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Recent Content by Beardedterror

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    Really? WTF Banana again!

    This.
    Post by: Beardedterror, Apr 4, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Beer has a strong acholo smell

    A little more information might help diagnose a problem you might be having.
    Post by: Beardedterror, Mar 29, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Help! super violent fermentation!

    It's a Russian imperial stout. That's what happened! Higher OG = more sugars to consume, and the yeast can really go to town on big brews. If I...
    Post by: Beardedterror, Mar 20, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Enough time on yeast cake?

    OG was 1.098. When I do secondary, I'm planning to age it for 6+ months.
    Post by: Beardedterror, Mar 20, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Enough time on yeast cake?

    I brewed a barleywine about a month ago, and I'm thinking about moving to a secondary for bulk aging. Fermentation seemed to be done after about...
    Thread by: Beardedterror, Mar 20, 2012, 3 replies, in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Primer sugar in the boil?

    It's pretty much just table sugar in tablet form. Just a word of warning, though. It'll thin out your beer, as table sugar is nearly 100%...
    Post by: Beardedterror, Mar 15, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Ridiculously high attenuation

    I took OG with a calibrated refractometer and hydrometer, FG with hydrometer. The numbers I got as my OG were within 2 points between the 2...
    Post by: Beardedterror, Mar 12, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Ridiculously high attenuation

    It came out a little HIGHER than I expected. I mashed between 157-155. Started at 157, ended at 155. I was aiming for 152, but I decided to...
    Post by: Beardedterror, Mar 12, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Ridiculously high attenuation

    I brewed an English Barleywine a little over 2 weeks ago. I had an OG of 1.097, which was right on the money (thanks to my brand new...
    Thread by: Beardedterror, Mar 12, 2012, 8 replies, in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Is my homebrew infected?

    Based off the information you provided, nobody can tell you anything useful. Please describe what it looks/smells like, your brewing process,...
    Post by: Beardedterror, Mar 7, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    A couple of questions...

    1. It varies based on the style. Your original gravity reading measures the amount of potential alcohol of your beer based on the density...
    Post by: Beardedterror, Feb 29, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    what is the smallest pot for all grain 5 gallon batches

    I did it with an 8 gallon turkey fryer for a while, but I really had to watch for boil-overs all the time. I now have an 11 gallon SS pot, and I...
    Post by: Beardedterror, Feb 29, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Wort chiller...is it worth the expense?

    It's the best investment I've made in equipment (except maybe my auto-siphon).
    Post by: Beardedterror, Feb 28, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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