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    Semi-urgent Potentiometer help

    I just bought a new potentiometer for my DIY stirplate. *disclaimer* I don't understand very much electrical lingo.* The potentiometer is rated at 25 ohms and 3 watts - it is the part recommended in the often used stirplate thread. I'm powering a 12 volt computer fan and am using an AC...
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    Chimay Yeast Attenuation

    Hi all, hope you can help me out. For starters, I'm NOT panicking. :). I cultured some yeast from a bottle of chimay red and pitched it in a starter for two days before pitching in my Dubbel. The OG of my dubbel was 1.072. I pitched the yeast at 65 and let it rise to 70F where I...
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    Aromatic malt in a Dubbel

    Trying to come up with a dubbel recipe and am curious as to how much of the grain bill people make up with belgian aromatic? I saw a recipe that used nearly 50% of the malt bill as aromatic. As of now my recipe looks like 9 lbs pils 3 lbs munich 0.5 lbs caramunich 60 1 lbs aromatic...
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    1st Barleywine/Winter Warmer Attempt

    Hi All EDIT: I didn't include in the title, but I need a critique. I've never made a strong beer (>1.060) before so I am going with a 2.5 gal batch. I plan on aging till next fall till, at least Thanksgiving. Winter Warmer - English Barleywine...
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    Irish Red Ale Recipe Critique

    Hi all, Thanks in advance to anyone that has some recommendations. :mug: This is the first Irish Red Recipe I've made, so I'm all ears. Irish Red - Irish Red Ale ================================================================================ Batch Size: 5.250 gal Boil Size: 6.375...
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    Lowering water pH and using StarSan

    I have really hard water and am concerned that when I use StarSan at its recommended dilution that the pH of the solution will be >3. I know that I could just go buy some Distillated or RO water, but was wondering if there's a way around that. What are your opinions of adding a small...
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    CPVC Manifold for 48qt Igloo Cube MLT - too much deadspace?

    Guys I converted a 48 qt Igloo Cube cooler to an MLT and constructed a CPVC manifold to fit my bulkhead. I followed Bobby M's recommendations on bulkhead construction. The cooler came from the factory with a spigot, which I removed to install my bulkhead. Problem is that hole is not at the...
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    Bottle Conditioning and Temperature Fluctuations

    I have a question regarding temperature fluctuations and bottle conditioning. We heat our house with a wood stove and the temperatures can fluctuate quite a bit. It is not uncommon to for the house to fluctuate 10 degrees during the day as the fire dies out and we add more wood. So, I need...
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    Cool Weather Ales

    Hey guys I'm seeking advice for some ale styles that are best, or are good, when fermented at low temperatures. The basement is holding at 58F and I'd like to get a couple brews in before it gets too cold. I just bottled a pseudoBock that I fermented with Nottingham yeast at ~56F and it...
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    Bock Recipe

    Hey guys Does anyone have a partial mash Bock recipe. I tried the database without much luck. Also, I'm a newbie, so something relatively simple would be great. Thanks in advance
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    Anyone have an extract/or partial mash Bock recipe?

    Hi guys, I'm new to homebrewing and am about to bottle my first batch today. I'd like to order enough supplies to make a couple of batches of beer before the basement gets too cold. I suspect in a couple of weeks the basement will be near 50 -55 degrees F, and that I could try a lager...
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