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Take a nylon muslin bag and put it over the end of your racking cain. Be sure not to let teh opening of the back go below the suraface of the beer. I usually grab the drawstring of the bag and hold onto it to keep the bag in place. Syphon as normal. I do this for dry hopped bears and it works...

First a fore most, always take teh time to clean your equipment. Second, it is hard for bacteria to grow on metalic surfaces, especialy copper. I normaly dip SS wort chiller in saitize, star san, to give it a quick cleaning and a rinse. Then i just stick the chiller into the kettle and begin...

Pin locks were $30 not to long ago at Midwest supplies. Also thanks for supporting a local michigan business. Those guys are great and there store is one of the better, less cluttered shops.

I cant remember now. In my recipe book i have it written down as 5lb lol. But i beleive when i went to the brew shop i copied it off your spread sheet.

Ok So here is the side by side. The real is on the right. Haze/Clarity: Clearly this is a simple case of removing the irish moss/whirlfloc tablet. Color: I feel the colors are actually dead on but the haze of the real deal makes it look lighter. Smell: I'm a chemist and have bad allergies...

It tasted really good. I am going to pick up some blue moon today and do a side by side plus im going to blind some one. The true test will be when the person i brewed this for tries it. If she likes it then its good lol.

Cant figure out why the image is side ways. Nilo #6 is what im calling it lol. Good job man

When i brew this next i may try to ommit the extra coca in the secondary. I think it over powers the peanut butter

Ok i always felt the mash, drain, sparge, drain method allowed me to hit my numbers with out upscaling my grain.

The obvious answer is no. This is my process Mash at X temp for Y minutes Drain wort into kettle Add sparge water to tun and mix Drain wort into kettle. I ask because this is how i thought it was done but according to John Palmer when you mash, before you drain any wort, you add your sparge...

I just want to plug a little add for Fairway Drugs in Eastpointe. We are located at 10 mile and I-94 in the Fairway Shopping Plaza. Now for the good part, on the last Friday of the month we sample about 5 beers from different brewerys that are either in Michigan or are becoming available in...

SCS here and I have always claimed that we have the best tasting water. I feel sorry for people elsewhere lol.

Nilo, I just kegged and bottled my first attempt at your #6. I boiled the oats in a mulsin bag with my hops, corriander, and orange. Deffinatly not using irish mosh next time. This stuff was crystal clear lol. I am super excited to taste this weekend. Wayne1, Congrats on the new jobs. I...

I know this wasnt directed at me but starch is not the only thing extracted from the oats. "Unmalted, flaked grains, especially barley and oats, are rich in large beta-glucan gums from undegraded cell walls and contain a lot of undegraded proteins. Both classes of compounds are associated...

This makes me question the boil time. Protiens play a huge part in body and mouth feel. The longer you boil the thinner your beer will be. Heat is a protien's worst nightmere. http://byo.com/stories/article/indices/12-body/89-add-body-to-your-beer I think this would be a good refresher...

I am kegging and bottling my first attempt today. I used Nilo #6. My next attempt will be off waynes suggestions. I think that should give me something easier to minkey with. Also boiling the oats was a bit of a pain. My muskin bag was holding alot of wort. Deffinatly mashing next time.

Im going to brew the recipe this weekend. I got a great deal on citra so 8.75oz here i come. I understand how hops work. Again All i was asking was is there a way to get more with less on the hop schedule. Im new to IPAs so maybe its just sticker shock.

I brewed this with twice the amount of hops and there is hardly any bitter at all. This beer really reminds me of PBR. I think you could try alternate hops but i think the beer is too thin to get fancy with. I have another cream ale recipe that has a little.more body and sweetness that allows...

In retro spec i realize it was a stupid question. At the same time though I still question the amounts and whether your are getting optimal utilization of the hops. I also question the hop schedule since typically the rule of thumb is 30% of your total hops should be used for the first hop wort...