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    Tax question - cash received

    The gift tax limitations for reporting is $14,000 per gift recipient (this changes occasionally and with the current bill in congress, I wouldn't be surprised if it goes away). Your father can give you $14k a year with no filing requirements and no effect on exclusionary amount of his estate...
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    How long is your brew day?

    I once had Beer Smith tell me I had 106% efficiency with a BIAB batch. Math is hard, lets go shopping.
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    Oktoberfest bier help (need recipe)

    I've done BierMuncher's OktoberFAST Ale a couple of times. Probably your best bet for time. With kegging you should be able to go Grain to Glass in 2-3 weeks.
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    adding more grain

    More than tripling the amount of Crystal is going to leave you with a lot more unfermentable sugars and a sweeter finishing beer. You're better off putting the excess in a ziptop bag and throwing it in your freezer and using it in the future.
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    Mailing Cold Beer

    It's also worth noting, it's illegal to ship alcohol via USPS, and UPS & FedEx really don't like to do it if you don't have a resellers permit. I wouldn't screw with the Postal Service but just don't mention what's in it to UPS & FedEx.
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    wilserbrewer BIAB bags

    I used my bag for the first time today after ordering it around the first of the year and thought "Hmm, it would be nice if there were a cord lock here". Good to know it works, I'll have to add one. The bag and the pulley worked out quite well for me, I just wrapped the cord around the bag...
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    Suggested Refractometer

    I'm interested in the answer to this too, I've been thinking about picking one up myself. That said, I do know that refractometers are good for pre-fermentation measurements but need to be adjusted after fermentation begins so you may want to keep a hydrometer around anyway.
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    Another overpitching question (sorry)

    Pitch them both. You'd have to over pitch by a lot more than that to have any serious issues.
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    Fridgless lager

    A fridge/freezer for temperature control is on the future list but it's just not in the cards right now but I'm really wanting to do a lager. I believe with a water bath, ice and placement I can get a fermenter down to the mid 40s low 50s for fermentation, the real challenge is going to be...
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    S/S pressure growler questions.

    or go with the Soda bottles and one of these http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0064OKADS/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 Just blow into the top really really hard and you won't even have to by all that priming sugar.
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    Does your LHBS acknowledge your custom?

    SLC and a brew shop is pretentious. Gee I wonder which one that is. I almost exclusively use the newest of the 3 shops in SLC (who moved across the street FYI) coming from outside Park City I'm pretty sure it's the closest and they've always treated me well. I don't go in often enough that...
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    Dogs

    We have some Ruffwear boot for our dog. He's not a huge fan but will tolerate them for a time. His biggest issue is that they "buckle" right at his dewclaws and it gets irritated. Musher's wax works much better for us for snow and salt. I don't know if it would help with heat though.
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    Smacked the packs prematurely...

    You'll want the yeast as close to the wort temperature as possible at pitching time. So room temp is probably your best bet.
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    Using my fridge to cool a vanity

    I think he wants to put the kegs in the vanity and keep it all cold from the external fridge. I suspect it would work for a while but probably kill the compressor on the fridge before too long. It would probably have to run 24/7 to keep that much more space refrigerated and would eventually...
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    Edworts Apfelwein - Turning Wannabe's into Brewers

    @2005732 most results are in the 8.5% range.
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    8-10 ft 3/8" ID silicone tubing

    so this one. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FOWGGW/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20
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    HELP! No carboy stopper!

    Most hardware stores also carry 1 inch vinyl tubing that would fit in the neck of the carboy as a blow off tube.
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    Has anyone BIAB's a Brooklyn Beer Shop Mix?

    I did one of the BBS recipes out of their book as BIAB. I wish I would have done it no sparge but overall it was just fine to do it as BIAB instead of the oatmeal style as the BBS instructions suggest.
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    Building in-wall Draft System

    You're going to want to cool the lines somehow. Fans and airflow is enough for some distance but at some point you'll need something more active like a water or glycol loop. I've been considering something similar (unfinished basement space to kitchen) and look forward to seeing how you decide...
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    Moving Kegs To Room Temp

    I'd pick up a big rope handle tub and do a water bath/swamp cooler If your ambient temp is less than 70 it should be easy to keep it down into your ideal ferment range.
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