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  1. J

    Help: I want to install WillHi controller through Keezer collar

    I am installing a Willhi WH7016C digital remperature controller in my keezer through the front of the collar. Do I need to seal it inside the keezer to keep moisture out.
  2. J

    Why should I start brewing again after over a year?

    Been away from the boards for a while. I haven't brewed anything for over a year. I had some medical issues that made it difficult to carry 5 gallons of water up a ladder to pour into my kettle.That put a damper on my brewing.(past that now) I'm getting older(51) and thinking I should slow down...
  3. J

    If I brew a small beer to use the yeast for a bigger beer, do I add hops?

    I need to make a small beer to use the yeast for a Dopplebock. Do I add hops to the small beer?
  4. J

    Scary moment with electronic ignition

    So I got the bright idea to install electronic ignition for my propane burners on my 3 tier brewstand. All went well, installed a 3 ignitor system I picked up at Walmart. Tested great, nice spark from ignitor to burner. I decided to see if it would actually work. So I hooked up the gas...
  5. J

    Can high heat have an adverse effect on hops during shipping?

    Ordered some hops from Rebel Brewer, they were shipped USPS. Took 5 days. I got home a little later than expected on the day they arrived. Hops sat in my mailbox a couple hours when it was around 100F outside. They were pretty warm when I got them. Can the high heat they experienced over the...
  6. J

    I love this yeast calculator

    Yeast Calc It is very easy to understand and has a whole lot of flexibility without being over complicated.
  7. J

    is it okay to pitch yeast after 20 hours on stir plate?

    I was trying to time my brew day perfectly, but of course it took longer to cool the wort since it was 106F outside. So I went past the recommended 12-18 hours. I left the starter stir for 20 hours then pitched it.
  8. J

    Is Brewmasters Warehouse web site broken or is it just my connection

    ????
  9. J

    Anyone have a Tallgrass Oasis clone recipe?

    Please post it
  10. J

    Turn a watermelon into a keg

    May not work so well for beer. Watermelon Keg
  11. J

    Help me understand NHC winners list

    Are all the people "winners" of the first round? My name is second under category 10 American Ale but it reads Category 10 2. 10c Mark Pyrtle (10c is American Brown ale) Does that mean I won category 10c or am I second in category 10? NHC Winners List
  12. J

    Now that the good cheap motors are gone, what do we use to motorize a Barley Crusher?

    :d
  13. J

    Would this motor work well for a Barley crusher, direct drive

    152.7 RPM 220 VAC GE GEARMOTOR
  14. J

    Help, I found a list of ingredients, including Briess Cherrywood, help identify style

    I found this list of ingredients stuffed in a drawer and I forget what style of beer it was and the brewing process. Any help with style and brewing process would be appreciated. 8 lbs Maris Otter 2.25 lbs Briess smoked cherrywood 1/2 lb Victory 1/2 lb Crystal 40 1 oz...
  15. J

    My closest LHBS is charging $8.95 for Wyeast

    Crazy
  16. J

    If you combine 50/50 Crystal 10 and Crystal 20 do you get Crystal 15?

    Just wondering. ESB recipe calls for Crystal 15
  17. J

    Foam blew off my airlock, tried Fermcap but foam keeps ent airlock. What's the danger

    Foam blew the airlock and plug out of my better bottle. I don't know how long it had been open. I'm in a situation where I can't go get a blow off tube. So I put several drops of foam control in there and refilled and replaced the airlock but foam has entered the airlock 3 times since. Is there...
  18. J

    Y does Wyeast put a pitch rate of under 100bl cells into 1.060 wort on the label?

    From the label of Activator pack> "The Activator™ package contains a minimum of 100 billion cells in a yeast slurry.. The Activator™ is designed to directly inoculate 5 gallons of standard strength ale wort (1.034-1.060 SG) with professional pitching rates." Wouldn't under 100 billion cells...
  19. J

    Is it generally recommended to use Carapils malt in American IPA's?

    Would I notice the difference? My recipe is 10 lbs 2 row, 1.5 lbs Vienna and .5lb crystal 40. I want to mash at 150F
  20. J

    IC into wort w/10 min to go IC was too cold temp drop to 115F. now what

    Ran water into my immersion chiller and the chiller was cold when I set it in kettle to sanitise with 10 min to go. Chiller dropped my wort to 115F. I removed my hop sock with the hops and I am heating wort back up to boiling and will reset clock for 10 min. reinsert hops. Does this sound okay?
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