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    Carbonating hard cider- levels and processes

    I am in the process of carbonating 500 gals. hard cider. This is a big step for me as we did 110 gals last year in 5 gl. korny kegs. I now have 75 gl. vessels that I can pressurize. A couple questions 1. Once a volume of cider is carbonated in a sealed vessel can or does it lose it carb levels...
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    Best yeast

    Getting ready to make cider commercially, have my choices of yeast. Wondering what everyone thinks is the best out there? Loking for semi-sweet.
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    oxygen level in 13 gals

    I am oxygenating at 60 secs .05 micron stone, 12ppm for my 1.057 beer 5 gal batch.. Because I am doing a 13 gal batch do i double the time to 120 secs. this is the first time using pure o2
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    help save my beer

    Brewed a Belgian ale 12gals screwed up on recipe. Asked for 4oz special B put 4lbs in. Rest of recipe is 14lbs pilsner 2lbs Vienna malt 1lb wheat wyeast1214 3lbs sugar. Any thoughts on how I can make it drinkable. Haven't tasted it yet 3day in fermented. Maybe blend with a pale ale. Dilute with...
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    Soapy bubbles

    last three kegs I have brewed have big soapy bubbles in the head. I use carapils, wheat in recipe. Beer taste thin , am i over carbonating? actually last kegging used part dextrose for priming. temp. at 35.
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    possible infection

    Brewed this tues, this is what im looking at after 24n hours. never seen this before, any ides?
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    starter og and fg of starter

    I made a starter og 1.035 with oxygen, pitched 2 pack san diego yeast but a little warm 75. fg after 36hours is 1.010 did i kill some yeast and would you still pitch into wort today.
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    Do i need to add primaring sugar???

    I added 2lbs frozen blueberries to a saison . that was finished with an ale yeast. 3 weeks in primary, one week with the blueberries in the secondary. starting gravity of 1.058, finished 1.010. I want to bottle but not sure if i need to add sugars.
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    3 Gal Starter?

    Brewing a 14 gal batch of IPA, starting gravity 1.063. Using three Wyeast American II, mr.malty calls for 3 gal starter. 3 gals Seems excessive, any feedback would be appreciated. My conicle is only 18 gals.
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    Saranac prism

    looking for all grain recipe for Saranac prism. Actually i have the grain and hops, but the yeast...says its an ale but cloudy like a Belgian.
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    starsan in plate chiller

    I left chirroon plate chiller soaking a strong starsan solution for over a week. Rinsed water came out light green fro a second. Did i ruin the copper ? can i still use it? i did run white vinegar through it to clean oxidation.
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    Why such a difference from my Hydrometer and Refactometer

    Tested gravity after primary on my saison, Hydro read 1.029, Refact read 1.045 temp was 60deg. Re-calibrated hydro and refacto with distilled water, both were right on.Are Refacto's just good for OG before Fermentation?
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    Hydrometor vs refractometer

    gravity after primary on my Belgian saison with the Hydrometor at 62deg was 10.10 with the refractometer 10.23 why such a difference. tested each one with distilled water,calibration right on. Any thoughts?
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    FG to high

    All-grain brew OG 1.088 gravity after primary 1.061 FG 1.033 used o5 trub yeast What do i need to change to get my FG down to 1.015 ferment temp 68f
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    Broken floating Thermometor

    I broke my floating thermometer in my wort. About 1/3 of the BB's were lost and 3/4 of that red packing around the BB's. The thermometer itself was not damaged. My question is that red packing material, is it toxic and if so it is enough to affect the whole wort. I racked of the wort so that...
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