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    kegging isn't always quicker w/ pix

    http://members.cox.net/driverd/Copy%20of%20SSPX0187.jpg 1st time kegging, I read for a week. Well I hope the pix turns out, I know you like them. I was giddy and in a great mood, 3 homebrews in when I got careless. I knocked my bucket off the counter top when I was getting ready to clean it. I...
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    Beersmith I screwed something up

    I have been fine using this since April. This morning I entered in a new recipe and when went to preview the brew sheet, it has me using way too much water. I do 5 gallon batches and normally I start with 7-10 gallons but this time it says 16+, It is only 11.75 lbs of grain yet the sparge...
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    Long day, first all grain, not happy

    Today I brewed my first all grain. I thought I had thought of everything to check but of course I forgot things. My mash tun sucked ass and after one go around, I am thinking of making changes. I didn't check it for temp loss when adding strike and it lagged badly. It took me an additional hour...
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    Kolsch yeast and a question

    Last Friday I brewed my first Kolsch with my 2nd starter ever. When I checked on it the next morning the lid to my fermenter was bulging like a teenagers huge zit and the airlock was full of krausen and hissing at me like a pissed off Gila Monster. I bet if I would have let it go another hour I...
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    The smell of new fermentation

    I can't love it anymore! It consumes my office and smells delightful. How can I capture this and put it on one of those smelly trees that you hang from the rear view mirror of your vehicle?:mug:
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    Warm climate brewing

    I have been reading this forum for about a month and yesterday finally made my first batch of homebrew!:rockin: I live in Arizona and the climate here varies quite a bit. Right now it seems to be perfect temperature for fermentation and conditioning. We keep the house around 68 degrees this time...
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