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you bet it does been there tried that... no good for all grain

I'm exactly the same way and I kick them outside regardless of who they are. if they choose to smoke that's their decision not yours :)

really old post but I'm from Abbotsford!

Made a wort chiller today. Nothing special 50 Feet copper 3/8 outside diameter copper. I coiled it around paint cans and just attached the hose with some clamps, I'll add a compression hose attachment later but for now it good

I like the water level markings I need to do that for a bucket to measure water. you just use perm marker?

I also agree with Bobby a hose inside will reduce the efficiency of the braid

a note the hole for my cooler was just under 1 inch approx. grabbed this one in Abbotsford BC Home Depot

I followed the same with some slight modifications. I Had an issue finding 1 inch inside diameter washers as I went with a 3/4 inch nipple and larger valve. fit perfect in the hole of the cooler with a nice tight fit. no leaked works perfect.

I went to Home Depot and grabbed 1 foot of ground wire then stripped the sheathing off. I wound it like a spring around and rotated it in the stainless steel braid. worked perfect and cost me 1 buck for the wire

You want to get the yeast in as soon when it gets down to pitching temps. This reduces the chances of airborne contaminates. Waiting till later in the week defiantly is way too late. I would say you'll be looking at a spoiled batch of beer by then. Best if luck, Marc

It can be done when fully fermented at low specific gravity of 1.000 or less but with some risk. A gravity of 1.040 without potassium sorbate and metabulsulfite would not work at all. At that gravity you will need to stabilize prior to bottling.

I've made mead and never used it you should be fine

Hello, I'm looking for a Strike Temp formula that takes into consideration grain weight. Currently I am using this below formula from John Palmer: Strike Water Temperature Tw = (.2/r)(T2 - T1) + T2 r=1.25 quartz per lbs grain T2= Desired mash temp T3= Temp of grain Example...

Nice! well Jamil is the man so I guess I'll have to try pitching at high krausen see how it works out. Good info BigB

The brewing network! That guy Jamil knows everything