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If you have never witnessed a bottle bomb explosion let me tell you the force is impressive. While holding a bottle from a suspect batch in my hand it exploded with unbelievable force. Shrapnel was thrown for over 25’. There are multiple cuts and contusions all over the body. None were serious...

Thanks for the info

There was a thread about 3 weeks ago about a sale at the Beverage Factory. If you search "beverage Factory" there were several threads from 2009 complaining about this being a substandard vendor. There were two who purchased recently with no complaints. Beverage Factory is also the offical...

It will carb up after 6 months in the carboy too.

I used to travel from strange city to strange city doing field work. This meant eventually I would visit severaa hot spots. You rapidly learn if your residence and office is in a safe area. I would get a city/county map and pull over a cop and tell him I was new in town and would he circle the...

Does it really matter????? Alot of space on this forum is dedicated to chiller design. Does it really matter if my 3/8" x 35' ribcage can cool 5 gallon to 100*df using 80*df water with an air temperature of 99*df in 9 minutes and a different design does it in eight? Can you taste the...

The Mercedes SUV plant is located in Vance.

A response to a web search on B brite produced a article that it costs $xxx per State to get a "sanitizer" certiicate and B Brite wasnt going to spend that much of thier profit. Do a web search on it. Also a sanitizer has to kill XX% in XX seconds and B Brite kills a little less in a few more...

When the hydrometer was purchased water was tested and it read 1.000. The last batch missed its projected OG by .005. THe hydrometer was tested against water and it read .996. How do you adjust it? Thanks

I assume that corn sugar will last for years if you put it in a ziplock bag and keep it dry.

I went to a Kwal paint store asnd got a 5 gallon paint bucket opening tool.

Apfel wine recipe. Did search and old threads said better to use coorn sgar than a substitute. Guess I will go to Orgasmic Harvest tomorrow.

Is corn sugar the same thing as corn starch? That's all I could come with after visiting 4 grocery stores. Has anyone bought this from a local grocery? Thanks

One person using WPL 320 said it took 20 to 25 days to ferment out, Another using WPL 300 had the same results. Thanks for the link.

Brewed my first wheat with WPL 320 brewed between 66 and 70 DF. THe web states WPL 320 likes 67 df and above. 11 Days later it is gassing off twice a minute. Have not checked the FG. Patience is a virtue. I am not trying to set any speed records. My ales sit in the primary for 3.5 to 4 weeks...