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    effective ways to clean tubes

    Hey guys I am just curious about some effective ways to clean the tubes used for racking/bottling. I rinse them with water but always seem to get some gunk in them. Any input is appreciated. Thanks a bunch.
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    full boil 5gal boil vs. partial boil (2.5 gal and less)

    What are the benefits and cons of each. Thanks!
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    how long can you leave beer in a bucket fermenter

    I guess the book wasn't to clear on what open fermentation actually was...the way that it worded it I was under the impression that any bucket fermenter was an open system..doesn't make sense but I am naive so I just kinda went with it
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    how long can you leave beer in a bucket fermenter

    Haha I have all those things. Thanks for your clarification
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    Beer still undercarbed after on week in bottle

    They are 12oz bottles
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    how long can you leave beer in a bucket fermenter

    I use a plastic bucket open fermentation system as my primary and I am currently working on a brew that calls for 2 weeks until racking to secondary. I read (homebrewers bible) that you should only ferment in an open system until the krausen falls back into the beer lest you risk contamination...
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    Beer still undercarbed after on week in bottle

    None taken...I am still very naive when it comes to the nuisances of brewing, that's why this site is so great.
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    Beer still undercarbed after on week in bottle

    Whew, thanks guys thats a relief...as a broke college student I would prefer to not mess up a batch
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    Beer still undercarbed after on week in bottle

    Hey guys, I bottled 5 gallons of IPA using 5oz of priming sugar about a week ago. I boiled the sugar in a pint of water, poured it into my bottling bucket and then added the beer on top of it. The beer has been bottled for about a week now and I took one out to try it. It tastes great but...
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    what is diacetyl rest and how is it beneficial to my beer.

    Awesome. Thanks for letting me know
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    what is diacetyl rest and how is it beneficial to my beer.

    Hey guys, I am new to brewing and keep hearing people mention diacetyl rest and I have no idea what it is, how to do it, or why it is beneficial to my beer...need some clarification. Thanks!
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    Where do you buy your whole hops from.

    Awesome! Thanks
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    whole hops to pellet hops conversion rate

    OK thanks
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    whole hops to pellet hops conversion rate

    Hey guys, I am new to brewing and most of the recipes I use call for whole hops. I order my hops online and it is much easier to get pellet hops that way. I was just curious as to what the conversion rate from whole hop to pellet hop is, I have heard that you use 20% less when using pellets but...
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    Where do you buy your whole hops from.

    OK thanks!
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    Where do you buy your whole hops from.

    I have been buying hops online but whenever they get in they are stale; is this ok? Which online resource provides the best whole hops
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    OG is consistently to low...What can I do to fix it.

    thanks whippy, this website is the bomb...huge help in the future
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    OG is consistently to low...What can I do to fix it.

    thanks so much guys, this is way more of a response than I was expecting and I appreciate all of the help. ill make sure to try out these tips next brew day, unfortunatley I can only ferment one batch at a time so it probably wont be for atleast another 2 weeks :(
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    OG is consistently to low...What can I do to fix it.

    awesome, thanks!
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    OG is consistently to low...What can I do to fix it.

    Hey everyone new brewer here, just finished my second batch last night. Both batches have gone very smoothley so far except that when I take my original gravity it has been about .004-.007 to low both times. Is this a big deal and if so what can I do to fix this problem in the future. Thanks a...
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