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It’s so shiny, it must make great beer!

Its most likely the salty flavor and dog food. I am not sure what state your in but feeding deer is some states might not be a good idea.

A PH meter. I hate the strips.

Thanks for the replies guys. Looks like I will be picking up some minerals and a PH meter. Silver is Money I will try your spreadsheet and see how it compares to Brun water.

Hi Everyone, I have been brewing very drinkable beer the last couple of years. I started with extract and moved to all grain 2 years ago. I have been trying over the past year to make better quality beer. The next step for me is adding adjustment to the water to create the beer style I am...

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I need some advice. I received my hops in the mail yesterday and put them in the fridge after lightly watering them. I still have at least 2 months before I can plant. Can I just leave them in the garage where its cold? It stays around 25 degrees f and sometimes it hits 35 on a sunny day...

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Yes, please

My cider has finally finished an I was thinking of priming and storing it in growlers. Anyone done this?

The hydrometer reading was a little below 1.00 so I am guessing its just about finished. It wasn't as cloudy as it looked and tasted good. I am going to let it clear some more then bottle it.

Just a quick update. The brain has started to break up and sink to the bottom. I am going to rack it today and take a hygrometer reading. It's still bubbling about once a minute, but is still very cloudy.

This is all great news but now I have more questions. How do I know when to stop it and how to get the cider out of the carboy with out sucking up the other stuff?

Thanks guys. And I was about ready to throw it out.

No it was white labs WLP099 super high Gravity yeast. I realize this was probably not my best choice.