. I typically re-circ my mash...
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    Mash Temperature

    I'm brewing in Michigan in my (semi) heated garage. I'm consistently a bit low on my mash temoerature (145 deg when I'm after 152), and I'm loosing a few degrees during the mash. Being I'm mashing in a modified cooler, I don't have temperature control (yet) other than adding hotter water...
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    Sanitizing pumps/new brew stand

    Sorry for the lousy pictures, but here is the equipment I use. It utilizes the March pumps and quick disconnect hoses. Can I clean and sanitize the pumps and fittings by recirculating cleaner and sanitizer solution through the pumps, lines, and fittings? Or should I dis-assemble the pump each...
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