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I just built this tonight. I've had five gallons of water sitting in it for four hours and haven't leaked a single drop. I'll add a few notes to the thread after what I've read (after the first five pages, I scanned every twentieth page or so...couldn't make the whole thread). I used the...

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Thanks Hammy71. Just out of curiosity, is that to imply that a larger increase in temp would be a problem? If so, what's a good guideline? Keep it below 80? Thanks!

Hi all, I've got a blonde ale conditioning in secondary right now at 50 degrees F. In the same refrigerator, I've got a lager that just started primary. In a couple weeks, I'll likely do a diacetyl rest at ~ 65 degrees. When the rest is done, I'll rack the lager to secondary, keg the...

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A little more time wasted at work and I have my answer. For those interested, the following link discusses the above formula (which does indeed account for initial volumes from fermentation): Math In Mash

Hi all, I was doing some reading on bottling and priming sugar equations as I am trying to be a little more exacting on my volumes of CO2 than I have in the past. For this batch, I'm going for about 2.5 volumes of CO2. I've found several calculators, and they all give the same answer as to...

I think he's opposed to holding it later because he's not really a fan of pumpkin ales as it is...that and scheduling the judges is a bit of a pain. I'll ask him anyhow...maybe he'll move it. @JetSmooth - pretty much...it's just our second all grain, so we're just looking for excuses to...

Revvy - that's very, very helpful, and thanks for the link. Unfortunately, everyone in this particular contest is in the same boat...we just dreamed it up with the bar owner a few weeks back. I was hoping he'd give us all until November, but he wanted to do October 13th...agreed it makes for a...

Thanks SoonerDoc (I guess we can set the rivalry aside temporarily in the name of beer). I should also have mentioned that the beer is fairly small...~1.050 OG, down to 1.013 when we transferred.

Hi all, Some friends of mine and I are entering a Pumpkin Ale brew-off at our local bar. Unfortunately, the contest came up spontaneously and we were only given about six weeks to prepare. Anyhow, we racked to secondary last Wednesday (9/15) and the contest is Wednesday, October 13th. We...