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to be honest, i chose increase because i had two options for my hypothesis: it increases or it decreases the rate of fermentation. I just picked one and went with it, I didn't believe having no affect at all would be a possibility or cinnamon probably wouldn't have been a possible variable...

I performed the experiment in my lab class. we used four tubes, measuring CO2 production with a respirometer. the first was a control and received no cinnamon. tubes 2, 3, and 4 received 1, 2, and 3 mLs of a 0.14% solution of cinnamon, respectively. each tube contained a total of 7 mLs (2mL...

Anyone have experience using cinnamon? Does it speed up/slow down/inactivate fermentation? I am writing a scientific paper on yeast for a biology course and would like a little background information from the experienced (you). my hypothesis is that cinnamon will increase the rate of...

I am writing a compare and contrast paper for one of my classes. I felt this forum would be the perfect place to gather some information, What do you feel that brewing your own beer has on buying it at the store? Why do you sometimes decide to just buy some beer? What are some of the...

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Are you making sure to push both wings all the way down? the first couple times I used mine I thought they were pushed all the way down- but they weren't. the bottle caps were crimped on unevenly because of this. once the wings feel like they're all the way down they can be forced down...

i can't find any ale pale buckets for under 25$. I think they might even be over $30, especially if you get it with a lid. The ones with spigots are more expensive as well. Is there a website that sells them for $9 after shipping? How did this conversation mutate into dry wall buckets? next...

so, you don't brew in anything plastic right? you just use glass carboys?

yeah.. i just bought the blue lids from the expensive home brew store buckets and used them on the orange home depot buckets. they fit the same

I have been using Home Depot buckets for primary fermenting. They have been working great. They were under $3, and my home brew store sells lids for bottling buckets (they have an area to insert an airlock). Their lids fit onto the Home Depot buckets. The total cost for bucket and lid is...

Hello everyone. I have encountered something i can't explain, perhaps someone here has faced a similar situation? I racked my future cherry wheat ale to the secondary yesterday morning. The yeast I used in this brew was a wyeast smackpack American wheat. This evening I am noticing...

Hello, I have read this forum quite a bit lately and really appreciate the information. I am posting for the first time with a question regarding my first brew. As of day 5 in the primary fermentation chamber (glass carboy) my brew has produced tiny white specks floating on the top around the...