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Make a braggot! I have made 1 so far and promptly made another directly after I bottled & tasted the first batch. It is something amazing to say the least and requires very little work to put together not to mention a high gravity is very easy to achieve with 6lbs of Honey + 4-5 lbs of 2-row...

Microfuge tubes are perfect for storing your glycerol stocks. We use these tubes in the lab setting to store samples in temps as low as -80*C. It helps to have an inoculation loop in order to take from and put into these tubes. It should not require a week to make a starter thought. At most it...

As some one who is hoping to take this plunge one day I eagerly will follow your start up. Please tell us of your trials and tribulations of starting a small business. I wish you all the success you can handle and then some!

Nice work! Takes me back to the many chem classes I have had. That being said I can't proof your math much because my last classes were Biochem! Anerobic cellular respiration is NOT fermentation! Anerobic respiration still utilizes electron transport like aerobic respiration, but uses a...

Ding ding ding! DocBrown thanks for telling it like it is!

Umm we live in state that is in support of everything you talk about. You're disillusioned to think the homebrew legal situation would change if your points were carried out or not. You're obviously not observing politics on a level beyond the tea party. Please read a textbook about government...

Proteins have defined levels structure ranging from primary, secondary, to tertiary. Some even have multi-complex quaternary structures. Depending on the heat addition and acid condition sof the word proteins can unfold into their secondary and primary structures(think of it like a ribbon). When...

I don't like repaying for yeast, nor do I have an excuse as a microbiology major for not growing my own yeast. So I do. I really enjoy it though, so no worries.

Different temps of mash water result in different amalayses being selected for in a way. Beta-amylase - 140 - 149*F -> more fermentable wort Alpha-amylase - 149 - 160*F -> less fermentable wort *above taken from Radical Brewing by Randy Mosher Could that have lead to the residual sugars that...

Many homebrewers are actually scientists as well. I know individuals from microbiology to chemistry backgrounds that brew in my local area. As for my occupation - Student - Molecular Biology BS Though I'm a bit offended by the choices of careers in the poll. It's not like half the world...

WLP 001 Cali Ale Wyeast PacMan Danstar Nottingham Fermentis T-58 I'm looking to expand like crazy when I get around to culturing my stocks!

If it were infected with something the sugars available would have been consumed by bacteria to produce the off flavored bi-products/metabolites that make the beer taste nasty. If that sugar is consumed then the yeast will have to compete for the remaining sugar vs bacterial contaminants that...

If you put 1 dry packet(~11 grams) per 5 gallons that should be fine as long as it isn't a big beer. Past 1.060 or 1.070 many people here recommend dry packs. Like 944play stated: Check out Mr. Malty if you were pitching from a previous cake or from a slurry in order to estimate. Patience is...

You sir have inspired me. I will do the same thing soon. Do you think a dremil will get the job done?

Some of us are, but then again some of us dont see eye to eye with AL law. That's why we need to change this. Its too bad for AL political candidates(see Republicans) are pro family values, pro conservative ideals, pro guns, and so on that its difficult to make yourself marketable to the voting...

Ps thanks for the other methods too! Lots of ideas floating around here!

Honestly wasn't thinking about the airborne contaminants. I usually brew in a room with still air if possible. Never under any ventilation so that further reduces airborne contaminants. I assume the risk is similar letting your wort cool without a lid on it. I do that often because I dont have...

So as a new homebrewer, as with any newbie to a boundless hobby, I find problems and plenty of expensive solutions to fix it. That being said I cant exactly throw money at the situation right now as a college student and hombrewer. One of my problems was that aeration of the wort without and air...

You guys ship amazingly fast and for super cheap! I couldn't asks for a better vendor. The one thing I would like to ask is the addition of pictures to your website. There are items on there that have no picture attached and its tough to guess what you may be getting. Other than that I'd say the...

You sir, are awesome beyond belief! Thanks much!