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muse - are you a chemist or physicist?

Can you put all your tubing in the oven at 160*? Or do you guys think that would be too hot for the plastic tubing? You would have to get creative because you could not put the tubing directly on a metal oven rack. I think this would work. Mashing is in that temperature range. This would clean...

I was working in a lab once... pouring TSA plates to grow bacteria on. The media is first sterilized in an autoclave then poured into dishes and allowed to cool/solidify. Well.. one day I was pouring plates and a fruit fly flew into my hot media. I put the plate aside (covered) and left if on...

Not so sure about animal brews! I guess 21st amendment in san francisco has a oyster shell beer on tap. They used oyster shells somewhere in the process. I wasnt a big fan of the taste.

Im a noob so take what I have to say with a grain of salt Freezing bacteria will kill some but not all of them. When you crystallize water (freeze water) inside a bacterium some of them will swell and pop due to the fact that crystallized water takes up more volume then just regular water...

Did you check the freezer isle? Mine was a frozen pie which I then baked obviously.

Its an incredibly violent fermentation.. Much more than I have ever seen with an extract brew. Crap was bubbling up and out of the airlock all over the table. I had admiral nelsons rum in the airlock because I like to use it more than water but it was almost gone when I got home from work today...

Ill keep everyone updated ;)

I think its a slightly too large bung. It just slips right back out when pushed in. Its down and slightly "in" but I need to hit up the LHBS and get a different one. They must have gave me a faulty one. No pic. Its late and I gotta get to bed. Ill post a pic tomorrow if I cant get it figured...

2) The stopper and carboy came in a kit together. So they should work. There is an airlock on it with a bit of cheap liquor in it. Ill get another stopper tomorrow. Im currently trying to rig something up to hold it down with a better seal. 3) Yeah I tossed an entire pie into the mash. It didnt...

Thanks for this i appreciate it.

Hey I have a couple questions if anyone out there knows the answer(s) it would be great! 1) How long does the "one step sanitizer" last after added to warm water? I brewed tonight and I threw the sanitizer in the primary right when I started the process. I was concerned after 3 hrs (first all...

Does squeezing the grain bag cause tannin release? What about if the temp was under 170?

Thanks for the help so far everyone. Im going to do a little more research then head to the local homebrew supply store. Lookin to brew today.

Hey everyone this is my first attempt at a Pumpkin ale. I am also new to AG brewing. 5.5 gallon batch Grain/additives: 7# Pale Malt, Maris Otter 1# caramel Crystal 20L 1# caramel Crystal 40L 1# Munich 1# wheat Rice hulls 2# pumpkin (canned and roasted in oven added to mash) 1/2# brown sugar...

When I first started dating my lady she was drinking coors light. Within 6 months she was ordering IPA's at the bar. Ladies like good beer... they just need to try it.

Girlfriend of 3+ years bought me the initial extract brewing kit... I upgraded to all grain after 1 extract brew. She dumped me 3 days ago. Im brewin tomorrow! Toot toot!

Salt may have been used to reduce bacterial contamination.

I do not know if this will help you or not but... When I was growing up my room was in the basement. In Iowa it rains a lot so the ground is moist and earwigs are everywhere (at least in my part of the state). I read online somewhere that they love olive oil so I put a little dish of olive oil...

Well this thread is long dead and im sure your back from vacation but for others reading... I spent a year in Denver, CO drinking brews, hiking mountains, and livin life. Here is my personal opinions of the CO breweries. Wynkoop is not the best brewery in CO... the only decent beer there is...