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    Hard To Make Bad Homebrew

    brewed and found bees, tree leaves, assorted bugs in the boil kettle boiled the mash during sparge, had Cheetos in the sparge,and my phone used fish feed instead of hops (oops) it all made beer, and I guess that my friends and neighbors like my ugly babies
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    Harvest yeast

    for quite a while if treated right. I dump on trub quite allot and have had few problems, works very well with the lager I brew if you wash the yeast you can get quite a few brews from it without off flavors, keyword is wash, there are many articles on washing yeast out there and the only...
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    Texas used ball lock kegs

    used ball lock kegs for sale $20 + shipping ( local pickup preferred ) shipping sucks for me I am a geezer and ups is 20 miles away if you wana send me a pre paid shipping label and I can shrink rap we will send it located in Hughes Springs zip is 75656
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    winter brew cooling

    get one of these http://www.faucetdepot.com/resources/freeze-resistant-outdoor-faucet.html I used them when I was in Wisconsin, and the drain water went into a snow pond that after a few brews the kid had a skating rink. I might caution you that if you pay a water and sewer most places up north...
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    How did we get from Nordic grog to Bud Light?

    http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/01/the-archaeology-of-beer/355732/
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    sparge for time or gravity?

    mash till the iodine test is good,,, (screw time) sparge till you get what you want in the boil kettle and f%@k the numbers
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    stout blew off the air lock...Help

    Sometimes I ferment outside (80~100 degrees) * Airlock blow off is the norm, I spray star san and replace the top and air lock and all is fine. repeat as necessary * good beer makes a nap an "anytime moment" pete
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    sparge for time or gravity?

    I mash for sometimes 90-120 minutes*. Sparge takes a hour or longer*. been doing 70-80% brewhouse efficiency with OG's in the .070's. turns out good and some kegs don't last a week. *good beer makes nap time a anytime moment pete
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    scoby "free to a good home"(almost)

    I got a few extras and would like to share. You pay shipping, priority mail, bagged or mason jar. pm me pete
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    First lager

    that will work, if you secondary for 4 weeks scoop a little trub to your bottling bucket( so you have yeast for charging)
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    First lager

    2 weeks is OK, no need to check gravity, don't forget the D-rest. I lager in the keg I rack after cold crashing till it clears. I taste it from time to time and somewhere between 3-4 weeks it starts tasting good and because it's a neighbor favorite it's never lasts for more than 6 weeks.
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    Hot/Cold climates - not becoming acclimated

    the old Polish saying; Nie narzeka o pogodzie, wy nie możecie zmieniać to
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    Devil bacteria in Corny kegs

    never use bleach on stainless, unless you plan to polish and re-pacify. Oxy clean will leave a film unless you rinse and use a 3m as you are rinsing. 1/2 gal of warm water and 1/4 cup of lye will clean any residue from stainless (it's dangerous so protect yourself) you can dilute it...
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    First lager

    Been using s-23 for quite a few years, never made a starter, never re hydrated. Just dump it in at 65 to 70 degrees and let it sit till you see the foam then cool to 54~ and forget about it for 2 weeks. give it a d-rest for a couple of days slowly drop the temp to 35 when it clears keg it. If...
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    Electric Build Planning

    Volts X Amps = Watts 240V x 30A = 7.2kW wire gauge calc
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    pinlock kegs

    still got some kegs left $10 each pete
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    DIY Cost-Effective Immersion Wort Chiller

    instead of copper try this http://www.nybrewsupply.com/plumbing-fittings-tubing/tubing/stainless-steel-tubing-coil.html
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    DIY Cost-Effective Immersion Wort Chiller

    instead of copper try this http://www.nybrewsupply.com/plumbing-fittings-tubing/tubing/stainless-steel-tubing-coil.html
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    Are you a closet nerd?

    I buit one of these and I have more ATmega328's running things like mash, fermentation, lights, heat, fish tank, etc. I build and fly r/c heli's, and planks closet probably not,, does your beer taste strange? pete
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