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Scarface, The Godfather, Payback, The Sopranos, .... I think we're often rooting for the bad guy, no?

I watched a couple of episodes of Dark Matter on someone's recommendation. It's obviously trying to be a clone of Firefly but doesn't hit the mark by a long shot. Some of the characters are blatant ripoffs of Firefly characters. Bad acting, bad dialogue, and not much going on to care about...

I've been going through the Andy Griffith Show. Those old episodes were good. Don Knotts was one of my favorite comedians, such great timing.

I use the Eva-Dry things with fans blowing on them too. They work, but the real secret is to keep the door/lid closed. Humidity gets in every time you open the door. I try to only open quickly to swap kegs or rotate in a fresh Eva-Dry and things seem to keep pretty dry in there.

Those look wicked!

Here is a good write-up summarizing the most recent research on hop bitterness and perception. A complex topic for sure and more light is being shed on the facts at an ever increasing rate. Don't get too dogmatic about your current hop dosage regimen, the best practices are likely to change a...

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I've been watching The People VS OJ Simpson. It's pretty good so far.

Shaking them and refrigerating won't accomplish anything. The CO2 that's in there will stay there. Were the bottles warm when you uncapped them? If not, they should be. If they are very overcarbed, uncapping and recapping might not be enough. If they're gushing, they're either infected, still...

I once brewed with yeast that had dried to the bottom of a carboy for who knows how many months. Beer fermented strong and clean, came out great! I think you'll be fine :D

The slow burn is what I like. It's refreshing to watch a show that's about the characters (brilliantly acted) that delves deep into why they are who they are rather than the frenetic gratuitous action you can get in every other show out there. If you (the royal YOU) want mindless escapism...

I rewatched Breaking Bad before Better Call Saul started airing. I think Breaking Bad is my favorite show that has ever aired. Right up there with Fargo. Saul is just as good, so far. Breaking Bad is about a man's slow transformation from helpless to pure evil as realizes his knack for and love...

Definitely overcarbonated. There are lots of potential reasons for that: Sometimes bottles overcarb slightly as they condition and settle down after a few days more. Could be too much priming sugar, or maybe it wasn't mixed in evenly so some bottles will be too much and others not enough. Could...

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Collecting fast is typical of (, and the main point of) batch sparging. That's my point. My method is representative of batch sparging.

I don't know what to say. I've never encountered a scenario where I'm boiling before collecting my full volume. You're either draining very slow, or you have a turbocharged boiler.

Why wait? I turn on the heat as soon as the runnings cover the element. Draining a 10 gallon batch only takes me a couple of mins. I vorlauf a quart or so then drain with the valve fully open. Quick and easy.

Why would it take a significant amount of time to reach volume when batch sparging? If it does, something is wrong.

Sparge and drain should not take more than a few minutes and you should be above the enzymes' active temp range long before it would meaningfully impact fermentability. That's one of the main reasons to batch sparge. You don't need a mashout because you're already heating up beyond the activity...

Um, I really don't think the label is necessary, haha :D