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Recent Content by rustygates

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    pH Meter - Milwaukee MW101 vs MW102

    Post by: rustygates, Nov 21, 2017 in forum: Brew Science
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    FG: 1.001 - not a hydrometer issue

    Yea, I do the same but I find it hard to get at where the tubing meets the end of the airlock. I always move it around and get all the gunk out...
    Post by: rustygates, Dec 27, 2016 in forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing
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    FG: 1.001 - not a hydrometer issue

    Update. Just cracked one open and it's not great... there is a ton of green apple (Acetaldehyde) and a slight buttery aroma (diacetyl) on the...
    Post by: rustygates, Dec 27, 2016 in forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing
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    FG: 1.001 - not a hydrometer issue

    Bottled yesterday and tasted a sample as I always do before bottling. Tasted fine, no funkiness or identifiable off flavors. I'll update in a...
    Post by: rustygates, Dec 13, 2016 in forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing
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    FG: 1.001 - not a hydrometer issue

    Thanks for the input guys. I suppose I'll bottle it and pawn it off on the friends and relatives with a weak pallet ;)
    Post by: rustygates, Dec 9, 2016 in forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing
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    FG: 1.001 - not a hydrometer issue

    It was an all grain brew and yes, I used sugar. Mashed at 149F. I guess the thought of the gravity matching that of distilled water has me...
    Post by: rustygates, Dec 9, 2016 in forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing
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    FG: 1.001 - not a hydrometer issue

    I recently brewed a cream ale with an OG of 1.055 and fermented with wlp001 California ale that I built up in two starters. This is only the 6th...
    Thread by: rustygates, Dec 9, 2016, 16 replies, in forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing
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    Poor efficiency- first all grain batch

    Thanks for the response. I actually ordered one a couple days ago. I didn't know about the accuracy issue post fermentation though. Good to...
    Post by: rustygates, Sep 17, 2016 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Poor efficiency- first all grain batch

    Thanks guys! I think we narrowed it down to poor crush mixed with reading a hot sample. I really wish I had fermented the first batch now. Using...
    Post by: rustygates, Sep 11, 2016 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Poor efficiency- first all grain batch

    The hydrometer reading was taken when the wort was still around 140-150F I imagine as I had just started heating to boil. It was reading 1.020,...
    Post by: rustygates, Sep 10, 2016 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Poor efficiency- first all grain batch

    Thanks for the replies! The first mash as mentioned above definitely could have been a grain crush issue. It was my first time using the mill...
    Post by: rustygates, Sep 10, 2016 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Poor efficiency- first all grain batch

    So I did my first all grain batch yesterday with my brand new false bottom 10 gal. Igloo. I have been doing tons of research leading up to this...
    Thread by: rustygates, Sep 10, 2016, 17 replies, in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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    Diacetyl prevention

    Thanks, really appreciate all your help.
    Post by: rustygates, Aug 17, 2016 in forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum
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