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    Where to buy 1-1/4" or 1-1/2" Stainless Steel Ball Valve

    Anyone know where to find a good deal on large full port stainless steel ball valves. Ebay has been hit or miss.
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    Poll how long do you primary

    Just to clarify, please post how long you primary for Edit: Please vote for what you do most often. Of course different situations can arise, but i can't capture that in a poll. This poll was inspired by this post...
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    Chugger Pump Review

    Here is my review of the Chugger Pump. I did this in PDF hoping to beable to attach it, but i can only attach minute PDFs. please pm me if you would like the original file. if you hold Ctrl button and use the mouse wheel it zooms the web page in and out. Thanks,
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    Belgian Ale Recipe for yeast cake production

    Hey guys, I want to make a 10 gallon batch of belgian dark strong ale using WLP 500, 530 or 550, but i don't want to buy 8 vials of yeast. I am planning to make a Belgian Pale Ale or similar beer using one of the yeasts listed above so that i can pitch the Belgian Dark Strong onto the...
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    Volume for AHS Kits

    The Austin Homebrew Supply (AHS) kits say that they are 5 gallons. I assumed this meant 5 gallons into the bottle, which means 5.25 gallons into the fermenter, which means 5.5 gallons chilled in the boil kettle. Unfortunately i keep getting low gravity readings and when I did a quick...
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    bright gold/green color on solder joint

    i have soldered a bunch of different things on my brewery, all with great success. However, i just made a new pickup tube for the center bottom outlet on my keggle. I brewed a batch of pale ale, and when i pulled the new pick-up tube out of the kettle to drain it, I noticed that the solder...
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    Add all LME at 15 minutes (late addition)

    Just helped a friend brew for the first time and we did an Extract Batch that had 1 pound of Crystal Malt, and 7 Pounds of LME. We steeped the Crystal Malt, and then Sparged the grains and topped up the BK to the full 7 gallons. Thinking we were going to do a late LME addition, we did not...
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    March pump overheated???

    I was brewing yesterday and I had been recirculating using my march 809. After I mash, I mashout by raising the HERMS temperature to 175, and continue to recirculate my mash water until it hits 175 on the outlet of my herms. Then I stopped the pump, and switched the hose to pump into the BK...
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    Pale ale Recipe: Amarillo, Cascade, and Centennial... too much?

    Im working on a Pale Ale recipe that i am going to brew this weekend. I am working off a recipe from brewing classic styles, but i was thinking that i would use Amarillo, Cascade, and Centennial hops instead of Horizon, Columbus, and Centennial. Do you think using Amarillo, Cascade, and...
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    DIY Drill Centrifuge

    So i was reading this thread: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/hand-held-centrifuge-build-171045/ and I thought "Hummm, I can build a centrifuge" Parts List: Rigid Hole saw Arbor - free (i had this) 4" PVC Vent Cap - HD Special faucet adapter for the arbor threads First I...
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    Replacement valve from keg connection

    I am having an awful time with leaky keg valves. Has any one tried the replacement valves from kegconnection? http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=454
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    Wanted: Keg Tool Loan

    Anyone willing to loan me their keg tool (like GreenMonti's) so that i can pull one hole in my BK? https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f51/keg-tool-152003/index3.html#post1917974 I will pay shipping both ways, and will send the tool back with 4 oz of vacuum sealed hops. PM me if you are willing.
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    55 gallon plastic drums (vermont)

    Found these on craigslist. not mine http://albany.craigslist.org/for/1602639063.html
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    The pump fairy stopped by today

    I had been watching the Little Giant pump discussion with great interest, as I work with a guy who sells LG pumps. I called him and inquired about said pumps, and look what showed up on my door step today... total cost, zero, nada, bupkus, nil, zilch, as howard stern says... zero point zero...
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    Roasted Barley

    I just got back from the LHBS with Roasted Barley for a Stout that i am going to brew tomorrow morning. The color of the roasted barley looks looks more like the coffee malt that is listed as 175 degrees L. It is brown, kinda like cordovan. My understanding was that roasted barley was...
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    LG pump choice 1/12 hp or 1/25 hp?

    If the price was the same would you pick the 1/12 hp pump: http://lgpc.com/ProductFiles/SpecSheets/995777.pdf or the 1/25 hp pump? http://lgpc.com/ProductFiles/SpecSheets/995779.pdf In other words.. do you think the 1/12 hp one is too much power such that i would be throttling it...
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    Adding salts to bk

    So i was thinking about water additions today. currently i add the salts to the MLT for the the mash water, and then i add teh salts to the BK for the Sparge water (per Brewstrong podcast) let me illustrate with an example. = I mash in with 3 gallons of water, i add 3 grams to the MLT...
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    BCS Based Electric Brewery Build Version 1.1

    Update: New Photos 4/21/2010 MY BREWERY IS FINALLY DONE!!!! well its done for now. here are some photos of the build. please hold off on comments until i get it all posted. here is the brewery: I am going to steal a full width cabinet when we redo the kitchen
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    Critique my Water Additions for Nut Brown

    I am planning on brewing lil Sparkys nut brown on sunday. Here is the recipe: All-Grain - Nut Brown Ale -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: Nottingham Batch Size (Gallons): 5.5 Original Gravity...
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    CFC - Is this the appropriate hose

    I think i am finally ready to go from an IC to a CFC. This is in part due to the fact that i just squished my IC to fit into my HLT for a Herms set up. I have been looking around for hose and the best i can find is this...
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