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I recently added a controller on my old fridge, and discovered there's a 4 degree variation between the setting on the controller and the actual temperature. And trust me, I checked it with several different thermoters, including digital. Obviously, if I know about it I can adjust for it...

Thanks; I didn't think of it at the time. I was all caught up in the first-all grain, don't-screw-it-up, am i gonna clog the manifold, will this actually work, damn that smells good, moment! What do you use to stir with, btw? I have a long handled ss spoon, but I was thinking maybe I should...

Yeah, my hubby has a burner like that. I thought about trying it for this batch, but it was so damn hot out I decided to stay inside with the a/c. On another note, I was fine doing partial mashes by myself, and could handle the kettles, etc with around 3 gallons of wort, but doing full boils...

thanks; I often hear people talk about their efficiency, and wanted to be prepared to throw out a number. Maybe I'll just make it up for this batch :mug:

First, thanks everyone that posts here, I do use the search and have found a wealth of information. Everything went pretty well, I just have a couple of followup questions for the experts. Details: - rectangular cooler mash tun with ss manifold (worked like a charm) - 7.5 gallon brewpot...

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I received this in an email, sorry if it's old or if you've seen it, I thought it was funny. ----------------------------------- Just imagine... If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you would have $49.00 today! If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in...

still unsure on what went wrong with the batch, but it still has a definate sour aftertaste to me. Some tasters have described it as metalic. I can't drink it, but I'm not dumping yet, I'll give it some more time before trying it again. Or find someone that likes sour wheat beers....

Babylon, do you mean it started out tasting sour (before bottling) and then turned out good? If so, how long before it was good?

whyrat: yes, I used 3/4 lb of orange blossom honey. Thanks, I'll try to relax on the carbonation topic :mug:. As for the sour peach, that I'm not so sure about, only because it didn't taste all that great to me, with a definate sour taste. Especially after mikey_dawg said there was a strong...

crap. I brewed on march 6th, transferred to secondary on 3/16 and bottled on 4/5. So about 3 weeks aging in secondary. I'm having a beer party on 4/30, so do you think there's any chance the peach will be less sour and the honey won't be too carbonated?? I don't know what I'm going to call...

I made a partial mash - american wheat. The goal was to split and make 2 different brews (1/2 honey wheat and 1/2 peach wheat). I've made around 15 batches in the past of different beers, so I'd say I'm not a newbie but not an expert.... it is however the first I've tried adding honey or fruit...

lol. I guess that was asking for it. focus.. the topic is... BEER.

I've found a lot of discussions on how quickly we can drink our beer, my question is how long can I keep it. I know, I know... why keep it when you can drink it... For example, I brewed a Belgian Tripel in March, and it was suggested it could be kept for up to a year, and it would taste...

I only noticed it in the glass (hopefully you can see the picture). I had already transferred everything from my brew pot to my primary, will this result in any off flavors?

Yesterday I brewed a pseudo German Bock, using a German ale yeast. When I took a hydrometer and taste bud sample, I noticed that the wort separated pretty quickly in the glass. I don't remember any previous batches doing this, is this 'normal' or is something else going on...

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Thanks....when it overflowed, it made a mess on the top of the lib, and the inside of the grommet i'm sure, when I pulled it off to clean the airlock and put the hose on it. am i better off leaving it be, or trying to clean the inside of the lid hole?

Another question... how long do I leave the hose on? It's slowed down from this morning, at this point i don't see foam coming through the hose, it's just the gas. I do see a few inches of foam coming up from the lid, into the hose. It's just not moving any further along the hose. Should i...