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Recent Content by bottlenose

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    Trouble with Glycol Fermenter

    Can window AC units be refilled?
    Post by: bottlenose, Oct 14, 2012 in forum: Fermenters
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    Trouble with Glycol Fermenter

    I built a glycol fermenter from the design given in BYO's "25 great homebrew projects" issue. The design is to put the cooling coil of a window...
    Thread by: bottlenose, Oct 14, 2012, 4 replies, in forum: Fermenters
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    Need advice for my first All grain batch ( belgian golden strong)

    Been a while since I made the jump to all grain, but I don't recall much in the way of fermentation, secondary, or packaging differences from...
    Post by: bottlenose, Oct 5, 2012 in forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing
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    Carbonation Stones

    Tried on the last two batches. The slow, gradual carbonation method works great. Only thing I've noticed is that the usual trick of racking to...
    Post by: bottlenose, Sep 16, 2012 in forum: Bottling/Kegging
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    D-rest for dunkel (w/WY 2308)

    It all depends on how close you're trying to hit the traditional process. I usually take to room temperature and then crash cool; as long as...
    Post by: bottlenose, Sep 15, 2012 in forum: Fermentation & Yeast
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    D-rest for dunkel (w/WY 2308)

    I've usually used 55F (13C).
    Post by: bottlenose, Sep 14, 2012 in forum: Fermentation & Yeast
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    Help me choose a yeast for my IIPA

    I brewed an IIPA earlier this year with WLP001 and it came out great; no attenuation issues.
    Post by: bottlenose, Sep 14, 2012 in forum: Fermentation & Yeast
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    Bayour SQ14 Burner Blows Out

    Thanks for the tip. Which size collar is that?
    Post by: bottlenose, Sep 14, 2012 in forum: Equipment/Sanitation
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    Bayour SQ14 Burner Blows Out

    I've been using a small Bayou Classic SP10 burner for a while, but recently switched to keggles to up my batch size. If you haven't tried it,...
    Thread by: bottlenose, Sep 10, 2012, 5 replies, in forum: Equipment/Sanitation
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    Lagering in primary?

    Not a scientific study by any means but Gordon Strong claims he tasted it in some of his own beers after learning the flavor... Not a 30 year old...
    Post by: bottlenose, Sep 10, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Water Confusion - Help, Please

    Interesting. To be honest I have never bothered cooling a sample to room temperature, and since even my ph meter is inaccurate above 115 or 120...
    Post by: bottlenose, Sep 10, 2012 in forum: Brew Science
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    Lagering in primary?

    Autolysis is not an unpleasant flavor; it's a glutamate flavor common to Asian food.
    Post by: bottlenose, Sep 7, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Lagering in primary?

    Historically, these are very different. Proper lagering means slowly cooling to near freezing so as to keep the yeast active. When I bottled...
    Post by: bottlenose, Sep 7, 2012 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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