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  1. BigUgly

    HomeBrewTalk 2012 Big Giveaway

    Big gulps huh? Alright... WELP, see ya later!
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    My version of a hop spider

    Umm.... thank you?
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    Do your under age kids drink w/you at home?

    I was raised in a no-alcohol household where there was never a drop in our house at any point. This led to me sneaking around and binge drinking whenever I got a chance to do it, and it never led to anything good. Now as I'm older, I see my cousins who are <20 drink with their families and it...
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    What's your occupation: Engineer or Non-Engineer

    BS Mechanical Engineer University of Houston. I make hole, and beer.
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    Cheapest way to get into all grain?

    dennybrew This is where I started and grew from there.
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    Does your wort look like this?

    That seems extremely light in color for first runnings. What is the style/OG?
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    Hops are bad, apparently?

    Hahaha, you couldn't be more right!
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    Debating between Perlick 525PC or 525SS

    If you are spending the money to buy Perlicks, get the stainless steel. It is worth every penny. Stainless > everything else.
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    Efficiency +10%

    As soon as I vorlauf I open up full bore. I have slowly drained too, and I get almost identical efficiency. This was using the same grain bill with the same crush & mash temps, so it was a legitimate experiment. Like was said before, as long as you get a good stir in before you vorlauf, it...
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    Big Stout - Lots of Grains

    Sounds like you're all ready to go! Let us know how it turns out.
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    Big Stout - Lots of Grains

    Also, you realize it's going to take you 3-4 hours to boil that down, right?
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    Big Stout - Lots of Grains

    I've brewed 8 gallons in my 8 gallon brew kettle 3 different times with no boil-over. You just have to watch it real close right as you're getting close to boil temp. I sit there and take temperature readings pretty often once it gets up around 200F so I can pretty much know when she'll start...
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    Office water cooler as temp control?

    It's called doing what works without geeking out. Why go through all of that BS when you can just plug a controller into the wall with a cheat freezer?! We do what we know because it is simple, you don't waste time trying to outthink yourself and it WORKS. What you are suggesting is the...
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    Too long in the secondary

    I had a dark ale in 'secondary' (49F) for 18 months. I'm drinking it as we speak and it tastes amazing!
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