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    Looking for feedback on my first Brown Ale

    I've been wanting to put together a malty, rich, grainy and complex brown ale for some time. This is the recipe I have come up with. What do you guys think? 4 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) 38.1 % 3 lbs Munich Malt (9.0 SRM)...
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    Demijohns for sale ($20 each) in Toronto area

    Located in Mississauga, looking for local buyer within GTA. I have 4 demijohns that have their own basket, selling them for $20 each. I have no use for them and they are just taking up space. I have 2 bungs as well, and will be let go on a first come, first serve basis with the demijohns. Cheers!
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    Never has a diacetyl rest been so important

    http://scienceblog.com/55899/artificial-butter-flavoring-ingredient-linked-to-key-alzheimers-disease-process/ Be careful ladies and gentlemen, your beer may give you alzheimers.
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    Hop Testing Pale Ale Recipe

    I've just got my hands on a couple hop varieties (Sorachi Ace and Summit) that I haven't yet used. I also have some Citra that I would like to use on it's own to see how it does in a beer. The goal of this recipe was to create a pale ale that let's the hop shine through regardings it's...
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    Amarillo, Centennial, Columbus and Simcoe IIPA

    How does this look to you guys? Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 7.24 gal Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal Bottling Volume: 5.25 gal Estimated OG: 1.081 SG Estimated Color: 11.0 SRM Estimated IBU: 103.3 IBUs Brewhouse...
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    Oats, rye and wheat

    Going for a bit of an experimental beer. Grain bill at 60% efficiency: 10# 2-row 1# (R)ye malt 1# (O)at malt 1# (W)heat malt Pitching a kolsch yeast How will those additions change the flavour? I'm assuming it will be more so in the body of the beer, correct? What if I used flaked...
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    Adding hot wort straight from boil pot to glass carboy

    I'm planning a double brew day this weekend and am looking for a bit of guidance. I normally chill my wort in the pot (ice bath in the sink) but since I will need it for the second batch, could I just siphon the hot wort into a pre-heated carboy? If I did this, I would then be treating it as...
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    First try at formulating a recipe (All Citra IPA with continuous hopping schedule)

    Here's the recipe I came up with after looking at different recipes here and the ingredients for Flying Monkey Brewery's Smashbomb IPA: Ingredients: ------------ Amt Name Type # %/IBU 0.50 oz Citra...
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    First yeast harvest from a bottle of La Trappe Tripel with pictures

    Interested in brewing a tripel sometime so I figured I may as well try and get some authentic yeast for the brew. Here's my attempt (which appears successful) at harvesting yeast from the bottle dregs. Used a half cup of DME for 2 quarts of water and followed standard sanitation procedures...
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    Finding 10g coolers in the middle of winter

    I thought I might have some trouble finding a 10g cooler for an MLT conversion in the winter, but not being able to find one at all sucks. I went to multiple home depots, ronas, canadian tires and wal marts with no luck. You'd think someone, somewhere has a soccer game that needs a cooler full...
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    First Attempt at AG and Yeast Washing (with pics)

    Well, just like the title says. Did my first all grain recipe in an improvised BIAB technique. Here's the recipe I used for a 5 gallon batch: • 2.5 kg 2 – row malt • 0.5 kg wheat malt • 30 g Hallertau hops • Zest of 4 baseball sized oranges • 1 package of...
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    Aerating wort and starters

    If I've read and understood the many topics related to aerating wort, the idea is to introduce oxygen to be used during the reproductive stage of the yeast life cycle. This seems to be a crucial element in getting a good, healthy and active yeast. Once reproduction ends, then the fermenting...
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