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    What types of apple trees to plant?

    Also any suggestion on what type of apple trees to plant for future hard cider? Where to purchase apple trees for a reasonable cost?
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    Newbi grape growing in Kansas - What type grapes

    I also posted this on Wine Making Talk I'm a moderately experienced all grain homebrewer of beer. last November my wife and I purchased some acreage for a future home build and want to take a stab at grape growing / wine making. I am in Northeast Kansas west of Kansas City. I have ordered the...
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    Is a temp controler hard on a freezer or fridge?

    Thanks in advance!
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    Texas Two-step for 12 gallon carboy

    Im not there yet but I plan to start all grain brewing by spring. I have a 12 gallon pyrex carboy im dying to use. I also plan to make a water cooler type mash tun. Can I do one 5 gallon batch, cool, pitch yeast from starter, finish next 5 gallon batch, cool and add to carboy with 1st 5...
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    My 1st Cider - Re-use Cream Ale Yeast Cake

    Hi I'm still a noob to the forum. I'm on my 7-8 batch of beer from using extract kits and mini mash kits and have had no issues! A friend of mine got me a Brewers Best Cream Ale kit for Christmas, which I just brewed up today! I'm wanting to make a not too dry or too sweet, carbonated, bottle...
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    1st Lager carbed when I bottled?

    I made my 1st lager and just bottled it. I'm not taking readings yet but now I will start. I fermented at 55 degrees for 14 days, 2 days at 60 degrees, moved to seconday at 40 degrees for 45 days. When I bottled it foamed up in the bottles. With all my ales they have been 100% flat...
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    Can I save my yeast? Swollen unused smack pack?

    I'm fermenting my 1st lager right now! But.....I ordered my Wyeast American Lager yeast about 8 months ago and kept it cold. I smacked the pack very well and waited all night and the next day and it really never swelled. So I went to my local homebrew supply and purchased a new smack...
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