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  1. squad83

    Bottled Beer (1.5 Years)

    Long story short, I recently moved and found a 32 oz.bottle of one of the ales I brewed about a 1.5 years ago. Its in the actual sealed bottle and not the carboy - was wondering if it is still good to drink? I know that some darker thicker beers benefit from a long conditioning period, but...
  2. squad83

    Full Boil with No Sparge

    After doing some research on the matter, had a quick question pertaining to doing a full boil without sparge for a 5 gallon batch (equipment constraints). Is this possible and what impact would it have on the final beer flavor? Outlined a quick process below for cutting out the sparge and...
  3. squad83

    First 5 Gallon Brew - How Many/What Size Pot?

    I am looking to move up to a 5 gallon batch and was wondering what and how many size pots would I need to do so? I am going to doing this on a stove top and am looking to do a recipe I got off of this site (Strawberry Alarm Clock) - the water size stats are: Step Time Name Description Step...
  4. squad83

    20 qt pot - stove top

    After a couple of one gallon batches I'm moving up to 5 gallon AG batches and was wondering if a 20 qt(7.5g) pot would fit on a stove top( these pots look huge). I live in an apartment and do not have access to a yard or outside burner. Would this fly? Thanks.
  5. squad83

    Cold Crashing

    Quick noob question - what is exactly is the purpose of cold crashing? When moving to the fermenter, is it better to leave the cloudy matter behind? If so, what is exactly the type of impact it would have on the flavor/fermenting? Thanks.
  6. squad83

    Small Amount of Sanitizer in Beer

    A couple of quick questions - I Bottled a 1 gallon batch of beer today and bottled accordingly,but, while starting the siphon to kick off I missed a small amount of sanitizing solution going into the first beer bottle via the plastic tubing. While not thinking much of it, I continued to...
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