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    HERMS, Mash, and Sparge Water

    1) Yes 2) Yes, but you need to heat the sparge water up to temp before you start recirculating MLT through the HLT coil. This is the single...
    Post by: nickelmcgee, Jan 16, 2015 in forum: General Homebrew Discussion
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    Primary smell

    BTW - I love that smell:)
    Post by: nickelmcgee, Aug 11, 2014 in forum: Fermentation & Yeast
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    Why do people Quit brewing?

    I started brewing with 2 other guys. We each bought 1/3 of the equipment and split the batches (12 gallon) 3 ways. 1 of the guys couldn’t keep...
    Post by: nickelmcgee, May 13, 2013 in forum: General Homebrew Discussion
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    Grain Crush for Better Mash Efficiency

    OK, try adding about 3% water to the grain, spray on with a water bottle wait about 45 minutes then crush the grain. I’ve found that I can...
    Post by: nickelmcgee, Jan 2, 2013 in forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing
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    Air conditioned brew closet experience?

    I built a fermentation chest using a $100 window AC unit from Walmart. I have it in my garage where mid-summer temps can get to 120F. The thing...
    Post by: nickelmcgee, Dec 26, 2012 in forum: General Homebrew Discussion
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    Adding Lactose Milk Sugar

    2 lbs in 12 gallon batch, not super sweet but has a very nice mouth feel and creamy head.
    Post by: nickelmcgee, Dec 6, 2012 in forum: General Homebrew Discussion
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    Yeast Recovery

    OK if star san kills yeast then why arent we worried that it will kill the yeast in our fermenter or bottles. Both of which I rinse with generous...
    Post by: nickelmcgee, Dec 6, 2012 in forum: Fermentation & Yeast
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    Yeast Recovery

    I used a blow off tube and 1 gallon jar of star san solution to prevent my big beer 1.080 from blowing a lid. After the most active part of the...
    Thread by: nickelmcgee, Dec 5, 2012, 22 replies, in forum: Fermentation & Yeast
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    What's your occupation: Engineer or Non-Engineer

    BS Chemical Engineering - Purdue 92 BS Chemistry - Purdue 92 Profession - Process Engineer I also like to cook.
    Post by: nickelmcgee, Dec 4, 2012 in forum: General Homebrew Discussion
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    Why not skip second infusion in Batch Sparge?

    If I understand the question you want to add the sparge water in on top of the mash water mix it up and drain it all to the kettle for your boil,...
    Post by: nickelmcgee, Nov 19, 2012 in forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing
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    Burnt Wort

    Yes, I used to use my kettle to heat up sparge water for my HERMS system, which allowed quicker heat up time in the HLT after the strike water was...
    Post by: nickelmcgee, Nov 15, 2012 in forum: Electric Brewing
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    Reasons not to use an electric pump

    I use an air diaphragm pump with an air compressor. The thing rocks it out. I run a HERMS system and having a pump that can recirc wort through...
    Post by: nickelmcgee, Nov 15, 2012 in forum: Equipment/Sanitation
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    Nitrogen Vs. CO2

    No they are not the same. Nitrogen has very little solubility in liquid and cannot be used alone. A “beer” gas mixture (75%...
    Post by: nickelmcgee, Sep 27, 2012 in forum: Bottling/Kegging
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    Fermentation question

    No need to wait on an Oatmeal Stout since clarity is not an issue. Package once the FG is steady as mentioned. You may want to condition a stout...
    Post by: nickelmcgee, Aug 23, 2012 in forum: Fermentation & Yeast
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