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    Fridge/freezer fermentation chamber HELP!!!

    Ok guys I want to use a fridge freezer as a fermentation chamber. Here's what I know so far. If I use an external thermostatic controller for the fridge section, this would render the freezer section redundant. Joint fridge freezers run off one compressor and use fanning or another means to...
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    Bright tank storage.

    Ok so I get 5 litre mini kegs from my local fav brewery and the beer is ice cold wen they fill it up, so I'm assuming it comes directly from the bright beer tank. My question is, how long can finished beer (or bright beer if you like) be stored in a bright beer tank at very low temps? Anyone...
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    Steam sterilising

    I use 2 electric brew kettles. One as a HLT and the other as the BK. I tried putting a little water in my HLT and boiling/steaming my fermentation bucket before use. Seems to be a super way to get things mega clean without any nasty chems or chlorine stuff. Anyone else done anything similar...
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    Sodium percarbonate for cleaning beerstone

    Anyone had experience with using sodium percarbonate instead of pbw or oxiclean? Primary - The wife's birthday EPA Conditioning - APA Kegged - Centennial/cascade pale ale
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    Double dry hopping

    Anybody ever double dry hopped a beer? His did you do it? Racked? Filtered? Cold crashed? Please share your thoughts as I heard that a micro brewery near me do it. Primary - The wife's birthday EPA Conditioning - APA Kegged - Centennial/cascade pale ale
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    Re-using 5 litre stainless kegs

    Anyone have experience with these? I've kegged up a couple recently and they seem to be good. Tastes like casked ale. Very smooth. Surely this is the way forward for homebrew storage? Primary - The wife's birthday EPA Conditioning - APA Kegged - Centennial/cascade pale ale
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    New strains of fruity hops anyone?

    Hey fellow brewers, I've been hearing alot lately about some great hops coming through in the last couple of years. My online supplier has the following. Falconers flight 7cs NZ wai iti Huell melon Zythos Anyone had any experience with these? I'm trying to start a new age hops thread so we...
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    Balancing hop flavours

    Hey fellow hb just wanted to see if any of you peeps have been able to juggle multiple hop flavours to create a balanced hop profile. Eg. I brewed an AIPA at 7% with pellets. 25g cascade 25g citra 25g Amarillo Steeped at flameout for an hour. its still conditioning but at bottling it tasted...
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    How do I use my 7, 1 gallon demijohns?

    Managed to persuade someone to sell me 7 demijohns for a tenner. But I'm debating how to use them. Shall I cook up some small batch brews or split one brew and dry hop with different varieties? What have you fine people all done?
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    US-05 lag time at 18oC

    Brewed an American ipa on Thursday and it was Saturday morning before I saw any airlock activity. Dry packet 11g pitched onto 20oC wort then set at 18oC. Is this normal lag time for US-05?
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    First extract American ipa

    Hey everyone, I'm new to brewing and this forum so forgive my social short comings. ;) Just wanted to see what anybody thought about the following recipe I will be trying this week. 5 gal batch 3.5kg ex light dme 500g wheat malt dme 750g caragold 25g summit 60m 25 summit 30m Flameout...
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