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    DC Group Buy #21

    I’ll be bringing a spiced honey mead wine that I’ve really been into lately...
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    DC Group Buy #21

    Payment Sent. Kevin and I will be there on the 10th to help with spits.
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    Bottling buckets with spigot preferences

    I still use the one that came with my kit from Midwest Supplies. I always take it apart and soak the spigot and gaskets in PBW after I’ve finished bottling. Never had any leaks. I do have to tilt it to fill the last couple of bottles.
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    Making a small sanitizer

    I can’t speak for how long it will last. I go through about 1/2 qt on brew day sanitizing fermenting buckets, lids, stirring spoon, Thermopen, and I fill my air locks with it. On bottling day I go through about a whole quart on bottling bucket, racking cane, wine thief, bottles etc. I also let...
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    Making a small sanitizer

    +1 for StarSan in a spray bottle. 1.5ml/qt water. This is how I sanitize pretty much everything except glass carboys, which I just pour about a cup of sanitizer solution in and swish it around. No rinse no fuss.
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    How to determine mash/sparge volume?

    I mash in a 10 gallon round water cooler with a false bottom. For the first 2 years I used this online calculator, http://www.brewcalcs.com, To determine the amount and temp of strike water I needed to mash. I’ve used this one for the past 4-5 brews and it works just as good plus I can edit...
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    You know you're a home brewer when?

    When you wake up in the middle of the night and hear the humidifier gurgling and wonder how your fermenting bucket made it up to the bedroom.
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    Help I have flat beer

    +1 on adding your boiled sugar to the bottling bucket before you rack your beer into it. The movement of the beer into the bucket is enough to disperse the sugar evenly throughout. I’ve been doing it this way for 3 years and the only time I ever had a problem with this method was when I tried...
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    DC Group Buy #21

    It wasn’t a bug. I wanted to take 5# off my original order and forgot to add 10# back on. Thanks.
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    DC Group Buy #20

    I will be there at 10am with a scale and bags.
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    DC Group Buy #20

    I will bring a scale and be there at 10am. Also, when I go on the link to the buy it says no under the paid tab. I haven't heard anything from you and my payment went through so I asume you just haven't updated since it closed?
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    DC Group Buy #20

    payment sent
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