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Wait a minute. I thought THIS thread was about "true waste".

Hey 6, I had a My Father Connecticut last night. VERY nice. Put that one on your short list!

I had heard that US-05 would cause a peachy flavor at certain fermentation temps, and that may be what I'm tasting. I first noticed the weird flavor and odor approximately 3 years ago. So, is it your impression that the people complaining about the peach taste were also describing it as a...

I used US-05 for several years then, suddenly, I noticed a very strange taste and smell when using it. I'm apparently the weird one, because I haven't heard others complain about it. I LOVE W34/70.

I'm having a REAL hard time visualizing your pump setup!!

Hey 6midgets, I have to be careful what I smoke to avoid being overwhelmed, and usually end up with one of the Connecticut wrapped cigars. Unfortunately, too many of them taste strange to me. I have found a few that I really like, though, such as Undercrown Shade, Montecristo White Series, and...

I would agree with what you're saying here if we were preparing fugu, the puffer fish delicacy that can kill if prepared improperly! ;) Seriously though, we're discussing a substance - beer - that is all about sensory experience, and our discussion gets down to the very essence of why we brew at...

First, let me say that I mostly believe what TheMadKing is saying here, but there is enough contrast in these two paragraphs that I think it deserves additional comment. Most of what we know as homebrewers has filtered down from years of professional experience and scientific study into the...

NEWS FLASH: It has been confirmed by our sources that Jtk78 does not wear underwear while he's brewing.

This approach works for such insects as flies and cockroaches because they "groom" themselves and will lick the residual chemical from their feet. Not so with spiders. While you may get some of them with residuals such as Demon or Bifen, they really should be dosed directly with a sufficient...

I am a former licensed pest control operator, but that was back in the late 70's-early 80's. I'm not sure about some of the newer chemicals, but a professional will not be necessary for what you need to do. Go to a farm supply store and ask for an aerosol that is listed for use in milkhouses...

Hi mongoose33, I think you may have misunderstood the intent of my post. My point about oxygen was that it is only needed for reproduction. Since the purpose of a starter is reproduction, and the purpose of oxygen is for healthy cell walls, IN THEORY, the starter would be the place you would...

If I understand correctly, in theory, the starter is the only place that oxygen is needed. The oxygen is necessary to build strong cell walls in the reproductive phase of the yeast. Therefore, if the ideal number of cells for a given batch of beer can be grown in the starter, there would be...

Congratulations on your first! If I understand correctly, you reversed the order of your hop additions. If you added 4.5 oz. of hops in the first 5 minutes of a 60 minute boil, that could definitely produce an unpleasant bitterness. I experienced the same thing with my initial attempts at...

One of the good reasons to simply exchange tanks rather than refilling.

Haha! I knew I'd get myself in trouble with that analogy, and yes, I do agree that some audio claims do qualify as lunacy. There are endless arguments about this on the audio websites, so I don't want to go there, but I too was a skeptic and I'm a believer now. One of the arguments I've...

The attempts to precisely quantify every aspect of brewing reminds me a lot of the widely varying views of audiophiles. There was a famous electrical engineer whose lab tests of audio equipment were very controversial. He was widely derided for his view that two amplifiers that measure the same...

Yep, the Ale Pail lid is a mother!

Here's a picture of a pail opening tool that Home Depot sells. The homebrew supply stores also have them.

I absolutely agree. The exBEERiments do serve a useful purpose, however, when you're dealing with something as variable as people's individual taste, your "data" will also vary. I had been using US-05 for most of my brewing for several years when I began to notice a strange taste and even...