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usually at the four week period, per the original recipe. then i let it clear for an additional four weeks, bottle and consume.

in layman's terms?

Is there such a thing as a non-computer based controller? I was reading that the BCS-460 and the brewtroller both needed to be computer supported. I'm going to be doing a heated HLT and Boil pot with the modded cooler in the bottom. it's going to be a gravity fed system. What i think i'm about...

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I generally break my 5 gallons up into 1 gallon batches for flavoring (as we are still trying out which flavors we like) i use half a packet per gallon and it comes out nice and clear. a whole pack makes for a very cloudy after product.

don't think your going to get an accurate OG with those sticks as it's only getting the sugar from the outter layer and those things are PURE spun sugar. this might end up higher than what your expecting

koolaid. flavors are listed in my post

i love how 1118 handles "sweet" meads. i've never had one turn out "to sweet" but there again i haven't really pushed that particular strain. to back up the quantity: I tested my strength to begin with. What i did was mix a quart of honey in a gallon of water. Then I Used a measuring cup to...

i used oceanspray blueberry cocktail juice. turned out wonderfully.

when i did my 1 gallon batch i used 13 bags. My exact recipe: Size: 1 gallon OG: 1.10 Ingriedients: 1 quart honey 13 packets peppermint tea 1 gallon water 1 packet montrachet champagne yeast Add 1 gallon water and 13 bags of "tea" to a large stock pot. Heat till ALMOST boiling...

come tax season i'm getting two five gallons and a bunch of better bottles for secondaries

hardware question: I'm planning on turning two kegs into electric brew kettles. I know how i'm going to install the elements. What I don't know is how i am going to control them. What is better? a triac based controller or a phase angle controller? why?

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still haven't found one yet...

i've got a batch of the nestle aging as we speak. it's on about month 7 right now. i'm going all the way to 12 months before i try it again. i tried it at 4 months, it was alright. we'll see what a year does to it.