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    Priming sugar with cold crashed beer. why use half as much sugar?

    When the cool beer warms up, and it will as you prime it and prepare it for bottling or kegging (I don't keg) it will suck in and absorb the gases available to it. Chill a half full plastic bottle of water in an ice bath and be sure it's cap is screwed on tight. Then set that bottle out on its...
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    Why Step Mash for a Dry Stout?

    +1 on single infusion (1 year later). Note - In Jamils interview with the Deschutes brewer on their Obsidiant stout, as they talk about single infusion, never once do they mention anything about protein rest or 120 or etc. (so maybe it's just a classic recipe and stout process - stout...
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    Priming sugar with cold crashed beer. why use half as much sugar?

    Actually there will be a layer of CO2 above the cold-crashed wort/brew, [think about when you crack open a cold bottle of beer and a fog of gas slowly unfolds, and as the wort/brew warms up, even a little, the wort/brew will suck in and absorb this CO2, and any other gas for that matter that may...
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    DIY Sparge Assembly - $1.93

    OK - built a sparge assembly today to attach to the hose coming off my HLT. Total cost was $1.93. Ingredients for success: - Watts Nylon Hose Barb T Connector A-291 $1.93 - leftover high temp hose - small drill bit - drill - electricity - eyesight, one or both - hands or other...
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    DIY Stir Plate For Under $10

    the stirstarter is awesome, even can adjust the speed to your liking. it's perfect for HB purposes.
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    DIY Stir Plate For Under $10

    the stirstarter is awesome, even can adjust the speed to your liking. it's perfect for HB purposes.
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    DIY Stir Plate For Under $10

    I tried doing a build similar to this for my last batch - it's a PITA. Buy this, save time, get reliability and a good looking effective stir plate complete with stir bar, a retainer magnet so you don't dump your stir bar into your wort and a forever guarantee...
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    DIY Stir Plate For Under $10

    I tried doing a build similar to this for my last batch - it's a PITA. Buy this, save time, get reliability and a good looking effective stir plate complete with stir bar, a retainer magnet so you don't dump your stir bar into your wort and a forever guarantee...
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    I(PA)mpatience - bottling, enjoying.

    Or you head over to your friend's house, who kegs, and drink their HB! :)
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    I(PA)mpatience - bottling, enjoying.

    So you've bottled. Bottle caps marked. Cased. Stored. Temperature reading adjusted. Calendar marked for prime readiness. Now you wait. But you don't want to wait. 1) use shorter more compact bottles. The pressure builds up faster and carbs these bottles sooner. 2) in your week 1 or 2 test...
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    North Carolina Brutus Setup-BCS/Valves/Pilots/Burners/Keggles

    Interested, private homebrewer here. Could be in Wilmington this weekend. Please pm me if this is still available. Also interested to know if this is brew ready, (with the chiggers included). And have you brewed on this? Steve
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    Pennsylvania 15gal Megapot/Weldless Bilchmann - $150

    I am interested in the megapot. Live here in northern VA, outside DC. Would also like to see photos.
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    Confidence brewing

    Yeah but isn't he point to make good beer, the challenge to hit the targeted numbers, to concoct a medley of delightfulness, simply looking for some ideas here, exploring alternatives. I have considered your pov, simply let things be and live with what is, but that doesn't help to accomplish the...
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    Confidence brewing

    Yes. Good advice. Forgot to add that this was my first 10gal batch and OG I hit was ~1.062. And I split the mash into two different tuns, used grains and water for a 10 gal batch, just split everything in half... Well for one of these fermenters, the Wlp001, we'll be transferring to secondary...
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    Confidence brewing

    -Newb. -Brewed batch 5/6 over the weekend. -10gal. -split into 2 fermenters. -Didn't hit my OG and knew it when I was putting the wort in the fermenters. -Didn't calculate for efficiency loss properly in my setup as I was trying to brew a semi-big beer. Should have more grains. -Occurred...
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    DC Metro Area Group Buy #3

    Oops I was too late. I see the buy is closed now. Crawford
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    DC Metro Area Group Buy #3

    I will take a bag of 2row please. Steven Crawford
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    The Divine in Me High Fives the Divine in You - an ode to Amy W.

    hehe. I hear the n.b. as a finisher, apart from intuition, imparts a grapefruityness to the finish. fingers crossed.
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    The Divine in Me High Fives the Divine in You - an ode to Amy W.

    Here it is....will be splitting this into two batches, one under the supervision of WLP001 and the other under WLP002's supervions, so the high five can occur on multiple levels: Style: American IPA TYPE: All Grain Taste: 9,999.999 ------------ Amt Name...
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    DC Metro Area Group Buy #3

    count me in! link please!
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