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    Proper way to use a stir plate

    You could always place a foam stopper in the opening. It will allow O2 to enter the container and will hopefully filter out any bacteria carrying dust. Brad NORTHERN BREWER: Yeast Handling Supplies (towards the bottom of the page)
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    Please critique this recipe... American APA

    Two things: Is your boil-off really that high? 1.33 - 1.5 gallons per hour is pretty average. To have a pre-boil volume of 8 gallons and finish with 5.5 gallons over a 60 minute boil is pretty darn high? Is the 5.5 gallons including losses from hops, false bottom, chiller, etc? If so, those...
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    I need some suggestions on dry hopping

    You got it, a soak in star san, squeeze the excess, add hops, tie them off, then put them in. No weights or anything. They will sink on their own eventually. Some important notes on the pantyhose. I buy them at the dollar store and cut them to size depending on the amount of hops I am using...
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    Mini Mash temp question from a pod cast

    I think that the podcast is overcomplicating a very simple process. With a mini-mash, you are just trying to convert the enzymes in the small amount of grain you are using but in the end, the extract itself will always be the major supplier of the fermentables. I remember when I first...
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    I need some suggestions on dry hopping

    I would suggest that you dry hop with .5 ounce of each variety, wait a couple weeks, taste it, then add more if necessary. Dry hopping with 1 ounce of Amarillo and 1 ounce of Simcoe in a 5 gallon batch might be a little bit much for a beer with an OG of only 1.061. You can always add more later...
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