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    new laptop for brewing

    i have beersmith but id prefer a windows laptop, walmart has a rca 10.1 windows tablet/ laptop... does anyone know if this can handle desktop beersmith?
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    noob question.... It's bad...

    I've been brewing about four years bottles for a couple 2 batches said forget this mess and states kegging... Now I was forced to take a year from brewing so all my equipment has been sittng... I'm transitioning to a 3 vessel system... Ok now the meat n tatters of the question.... (My...
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    Better effiency on CFC?

    I was thinking about getting a pump to circulate cold water thru my cfc as its georgia and even ground water is too warm to properly chill my wort. I know a sub pump is recommended but what about a bilge pump for a boat could that be an option?
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    Dang brewstand!!!

    Ok any help is much appreciated... brewstand is finished and test burn went great only burned a min or 2. When i went to test the boil it burned a couple min then went out. Ive tried everything... i have the bg14 burners and a 30psi regulator setup on high pressure.... im assuming its a qcc...
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    Chugger pumps...

    Ive been lookin at getting an inline pump, but I cant find one everywhere and I mean everywhere is sold out... I can only find the center inlet... Im not opposed but I prefer not to have to buy a reducer... I guess im just worried about reducing the flow... Paranoid about burning up the...
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    New toy coming!

    I just ordered a barley crusher mill yes yes yes I know its not 3 roller or a monster couldn't swing the finances as a large sum is tied up in fabricating my single tier brew stand... Now where does everyone get their sacks of grain?
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    Spots on glass starter...

    I created a starter today... When I started I cleaned the flask and hit it with star san... I get home from work and look at it and I see a few greenish specks on the glass inside at the krasen(spelling wrong im sure). Now a dilemma... Toss and and waste the yeast clean it out better or roll the...
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    Keggle top sparge system?

    I have been thinking of taking the tops of a keggle im gonna use for a mash tun and converting the top to where a sparge system of some sort could be attached. Has anyone seen this or seen something about this, I cant find anything about making one
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    Wrong yeast... Oh no

    I have had a great brew day, until my brothers brother inlaw acted a fool and had to give him a lesson in respect and whos a meaner mofo... I was still a little worked up and I grabbed the wrong yeast... I was gonna use US-05 and I grabbed wine yeast that was in the same color package sitting...
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    Kegs...

    Is it possible to remove the rubber from a keg to make a keggle?
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    Keggle question...

    I am about to start cutting steel for my brew stand.but I don't have keggles yet. What are the dimension of a typical keg? And if any one has a good set of schematics fora single tier stand it would save me a lot of time... Any tips would be appreciated
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    Started my single tier brew standard

    I have a table and old filing cabinet right now as my brew stand. My dad has some old scaffolding that had3 Sets of steps. Today I cut off all the steps to give me 6 6ft tubes of steel. Im saving the steps to use as dividers and to make wind barriers. Im still working on my dimentions. Right...
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    Pinlock kegs

    http://m.ebay.com/itm/111504783248?nav=SEARCH Just saw this for the pinlock groups, I run ball so figured id share some info
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    Good fortunes...

    I have been extremely lucky in my homebrewing as of recently... For example this past weekend I recieved a kegerator commercially produced, with 2 perlick faucets, various gaskets, cappers, hydrometer, a 7.5 and 5 gal fermenter and 2 ball lock cornys... For the low low price of FREE! Met a guy...
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    Vacuum sealer

    What is a good vacuum sealer that everyone uses to seal hops. Does it need to be a vacuum sealer? I just wanna find a way to preserve my hops, ive ordered a bag sealer as to stop the actual free flowing air. What sealer is recommended by the great people of hbt
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    Bottling kegged beer

    I dont have a beer gun or time to make one today. I do have a growler filler. If I purged tye bottles with co2 and used the growler filler, should this work to be able to transport beer in bottles to friends and possibly to bottle for a competition?seems to me like it would work but wanna get...
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    Pin lock to ball lock?

    I am getting a couple kegs and im not sure if they are pin or ball. But cant beat the price... Free... if they are pin would just a post swap be the only necessary thing to convert them to ball? Or are there other things that would need to be done?
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    This seem good for a mash tun?

    Got the option for 1.5 or 2.5 inch. And size hose barb, thinking 2.5 and dont know about barb size... thinking 3/8 ... what do the experts think?
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    Mash tun simple question

    Im ordering ball valve and everything to convert my 10 gal cooler, im getting a 2.5 in instead the 1.5 to ensure clearance so i can hook my manifold up. I was wondering what size barb should i use? 1/2 in or 3/8in?
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    Random beer chats...

    I have no topic but thought it would be interesting to have a tread to jut have random discussions about water, mash temps, general brew processes, anything brewing related. Just a big random discussion... I'm thinking of building a very random crazy 3 tier Stand using plywood and boards and...
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