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    NorcalBrewing Solutions Giveaway!

    I'm in, thanks!
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    What's your profession?

    Retired Navy and now wearing the orange apron.
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    If you could only buy one brand of beer, what would it be?

    If you held a gun to my head and forced me to choose, I guess I would say Stone. They haven't made anything I don't like. Although my wife took one sip of Arrogant Bastard and almost gagged. Light Weight...
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    Hard headed or stupid?

    I know a guy on another forum, an experienced home brewer, who elected not sanitize his siphon tube before racking. When he finally cracked his first one, he said it was like drinking beer from a garden hose. He ended up dumping over 50 bottles down the drain. Yeesh!
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    Brinkman Turkey Fryer

    I'm having similar problems. I bought a nice 30 qt stainless steel pot and decided to use the burner from my turkey fryer (I elected not to use the pot that came with it for brewing.) The burner is giving me all sorts of grief. I've had the same issue with it flaming out when I try to turn it...
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    My first brew. Brewer's Best India Pale Ale

    Thanks for the advice. I have an LBHS "Brew and Grow" like 5 minutes from my house. I was planning on heading there tomorrow. So I'll pick up what I need.
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    My first brew. Brewer's Best India Pale Ale

    Yes, I almost messed around and let it go too long. It was at 64 degrees when I pulled it from the ice water bath.
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    My first brew. Brewer's Best India Pale Ale

    I meant to post this earlier but life got in the way. I went ahead and pulled the trigger this last Sunday. Everything went pretty well with only a few minor issues. One was my burner would go low enough while I was steeping the grains. It kept want to go higher than 165 degrees and I...
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    Any roon for a retired Squid?

    Hello, all. I retired from the Navy a couple years ago and while I have various hobbies, I wanted to try something different. Another forum I am a part of has a section for home brewers so I decided to give it a go. I've spent the last few days surfing around here and have picked up a lot of...
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