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    Is 0.236"/6mm thickness enough for a stainless steel kettle?

    Have just purchased a 34L stainless steel kettle with a 6mm base, and my flatmate advised that heating the base of it over too high a temperature will result in burnt spots appearing in the base of it. Is this still useful for doing my boil in? The base can cover all four elements on our gas...
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    What can I expect from using too much yeast?

    OK, so in my fermenter at the moment I have 20 L of the following mix: Coopers Stout malt extract 1.7 kg Copper Tun Irish Stout sugar + hops kit, 1 kg Edmonds All-Purpose yeast (did a starter for the yeast that came with the kit and nothing happened so had to improvise!) I think I must have...
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    Pitched lager yeast at temp >104

    Hi I made up a pilsner last night and pitched my yeast before the wort was sufficiently cooled (temp didn't show on my scale which goes to 104 degrees) due to being in a rush to get away...rookie mistake. Am not too concerned about having to repitch if I have to after 3-4 days, however am...
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    Added finings to first beer, possible aeration?

    Just added finings to my first beer (hydrolysed collagen in ~1/2 cup of water) ~20 days after fermentation began, and am anticipating bottling within the next 2-3 days. When adding them, I simply poured from the cup straight into the fermenter so that it splashed around a bit upon entering...
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