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    The Chris Kyle

    20lb Pilsner 4lb wheat 1lb flaked wheat .5munich 2lb Amber Belgian candi Sarachi ace 2oz 60min Saaz 1 15 Saaz 1 5 Sarachi ace 2oz flameout Whitlfloc. 2 tabs 2 tabs White labs 565 Fermentation start at 70 increase to 90 over 5 days hold for 2 weeks then let it come down to 70 for 1 month...
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    Orval dregs lag

    So I brewed 10 gallons of pale ale split into 2 5 gallon carboys. One got wlp001 the other Orval dregs that had I had stepped up 2 times. I pitched a good 50ml of slurry. The 001 took off within 12 hours. The Orval still has no visible activity, it has been 5 days since pitch. I have a couple...
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    Condensation

    I built a ferm chamber and got some help with with drilling a hole to put in my stir plate and now have another issue. Condensation, I don't know if it will cause many issues but it is pretty extensive, it could possibly be from my blowoff jug but I want to know if anyone else has had the same...
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    Hole in chest freezer

    I just built my fermentation chamber out of an old chest freezer I scored on Craigslist for $50. I want to put my stir plate in the chamber and the cord isn't long enough to run over the top. Does anyone have any idea where I would be able to drill a hole to run the cord through the wall without...
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    Wee heavy

    Wow! I am so disappointed! I read of all the clones of this beer for so long and have been trying to find it. Finally the local craft beer store gets it in and ummm... That's all I have to... Please someone explain why this beer is so heavily cloned and liked... Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew
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    What do you drink other than homebrew?

    I know not everyone only drinks their own beer. So my question is what else do you drink? I personally am a scotch fan myself. Some macallan 15. For the cost can't beat it!
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    Boycott LHBS

    Yesterday I traveled to raleigh, nc to American brewmaster to purchase my products for my first sour. I had my recipe planned so as I was getting things together and not really paying attention to my surroundings, but my wife went with me (first time). There was also a very sweet old woman that...
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    What to age in?

    Brewed a Belgian dark string ale with a lot of spices and have a solid year to age this beer seeing as I will be in Afghanistan. What is the best vessel to age in? Carboy? Bottle? Keg? Or n e thing else. Thank you
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    Help starter not starting

    Made a starter Sunday evening and it still has not started fermenting, it is a 2L starter with 1/2lb corn sugar, it was all I had on hand, no dme. Does n e one have n e remedies? I boiled it for 10 min and pitched at 70 degrees. It's wyeast 1388 and the pack started to swell...
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    Abbey not sure

    So I am deploying to Afghanistan and want to brew another beer to age for the year I spend gone. I already have a mead that is aging but really want to brew a Trappist/abbey ale before I leave that will have a solid year to condition. I have researched many recipes and cannot decide on a...
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