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I've used electrical tape for a couple of years on fermenters with screw lids that won't seal. I simply tape the lid to the fermenter. Painter's tape is a good idea, but electrical tape (quality electrical tape) has some stretch, and seals very well. No problem with adhesive..... it isn't...

A further note on this product. I didn't let it get super firm, so it's a rich creamy spreadable with a mildly tangy flavor, a bit buttery, like a very mild spreadable cream cheese. It's a wonderful product that bears very little resemblance to ricotta as we know it. I can't help but take...

That's a new on on me........... I've never seen hop farms in Bonners Ferry, but I haven't been there in quite a few years......... H.W.

Buy on Ebay......... Northern Idaho is not hop growing country...... That's all between I 84 and the Snake River. It's worth noting that Yakima Valley Hops will not ship rhizomes to Idaho. Check the home brew supply stores in Boise, Nampa, Caldwell area, you can find them listed on...

The blandness of Ricotta has little appeal to me, but I hate to waste whey. My most recent batch of cheese using two gallons of whole milk, left me with a fair bit of whey, and I decided to make a naturally acidified ricotta by leaving the whey out at room temp, and using litmus paper to...

Excellent summary........... You won't really know what you want until you've brewed awhile.......... Keep it simple, keep it cheap. ( I need to keep my posts simple and to the point also ;-) H.W.

Depends on the breed of dog......... If they are of the "incessant yap" variety, that could be a good thing ;-) H.W.

One of my inventions of about 30 years back........ too bad I didn't make an effort to market it. Unfortunately most motion detectors do not work well during the day. These are quite effective at night. I've taped off the electric eye that senses daylight, and they will work in the day...

I live many miles from the nearest town, and that's a small town, and about 100 miles from the nearest "city" (about 60K population). A perfect place for city folks to "lose" their unwanted pet. Cats are the most commonly dumped animal, and they go feral quickly, and are well...

I kill things.......... H.W.

NEVER MESS WITH AN O2 REGULATOR....... You obviously have no training, or this discussion would never be taking place. Oxygen under high pressure is extremely dangerous. If you think you have a problem, buy a new one or send it to a professional. NEVER NEVER NEVER use any kind of...

You have the idea others have had........ get it right the first time. The question is what is "right"? You can make excellent beer with BIAB, or with a mash tun, or a 3 tier system, RIMS, HERMS, etc. It really makes no difference. YOU make the difference, not the system. What do you...

I don't use crown caps....... In fact I rarely bottle at all anymore. However I do end up in situations where I need to remove a bottle label occasionally. I've found that the most effective strategy is to drop the bottle in the carburetor dip tank. I simply fill the bottle with water...

I'm not a fan of venison. To me it's dog food, but my neighbor's dogs do love it.............

I brewed today...... mashing all afternoon, and boiling in the evening. As I stepped out with my bag of spent grain, the whitetails out in the field caught a whiff of it and their heads all turned......... I stepped out a few minutes later and there were 4 deer in my spent grains...

In the past, I've cursed orange peel additions for clogging my spigots. Recently I added sweet orange peel to two brews during the mash............. I really like the subtlety of flavor that resulted. The flavor "melded" far better than boil additions giving that "now what am I tasting"...

Propane is cheap........for me, as I buy it 1000 gallons at a whack. It takes LOT of amps to even come close to the boil rate you can achieve with propane. I actually use a hybrid of propane and electric to reduce the time to boil....... I float a high wattage coil element in my wort, and...

I use propane, and can't imagine any reason to change......... however I do it indoors on the kitchen stove, small batches, and buy propane in 1000 gallon batches for a tiny fraction of the cost of those silly exchange bottles. I also have two 100 pound bottles (20 gallon) which I've used...

I use a refractometer exclusively. My batch size is small and hydrometer testing consumes more wort than I want to sacrifice. I own two hydrometers, but rarely ever use them. I'm completely satisfied with the refractometer for my purposes. There is a lot of variation in the quality of...

Thanks for the responses....... Unfortunately my temp reduction time was very short.......... What I realistically need to do is look at it all as a 160F whirlpool. Tasting the wort, it has a nice bitterness....... it will be interesting to taste the brew once fermented out. The flavor is...