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    Best Breakfast Beer

    budweiser v8 tabasco used have drink them when i worked the pipeline's real answer Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout
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    Brew Pubs in Philly??

    Monk's Belgian Café is awsome but $ Independence Brew Pub is allwas a good stop i alwas used to sneak down for a few after jury duty Nodding Head is another good stop
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    Grain Storage?

    lowes or homer buckets $3 with lid cant go wrong i use zip lock or vacuum bags for specialty grains
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    Simple Oatmeal Stout Recipe?

    just made all grain verison of this LME 3.5L 7lbs steeping grains flaked oats 1lb Choc malt 350L .75lb victory .75lbs Crystal 80l .5lb roasted barley .5lb Hops 60min EKG for 40ibu's yeast english ale of your choice i used s-04
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    How long do crushed grains hold up

    keeping them dry is key. Under 15% humidity according to Briess
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    Hmm what to brew next

    how about a american amber, cali common hopped with northern brewer, or a roggenbier im not a wheat fan but i do love a good rye
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    How quick is Nottingham?

    i would say with that OG and temps you are almost at terminal gravity. i have a beer that i made Friday night used notty OG 1.055 it was at 1.009 today temp controlled at 65 Only way to be sure though is take a reading.
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    2:41am just doughed in

    like the name might use it. Still not sleepy working on a grain bill for a stout atm. Edit well i hit a of OG 1.055 alittle higher then i was aiming for which i really dont like but i really dont like adding water ether. Ran out of propane when i was heating up the strike water for the...
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    2:41am just doughed in

    woke up from a nap that went to long so a thought why not brew. making a Irish Red Ale O.G. 1.051 6.50 lb Pale Malt 4.50 lb Munich Malt 0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L 0.25 lb Caramunich Malt 60min hops 0.75 oz Williamette 0.75 oz Cascade 15min 0.50 oz Cascade 0.50 oz Williamette
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    PSA - Never take any of my brewing advice.

    have forgot to start timing boil after adding the first hop additions a few times
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    Lancaster/Reading/Allentown PA grain group buy?

    good to go hit me up with payment info
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    5 Thumbs Brew Sculpture

    glade someone had a good year i was in a comp for last trying get that first round pick next year. stand is looking good
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    Homemade Stir Plate

    looking good though theirs no need for a airlock piece of sanitized tin foil is more then enough.
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    Is 68% efficiency decent for batch sparging?

    I'm right with you on that i really don't care what my eff is into the BK as long as i can repeat it every time. I think this a major factor for poorer eff a good amount of dead space at the bottom of the mash tun say 1/16" would be a Substantial amount of higher gravity wort not being...
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    Is 68% efficiency decent for batch sparging?

    68 is not bad at all i plan on 70 to 73 eff depending on my grain bill. I have found that the biggest factor for my system was evap rate getting the same amount of boil off each time witch is tricky when brewing out doors and in winter. Looks like you where off 5 points preboil 4 after. So you...
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