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    Whats that hop?

    Some of my favorite IPAs have this amazing hopiness right up front (Pliny the Elder, Hop Stoopid, Stone Enjoy By). I know they get that from dry hopping but I am wondering if a similar effect can be had with hop oil. What hop varieties would have the best aromatic/piney taste adders?
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    Heat Transfer: Copper vs SS Chiller

    like rlmiller10 said, it is the geometry of the wort chiller and the movement of the wort that really affects the heat transfer, not so much the material. I will admit that copper will be slightly faster than SS due to having a little colder outer wall temp, i calculated about 30-60s faster...
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    Heat Transfer: Copper vs SS Chiller

    I've seen the question of copper vs. SS wort chiller debated at length. The main argument I hear is that copper conducts heat 25x better than SS so it must cool faster. At the same time I have read many a post of people saying the SS chills just fine. So I began to wonder...what's the deal...
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    Immersion Wort Chiller Calculator

    Sounds interesting...anyway you can make this available on another hosting service? I got a bunch of annoying search engines and junk installed trying to download :/
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    Brass and beer

    Stainless steel is the ultimate in corrosion resistance for the homebrewer. That being said I know a lot of people use brass to save a few bucks without problems. I have some brass fittings and I don't lose any sleep over them. I wouldn't worry about it. Also $38 for a SS valve!?!?! check...
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    Best PLC/controller for keg washer

    I don't know about the Brewtroller or BCS, but I just did a very similar project with a CLICK PLC and CMore EA9 touch screen and they worked great. I had 8 solenoids and 2 pumps and used 3 of the CLICK 4 pt relay modules, that can handle 7A per point, for $44 each. I like the simplicity of...
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