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Sure, it’s easy to take potshots, but I think it’s amazingly close to a reasonable recipe. While the use of crystal malt in a WC IPA has been trending down for quite some time, but it’s hardly inappropriate, especially with IBUs of over 150. I’d make a tincture from the peppers rather than add...

I finally received mine yesterday, 16 days after ordering. I had emailed customer service asking for a status/ETA and a few days later I received a shipping notification with the tracking number at 8:30 AM. At 8:31 AM, I received an email reply to my inquiry stating that it "appears" that my...

The LHBSs don't often stick the seasonal strains in my experience. Ritebrew.com will allow you to pre-order your 9097 and you'll have it within a couple weeks, fresh as can be.

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I ordered a Pliny the Younger clone kit on November 23rd. Crickets since. I don't have a need to get the kit immediately, but they should communicate with me to let me know that my shipment will be delayed so that I can either stop wondering if they really have my order or cancel it and buy the...

Great info on the German laws. I can certainly understand how some may find it best to adopt a zero tolerance rule for gluten. I find it interesting that there is a non-governmental organization devoted to Celiac disease that is responsible for awarding the Gluten Free designation in Germany...

Per the link provided, Weyermann declares it to be Gluten Free. Given the level of regulation in Germany, I have to believe it is correct.

What gauge are you using to determine that there was increased yeast activity? Changes in SG? Bubbling airlock? Kräusen? If bubbles in the airlock, it may be just expansion of gas and release of dissolved CO2 due to the rise in temperature. dmtaylor’s advice is sound. I’ll note that diacetyl can...

1.083 to 1.026 equates to an ABV of 7.5%, not 10%. Brix of 7.5 equates to 1.030, not 1.026. Whatever the case, it seems to me that you’re far from the expected FG, which for that kit should be around 1.010 or below. Big beers are notoriously difficult to fully attenuate. I brewed the all-grain...

I have made Nocino twice. You must pick the green fruit just before the shell has actually formed inside to make proper Nocino. Traditionally, this is at midnight on St. Joseph’s Day in late June. Tradition also holds that the fruit should be harvested by barefoot virgins. Mine were harvested by...

Weyermann makes an concentrated extract of its Carafa crystal malt called Sinamar which is gluten-free and used mostly for color. Occasionally you will find it in homebrew-size containers. My LHBS repackages it. I have used it successfully in a Dunkel. Williams Brewing seems to carry 4 oz...

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I think it's time to bring this discussion to a close. In retrospect, I did probably get overly pissy about the situation, but after taking a step back and reformulating my plan, things have turned out alright so far. I do continue to be concerned that the unit was probably returned for a reason...

Yes. A listing with photos or one just clearly stating that there was no plug would have better prepared me. Yes, I did create a ticket via email and received an auto reply, but in the 24 hours afterwards, I didn't hear back, so I called. The representative was cordial and professional, but...

I've been researching these units for quite some time. They shipped to the USA in the same configuration that they're sold in Europe, with the standard European type F plug. My best guess is that someone cut it off and presumably had attached a North American-style plug, like a NEMA 14-30, then...

I think you have misinterpreted the information in the listing. These units shipped with a European-style plug, not without any plug at all. The sentence reading "You should plan on hiring an electrician to install the proper socket and to wire on the appropriate plug“ is referring to the fact...

Whoa, that's a high horse you're riding.

The passivation has left the unit looking pretty much like new inside. Even more ropey brown threads resembling shreds of tobacco freed themselves from somewhere inside the unit. I have to say that this Braumeister seems to live up to its reputation for high build quality. The pump is remarkably...

I cobbled together a working plug and gave it a shot. It at least heated and pumped, so I decided to see about cleaning it. Dumped a good hit of a PBW-like cleaner in and let it recirculate for a couple hours at 150F. Big sheets of brown stuff came off and with a little blue scrubbie and...

They provided an RMA # and a return shipping label, but I had to call them when they hadn’t responded to my ticket 24 hours after submission. The representative said “sorry”, too. I might still end up keeping the thing, even though my head says that would not be smart. I’d already planned to...