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    Help on Ester Production

    Hoping someone can shed some light on factors affecting ester production. As I understand it...an ester is formed upon a reaction between an alcohol, a fatty acid, and acetyl coenzyme A. Esters are linked with lipid synthesis. During strong yeast growth, the acetyl CoA pool is being used up in...
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    Two GF Recipes

    Brewing these two beers for a couple gluten free friends. Any tweaks recommended before I brew them up? I was also thinking of doing a shorter boil, any disadvantage to that besides hop utilization? This will be my first extract and first gluten free brew, so any help/tips are appreciated...
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    Fresh Hops in a Stout?

    Last minute plans to brew a stout later tonight with a friend. I have an ounce of Goldings, and an ounce of Fuggles, both in pellet form. I also have Fuggles on the vine, ready to use. The bitterness of this brew with just the pellets is a bit on the low end, so I was thinking of throwing is...
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    Wyeast Mount Adams Blend - What to Brew?

    Any suggestions for a recipe to go with this brand new Wyeast - Mount Adams Blend? It was brought back from Portland's Craft Brewers Conference by a member of our local homebrew club, and is now happily in my hands. All grain, 5 gallon batch. Press Release Yeast Description: Mount...
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    My Hop Garden? - 6 Rhizomes

    Any advice/direction on my first hop garden? This is my current idea anyway. I was planning on the main pole being about 16 feet or so tall. The plants themselves would be planted a little lower, and with the angle to the top of the pole, it would allow for maybe 20 feet in growing length...
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    Gravity still dropping after 3 weeks

    What should I do with my IPA? I brewed a hopbursted mosaic IPA on December 15 (today is now day 23). It has currently been dry hopped for 9 days. My issue is that the airlock is still slowly bubbling, about evey minute or two, and yes, the gravity is slowly dropping as well. It was supposed...
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    Using Fresh Corn?

    I hope to use some of our corn in my next brew. I have been reading up on it and plan to do a cereal mash. Here is my thought process thus far... 1. Heat up 8 quarts of water to 160, add 2lbs raw corn, picked minutes before and cut from the cob. 2. After a few minutes, take an immersion...
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