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    Cleaning dirty bottles

    liquid machine washer detergent clip off the hoop of the end of the brush and put it in a drill. WWhhhiiiirrrrrr! 14 bottles fit snug in the bottom of a five gallon bucket. Go once around with the drill and then drain and soak 14 more
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    1/2 BBL Fermenters

    Times a wasting time to hook-up the drill and grind 18# of two row. I bottled 100 yest and brewing another 100 today. Who else is brewing today?
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    S.a.d.

    Originaly wanted to plug bright light just above nad infront of the eyes - for s.a.d. Now would like to repoert that after over two yrs of clin. depression the sun has come out again and I can actually feel the difference in my own brain chemistry as proof. Tried the drugs and will never do so...
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    newby here, in need of advice!

    Dry yst is great for your current brew. The acids in the puree will inhibit it a bit so follw dry yst prep directions -as oposed to just literaly pitching it in the carboy, dry Using liq yst would mean making a large (2 - qt) starter and pitching just the yst at the bottom. This is my current...
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    Burner in doors

    Try not to kill more brain cells in the making of the beer... Lots of really nasty gasses come out of a burner, most almost scentless
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    Air lock or gravity?

    Rack it. You can decide later.
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    Wealth of information

    From above adress: Starch is insoluble in cold water but in warm water it swells until "gelatinisation temperature" when is *begins* to lose structure and leach out compounds. A single granule will gelatinise over a range of ~2C but a sample of complex starch grits or particles will have a...
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    07.07.07 Recipe discussion thread

    I second 7 additions - with 3 1/2 varieties
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    Fridge temperatures and control?

    a timer and some experimenting or $70 for a temp controller. If you take the door off of a small fridge abnd build a box so that the inside denensions with foam insulation will fit four carboys -the air locks almost touching the lid you may be able to brew lager in winter anf ale in summer...
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    John Palmer says aluminum is good.

    what about aluminum and Alzheimers? -anyone else heard that connection?
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    How Can I Clone

    I agree with Bobby m but sub. 70 per cent rice malt
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    I'm off to the Stumbling Monk...

    Watch out for green beer!
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    Drinking in Berlin?

    Indecisice, I'd go for the red first then the green and then the nat. no...first thegreen no no first...............
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    Second batcher.

    Hey, Save the pieces. Sooner or later you will cut some about 3' long - like for this cool but simple arator on yr racking hose
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    OK, so what's going on??

    try a new stopper and lock very weird
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    Bottle Bombs

    If yrlucky you hit it on the money and will have perfect carboantion If yr real lucky you wrote it all down seriously, too much yst is still in the beer - shortens the drinking window
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    Need help quick please.

    hhhhmmm, overnite mash -you wanna elaborate?
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    I'm a keg moron, please help

    Be real patient . lower the clamp as you wiggle the lid to seat it. Swish the ring in boiling water to soften then dunk in slipperu sterilizer (one step) and wiggle it into place and try the 180 bust it with a higher pressure and dont mess with the pressure release til you see It leak Often...
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    Hello from Key West (my brewing water travels farther than yours)

    Save for the .09 cents per 12oz of beer for good water and the need to buy ice its pretty much the same. Thanks for the welcome
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