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Depending on the beer and the OG I am seeking I will often start building a starter 14 days in advance. Thus giving me time to add an increasingly higher gravity wort to the starter several times and grow more and stronger yeast.

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What has been described here is something I have been doing for a while now and it is in fact called a Cereal Mash! I use it in a stepped mash schedule. It is not complex, however an understanding of grain (or grass as all cereal grains are) is essential. 1. Not all grain starches are equal...

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I understand being frugal and re-use - recycle - re-purpose but why would you risk it? Leaks and infections in the cracks and creases. 6.5 Gallon fermenting buckets with lid and grommet can be purchased for $15.00 or less. It is my opinion that preventing an infected batch is worth the price of...

I bet the guy who answered no is not really married!

Please do not any of you remember that LEAD WAS BANNED in the 70's.... and by the 90's all brass plumbing fixtures had to be lead free. If you purchased your brass plumbing fittings in the last 10 years then THEY HAVE NO LEAD!!! Allow me to correct myself...

Hops? Shoots? Can not see the ground yet? There is at least 24 inches of snow on my hop bed. We got 4 more inches over the weekend. Was 5F at 5:15AM when I left for work.... It is still winter here!!!!

Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA I purchased a 4 pack ... opened one and poured. One sip and down the drain it went as well as the 3 other bottles. Was like drinking liquified 2 month old cat box smell. I think they use Citra Hops ... I just can't stand Citra Hops ick!

Fascinating... I disagree what the book says about "off flavors" and I am positive that you should not do this.

Never heard of removing krausen? -- I do know that large breweries will top crop their krausen to get the yeast. Never removed krausen from my buckets? I would say DO NOT DO THIS Where did you read this?

You can get some citrus aroma from CTZ (Columbus, Tomahawk, Zuess) and from Centennial and Cascade and Citra and Amarillo. Dry hoping will get you aroma only it will not add much if any citrus flavor. There may be the "appearance" of citrus flavor as your nose fools your tongue into believing...

Step them up, pour out the old wort and add new wort.

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looks very similar to the Columbus IPA I make and yes dry hop it. This is my favorite brew that I make and give very little away because this is what I drink but I am a hop head to the max

Dastardly Deed!

Brewed batch #0001 on Wednesday 27 December 2010 at age 54. I will brew batch 0100 on Sunday 09 March 2014.

here is what I use to clean tubing ... Soak it in hot water and oxyclean and run this through it... rinse with hot water then cold.... clean tubes.