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    microbrew startup

    The best research is to travel to established breweries and ask them to take a tour. While on the tour, ask them questions.
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    Lagering

    Your garage will be completely fine! Do u think thy had temperature control hundreds of years ago when they lagered in caves?
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    Fermentation Temp Issue. Help please.

    It will ferment....it may take longer. It could take like 2 weeks at that temp to finish! You may not hit your fg with it being so low too.
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    Oatmeal Stout - Extract

    U can get oats that have already been malted....no need to mash. Just steep it with your specialty grains
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    overnight force carb?

    Put 30 psi into the keg. Keep it connected and lay it on its side ...roll it back and forth for ten min. Let it sit and it will be good. And get better over time also
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    First all grain

    Go to brew365.com and use their calculator. It lets you know how much water you will need. As long as you know your target mash temp
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    First brew - BB Milk Stout - questions questions questions!

    You made beer!!!! Rdwhahb. The stirring action is very normal....it means your yeast is hard at work making alcohol!! As for after its done and your racking it.....many people do use some stuff to filter their beer. If your halfway proficient with your siphon just leave enough beer in the...
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    Thinking of trying to make mead

    I made a really easy good mead....one gallon water one orange sliced up... Around twenty raisins and three pounds honey. Turned out great!! Just sucks waiting the six months for it to age
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    Simple BIAB Calculator Question

    There is boil off....and the grain will absorb water also. For a one gallon batch, I normally use 2.3 gallons roughly.
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    "Natural"/Ambient brewing

    How do u think beer was brewed in the beginning?? While u may experience off flavors from the temp changes, u will still have beer!!
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    CO2 Tank Died Overnight

    Welding supply store. They refill, or exchange tanks.
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    IPA Carboy Question..

    What exactly makes it Japanese with all American hops??
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    Advice: mash not producing head in carboy

    No base malt or extract?? If u didn't add any, that would be y there isn't any activity
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    Easy Clean...not a sanitizer? Uh oh

    U will be fine. Many people start out thinking it will work. Make it a point to go out and grab some star San or iodophor. Rdwhahb
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    FG of Northern Brewers Irish red.

    I believe it's around 1.008-1.011
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    Steeping Grain question

    You steep grains to extract flavor and color from the grains. You mash base and specialty grains to extract the sugars. When the recipe tells u to steep at 168* it's telling u to steep them for around 10-15 min at that temp. Then remove the grains and boil the wort
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    Merry Christmas HBT!

    Just a quick merry Christmas to all us home brewers!! I hope all u guys got that new brew kettle, or carboy, or beer kit...etc!!
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    Alien in a few bottles.

    Where's sigorney weaver when u need her??
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    didn't follow brew day schedule..

    Once you find a system that works for u, u won't have to read instructions. Except for hop scheduling. Positive points for reading everything tho!!
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    Hot pepper beer

    It was a one gallon wheat beer. I roasted a jalapeño and Serrano. Used both whole peppers. Chopped in secondary. After a week there was nice pepper flavor, just no heat. So I added two crushed dried chili peppers from the garden. That gave it a little heat but not what I was looking for. So at...
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