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I was very curious about this as well so I emailed Five Star and asked them. This is the response: So I think I will use about 2-3 oz. per 5 gallons. Joe

The translucent one if it is made of high quality PET is a way better choice. One of the primaries advantages of high quality PET is that it is hydrophobic, mostly nonreactive and non-absorbent. It will still scratch easily so it should never be cleaned like a bucket. Because it is PET it should...

Ummm, because it says right in the PDF(from the first link you posted) that the clear ones are made of polycarbonate? Joe

I just kegged a clone of this. I can't wait to see how it turns out!

4th'd. Just another over-the-top hop & crystal brew. Meh. Boring, uninspired and been done to death. It's like your 5th or 6th batch when you think "If a little is good, A LOT must be better!"

That is a very good question! I use 1.5oz per gallon. You go through it FAST at that rate. If I can get just as good performance with 2oz in five gallons I'll be happy.

Yep. I don't think I'm missing anything, I think Beersmith just has several fairly large bugs in how it does the calculations. Joe

Anybody? Joe

Hi all, I asked this question over at the Beersmith forums but did not get an answer. Does anyone here have any ideas? Perhaps I'm not the sharpest knife in the drawer or I'm missing something obvious but the water and gravity calculations don't seem to work properly. It seems the OG...

For years I've just bought two tubes of White Labs and not worried about it. That has worked well most of the time but after recently getting two 3+ day lags in a row I decided to start making starters. I brewed a dark mild last weekend and pitched it with a 2000ml Wyeast London Ale III starter...

Awesome! Looks like you did a good job. The strength of fermentation is a poor indicator of OG so don't worry about it. You may consider wrapping a towel or something around your fermentor if you are going to fill it outside in the sun. Even a few minutes and you can get litghtstruck beer. Joe

I never did eat at Taco Temple. Sounds like a great place though. My cousin lived in Los Osos for a time. Nice place but getting big nowadays! Next time I'm up that way I'll PM you and see about that brew. Same goes if you make down this way. I've got a nice braggot on tap right now and an alt...

Ok, they go to scinerd3000 then. PM sent with details. Joe

No problem! $6.99 shipping + $100 handling. ;-> Joe :mug: