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  1. Reubens888

    Need help- category selection

    I'm looking to enter 2 beers into a competition, but they could go many different ways. Cocoa Brown: basically a sweet brown steeped in secondary with cocoa nibs. Prominent chocolate nose. Not bitter tasting at all. I was thinking "brown porter" but could it also be a "specialty beer"...
  2. Reubens888

    Diacetyl rest too soon?

    I'm kinda new to lagering. I brewed a maibock and fermented two 5 gallon carboys at 52 degrees. After 14 days, the airlock appeared to only be bubbling about 3-4 times per minute, so I raised the temp to 65 to finish it off before lagering. Well, that was 9 days ago, and its STILL bubbling...
  3. Reubens888

    Tell us the name of your system!

    OK, so we all know Brutus. I'm building my own, but can't steal the name "Brutus"... I'm considering Brewsaurus, Brewzilla, Cart de' Bru... What names have you used or considered?
  4. Reubens888

    68 Brix, now what? (cherry wine)

    I just got a half gallon of tart cherry juice concentrate the weighs in at 68 brix (which I think is equivalent to SG of about 1.3... I want to make a nice wine from it with quite a bit of cherry flavor, bit not juicy tasting. Do you think I should just dilute it to a certain gravity, add...
  5. Reubens888

    how much is too much potassium sorbate?

    So I picked 8 lbs of raspberries and made a 2 gallon batch of wine. Its been fermenting for almost a week now. Last night the SG was 1.009, and it tasted perfect so I wanted to stop fermentation. I added 2.5 tsp potassium sorbate (bottle calls for 1 tsp per gallon to prevent renewed fermentation...
  6. Reubens888

    Simple countdown timer (panel mounted)

    I've done a search on here for a solution, but all I found were open threads from 2-4 years ago with no resolution... I'm looking for a simple timer to add to my brutus build control panel for hop additions, boil time, etc. Nothing fancy. just like what everybody has in their kitchen, but...
  7. Reubens888

    Question for seasoned brutus users

    Hey Guys, 'bout 50% done with a brutus build, and was wondering about the order (left to right) in which the pots are arranged. I was thinking HLT, Mash, Boil, but have seen quite a bit that have the boil on the right. Does it make any difference? The only thing I can think of is that if...
  8. Reubens888

    my proposed controller/valve setup - comments?

    Been reading a LOT of threads here, and just wanted to make sure this setup will work for my brutus build... hooking it to the natural gas line in my house Valve: http://www.pexsupply.com/Honeywell-VR8200A2124-1-2-24-Vac-Standing-Pilot-Gas-Valve-11585000-p Controller: Love TCS-4010...
  9. Reubens888

    System Design Questions - Recirculating Mash - help a newbie?

    OK, so I've been brewing with converted kegs and a rubbermaid cooler for quite a few years. Finally got my supervisor (aka wife) to let me upgrade my system! :rockin: So I want to make sure I do it right. I am building a Brutus style system, with Love controllers and NG burners. I have two...
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