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    Holy Crap ....literally

    This Is just embarrassing enough to say but I need your help everyone...I'm faced with a problem..went to start the bottling process for my Pliny clone so I whip out my bottling buck which was under my table in the kitchen...a lone mouse turd in there! Guessing the bastard got in there through...
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    Starter question

    So I m brewing NB honey kolsch tomorrow and I was goin to make a starter tonight based on wyeasts website 100grams to 1 liter so I fill my 1 liter flask(I know it's too small) and place 100 grams Bavarian wheat dme into the flask.. Water level rises to the neck? I never remember this happening...
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    Ach! need a little feedback on a recipe

    Check out my recipe for my Ach! IPA its a pretty simple grain bill because it was initially going to be a smash but i didn;t have enough of one hop variety in stock so here it is http://hopville.com/recipe/995633/american-ipa-recipes/ach-ipa let me know if you guys have any suggestions
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    Pitched cold?

    I did a Ballast Point Amber Ale last night and when i was ready to pitch the wort was about 65... In a effort to keep temps down i placed my carboy into the swamp cooler and placed a frozen jug in the cooler. this morning the swap cooler was reading in the hi 50's.. So being concerned and...
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    Going to brew tomorrow...Need some advice

    Going to be brewing Ballast Point"s Calico Amber ale tomorrow, Here the linkhttps://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/can-you-brew-recipe-ballast-point-calico-amber-175381/ my first question is of the boil time. I've scaled the recipe down to a 3.5gallon batch. Do i still need to do a 90 minute boil...
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    Head Space in Fermenters

    i want to do some small all grain batches, just wanted to know whats the optimal head space for wort to ferment in.. my guess was about a gallon and a half considering most of us do 5 - 5.5g batches. i have a 5g carboy that i'd like to use, would a 3.5g or maybe even a 4g batch be suitable for a...
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    Very low FG..

    Its down done at 1.006 from the og of 1.075...recipe was a bear racer clone from austins partial mash volume...Did i mash too low? also what does this mean for the beers taste. will it be too strong? too dry? i ferment with the swamp cooler method and maintained 60-68 for two weeks then brought...
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    I goofed! AG problem

    went the lhbs today got my first all grain recipe for a chocolate stout... forgot to tell the dude to split the grains into half the batch 2.5g because im not properly set up for 5 gallon batches...so my problem is i have all the grains together in one bag...could i place the grains in a primary...
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    yeast starter ?

    so i reharvested yeast last week and plan on brewing tomorrow so right now im making a starter..my question is that i have some clumps of yeast at the bottom of my mason jar...did something bad happen, its is worth try to pitch? at this time im cooling my mini wort down so i sort of need some...
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    yeast harvesting question

    i know the bottom layer is trub..my question is do i just decant the fluid of the trub into another container then cool it in the fridge? also how long can i keep it there Uploaded with ImageShack.us
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    My first try at creating a recipe..need notes!

    its not enitrely mine but rather a clone attempt at Anchor Steams Liberty Ale..let me know is there anything i should change .. i got all this info cross referencing sites and my clone book... i also forgot about the dry hop in the...
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    Yeast starter worries..

    this was my first attempt at making a starter the strain is white labs cali v ale. on the white labs site is says 2 pints to a half cup dme, for o.g's over 1.060...im doing the bear racer ipa clone from austins, it has an original gravity of 1.072... i pitched the yeast into the wort last night...
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