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How important is it to keep a seondary under temp control...Will it still produce a lot of off flavors when it is off the cake? I use a mini fridge for my primaries with a Johnson Controller for about a week. I move to my secondary and put it in the closet where the ambiant temp is usually...

As I was leaving work today I mentioned that I would be brewing up a batch tonight and would be glad to take the late shift tomorrow... Both of my coworkers said they watched the episode last night and thought of me when they were watching it.....:(

If you can only find the stuff with the blue crystals, its not all bad...Just make sure you rinse well...i have never had a problem

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It does depend on when you get your bottles...They actually still had some at a local liquor store in IL when I went home for Christmas...Wheat beers are typically better when they are younger and this was true with the Oberon. I do think they sell it year round in some warmer states... Also...

I had the same problem...well I could tell with my last batch this must have been it...my refridge themo says its 68 degrees in the air and the digi says 75...I want to brew tonight so I went out and got a cheapo stick themo from Rite Aid so I can have a few different readings. I will get a...

That's not too bad...is it bad to use just an actual stone that are used in aquariums? I can see that those may have a problem with being cleaned/sterilized... Also am I going to run a higher risk of oxyidation when trying to push out the last bits? Well I guess I could just fill it up with...

Well I am a day late but yesterday was the release of Bell's Oberon...when I used to goto school in Kzoo it was a big day there...too bad I can't get any out here, I love that stuff...

Thats a really good idea Truckmann...I have been meaning to get one for aeration purposes anyway but have relied on the shack the hell out of it method for too long now. I am guessing those don't run too high right?

Yes, I do use a piece of tubing to minimize oxygen absorbsion. And if anyone knows a good way to straighten out tubing that would be great too...ha

Well, it all depends on how much trub I have left at the bottom. I'll have pale's that have a very small amount or then I made a PB&J Porter that had a ton of PB left on the bottem... Both ideas could work, the CO2 would probably work the best, I would just have to go get some in those little...

So hello everyone, first thread on here but I have been homebrewing for a few years now, greenboard is in shambles so I moved on. So I have been using ported better bottles for a little while now. I just find them so much easier to use than carboys because I don't have to siphon. The one...

I would also like to say hello from Denver....I used to frequent the greenboard but they are in shambles over there...so I needed to get my fix elseware... So hello to all!