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    Help! Is my homebrew showing early signs of infection?

    Nope. Looks like yeast rafts. Leave it alone! I know the first one makes you very impatient, but its worth the wait!
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    Newbie questions

    Depends how much sanitizer. half the bucket, yes it will be a problem. A little at the bottom. You're fine. Relax :). Yeast temp. Totally fine. Airlock. Should be fine as well. Nothing has took off yet, and the extra oxygen the yeast will eat. So relax, and go have a beer! The hard part has...
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    Boil kettle condenser - no overhead ventilation needed

    Just as I was designing my own because it was always out of stock... wide body comes in. Also ordered it...
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    The Stasis - A glycol system designed for homebrewers - Pre-Order now for $599

    How would this work with, lets say, a Spike temp control system? With a heater and a hot/cold plug on the temp controller? Would something replace something?
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    Building my home brewery

    Epoxy is a good idea. Seems like the best idea here.
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    Building my home brewery

    I am currently in the designing stage of my homebrewing basement brewery area. Currently, nothing is there, except crappy old MDF shelves. Those are being torn down, walls put up with sanitary tile or wall covering, power, plumbing, vent etc. The question I have now that I just thought of is...
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    Stainless CFC's Anyone?

    What about a plate chiller? https://www.northernbrewer.com/collections/plate-and-counterflow-chillers/products/shirron-plate-chiller all Stainless
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    Confession

    I actually fell for this one. :( Honestly thought since tons of breweries are doing them they really did add it as a provisional style.
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    Yeast Suggestions for a Belgian Double IPA

    Also Brett Brux :mug:
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    Yeast Suggestions for a Belgian Double IPA

    And personal preference with Brett: Wyeast 5112 - Brett Brux solo strain. I love the slight tartness it gives and restrained funk. Last time I used it for bottle conditioning and left it for 4 months. Perfect. It will keep sucking away for a quite a while if done with a full mixed. Leave it for...
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    Yeast Suggestions for a Belgian Double IPA

    Wyeast 3522 - Ardennes. Balanced esters, good flocculation. Used it a ton for Belgian Pales. Awesome yeast.
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    Basement Ventilation Ideas

    Replace the window with a glass block and a dryer vent window. Usually you get one custom made, installed, and measured for $100-150. Hook up an exhaust fan and flexible duct work to it. Put the fan where ever you need. FYI the rule of thumb for ventilation needs for electric brewing is peak...
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    Brewing with Club soda instead of water.

    95% of store bought RO water has minerals added back as well. Check the label and see if it says "added minerals for flavor." Typically its the standard salts for brewing too! You can call the manufacturer and get a mineral report.
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    Bottling, is normal?

    Looks like condensation. Also looks like a ton of head space and clear bottles. Keep those suckers out of the sun/light and next time try to fill it up more.
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    Wild yeast always sour?

    In my experience (also in midwest) Spring is the best time to harvest wild yeast. I've done some lambic styles with wild yeast, and they are always on the tart side. I'm sure if you could isolate some strains you could have a clean one, but normally you get many strains and few bacteria in there...
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    Grainfather problems

    Ive thought about this. I am 90% sure the issues I have are from sparging. I have another kettle I can drain into, but I'm not entirely clear on what the process would be to sparge more.
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    Grainfather problems

    I haven't any problems with anything except major efficiency/consistency issues. I could get 57% on one brew, and 80% on another with literally no differences. Boil issues: Try to use a 20 amp circuit and if you need an extension cord, find a 10ga one. If there are other devices on it, it'll...
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    Force carbing sankey kegs?

    Yep. Don't have a problem here.
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    Yet another WY3724 thread

    I should have known once I posted something it would finish. Dropped from 1.016 to 1.004 in 2 days. This sucker is awesome!
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