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In my past readings there seemed to be differences depending on when in the brew cycle you were talking about possibly having extra oxidation entering in the process. Seems that it was undesirable at the mid boil hot wort stage and desirable at the cooler yeast pitch stage. Also I seem to...

Thats along the lines of my own thinking also. 3-4 days. I am really not concerned with the PET vs Glass part as for the time being I have no intentions of going the glass bottle or kegging route. That is subject to change of course........ tomorrow, next week or down the line but after a couple...

Thanks for the ideas. I understand the time=good beer thing. My question leans more in the direction of time at room temp vs time at colder temps total time being more or less the same. In other words if a sufficient amount of carbing has taken place, be it 3 days, a week or 2 weeks........is...

I am thinking the 3-4 days is about rite. At least to the squeeze test. My thinking is that after the carb period is mostly taken care of that any conditioning, clearing, settling will be better accomplished in the cooler temps of the fridge vs the more moderate temps of the basement or the...

I bottle my beer using PET plastic bottles 1 qt size. They works quite well for me. The fact that you can do a squeeze test on the bottles to feel if they are carbonating or not is a small plus. Generally it is suggested that you give the bottles a couple of weeks to carbonate before putting...

The scale in the add is not the exact same one as the one I have. There are several of these floating around. All are in the same price range and for the most part have similar electronics and functions/features. Be sure to check the add to be sure it will fit your needs. I wasn't thinking of...

The instruction sheet says .1g accuracy on the 3000g scale. In the calibration mode for that scale it shows 10ths. 0.1

I use mine each brew session. It was very inexpensive and does the job.

You can subscribe to their emails which come once a day. A better way is to keep tabs on their twitter feed (easier than constantly reloading the web page) as this method is more timely. I missed more than 1 deal which either sold out or had expired by the time I got their daily email. I love...

Just saw this on Homebrewfinds and thought I would pass it along. As usual the price is rite.......FREE:ban: Homebrew Finds ‏@homebrewfinds 1h Brew Great Beer, Kindle Edition - Free http://dlvr.it/3CZ9fG #homebrew

Just saw this deal on Homebrew Finds through Amazon. I have one of these and it has served me well from weighing everything from grain (up to 11lbs) to hops and everything in between. They have it listed for $9.99 and free shipping with either Prime or a $25 purchase. Also if you order $50 from...

You can get them either way so you might want to get one without the timer or search for some of the methods the guys have used to defeat the timer altogether. Good Luck

I read the add once again and it seemed pretty clear to me. Hops by the 2lb package, any of 10 variety's. You use the drop down menu to pick which ones. There is also a request for more information box at the bottom of the listing which you can use to contact the seller directly. Good Luck

I used to worry about this from my own personal well water but it has not been an issue for me. Your mileage could vary on this one according to your own source of water. I suppose what someone could do is pre boil their water and then chill or near freeze it. I have not had to do this. If the...

Its pretty hard to really mess up a batch of beer. Relax and enjoy the process. Any mistakes you have made you can avoid on your next batch. We all learn from any miscues (again, most of which probably will not matter to the final product). One thing that has helped me out greatly is making...

My bad obviously. Thanks for the correction and possibly saved my own gmail account from a hack ???? New link should work Thanks again.......both of you guys. :ban:

This Hops sale just popped up on Homebrew Finds. $10.95 lb in 2lb lots inc shipping. I just recently got a large order, large for my needs from Niko so I am all set or I would be on this also. I have seen this seller listed many times and note that his rating is 100% and that shipping is...

From your Mr Beer experience you already know that Mr Beer directions use virtually no boil time for the extract. You boil the small amount of water and booster and remove from heat source and add the LME. Then add it to cold water to reach pitching temperature. Therefore you can summize that...

This sounds very familiar to me. Except for the hopping it was my story too. Welcome to the slippery sloap of rolling your own brew and brewing experimentation. It sure sounds like you hit the hops a bit heavy, the equivalent of 6oz? for a 5 gal. batch. Maybe ok for a burnt out hophead:cross...

Just wondering if you are aware of what has happened to the price of say for instance corn, or hay over the past year?. Here in the Midwest the price corn has doubled in the past year. Hay has more than doubled. A bale that just 2 years ago you could have bought for $2.50 is now selling for $7...