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    22 MULTI-QUAT SANITIZER vs Star-San

    So, my LBS has been out of stock of starsan for awhile with a new shipment coming in a "couple of weeks", and while i'm waiting around for an online delivery, a friend of mine offered up some 22 Multi-quat sanitizer - stuff they have been using for restaurant sanitization etc. I did some...
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    dextrose to water ratio/overcarbed?

    I know the rule of thumb tends to be about 113grams (4oz) of dexrtrose to carb up about 20L(5g of beer), however, how much water are you using? Normally, I prime 20L with about 56grams (2oz) of dextrose to about 473ml (2 cups) of water regardless of style as i'm not a fan of overly carbed beer...
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    Overheated mash --> hay/tannins in beer?

    This is a first for me I was checking the gravity of a blonde ale that I made about a week ago, and gave it a taste, well its borderline gross. It almost tastes like uncrushed grain and grass/hay - astringent. I did a little research and compared it to my process for this brew session, and i...
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    Old table sugar for bottling?

    Random question: Sugar never technically spoils, and i've had some in my cupboard for at least 2-3 years (who really knows - maybe longer). I cleaned a bunch of bottles only to see i don't have enough dextrose to bottle today, and my new delivery will probably take longer than i want. I looked...
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    Which Fruit in Saison?

    I have a saison thats just about ready to rack - before i bottle i'd like to make a split batch and add fruit to one. In browsing the forums there are a couple of interesting threads: Spice/Fruit Ideas for Saison Using this saison recipe for a fruit saison...
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    Wild yeast from corny?

    Has anyone ever bottled and kegged the same beer with vastly different results? I made an 80 liter Märzen batch (20gal) and bottled the majority, while kegging 20 liters of it. The bottles came out great and with no problem - the keg is a different story. The kegged one came out almost like...
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    IPA Recipe, looking for feedback

    Its been a while since i've brewed an IPA, and I recently had one at a local brewery while driving through a town that inspired me to make one. I should have asked about grain bill, hops used...etc...but didn't, to busy having a good time with beer in hand. It was a west coast style, juicy...
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    Infection or bottle away?

    Long story short — I brewed a really nice saison, about 15 gallons worth. I only got around to kegging 5g worth , while the others i let sit and continue to do its thing in my backroom/porch. its been about 2-3 weeks since i last took a look as I'm finally getting around to bottling/kegging the...
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    Lazy Lagering?

    I'm gearing up for some Octoberfest festivities and want to do some german brew - ie pilsner, weissbier, bock, helles...etc..and alot of these recipes call for them to be lagered for at least 1-2 months, and quite frankly i can't be bothered. I'll be using the saf-lager 23 —mainly cause i have...
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    Replace C02 tubing ?

    I haven't brewed in a while, and yesterday I cleaned up my brewery to get ready for a long overdue brew day. Needless to say, time is not good to unused equipment. I forgot I turned off my kegerator in all the Covid brewhaha (pun intended) - long story short; my C02 lines have been siting in...
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    bottle conditioning temps?

    When I brew larger batches I often keg 5 gal and bottle the rest Only curious if anyone bottle conditions beer at a certain temp and why? For wheat beers I understand the need to condition at certain temps - fruity esters vs banana vs clove..etc... What about for other beers? I'm noticing...
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    bottles from the landfill

    I was able to get a bunch of bottles from the local recyle place - guy was happy to let them go, caveat was that they were given to me as is I give them a quick rinse, then used my bk to boil the hell out of them - water smelled awful after - any worries with the BK being used for landfill...
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    Bottle names?

    Anybody know the names of the bottles that Duvel and Rochefort use? Goggle turns up nothing
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    Bottles in Starsan - how long?

    I cleaned a bunch of bottles about a month ago when I bottled a batch; turns out I cleaned more than I needed I left them in a cooler full of starsan, its been about a month, and in between that time i've brewed another batch thats ready for bottling next weekend. Only curious how long any of...
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    bottling bucket with or without airlock

    My bottling buck has a lid with a grommet + grommet + airlock Sometime I put the airlock on it while bottling - other time I don't Its way faster to bottle without the airlock as i'm assuming air helps push it out faster question here is should i worry about oxidation? or let it roll? Other...
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    Blichman - oy vey

    I'm trying to bottle from a couple of cold kegs using the Blichman beer gun and i'm getting a bunch of foam + bubbles in the bottle The foam has subsided, and I turned down the PSI to the lowest 2 (tried 4) and when I pull the trigger I get a bunch of bubbles in the bottle I'm afraid of 3...
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    cleaned bottles - delayed bottling

    I cleaned and sanitized a bunch of bottles yesterday - about 100+ to bottle a nice IPA. Long story short, I got distracted with other things and didn't bottle on the intended day. I bottled one batch today, and will try to bottle the rest tomorrow. The question is - how long can you leave...
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    Sparging from below?

    Random thought as I'm making a small batch and retro fitting my larger equipment for smaller batches. When it comes to sparging, I get the idea of fly sparging from above and batch sparging for the reasons we all know and understand However, anybody ever think about sparging from below - a...
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    Desiccant in starter - problem?

    I was making a starter for an IPA using DME. I keep my DME in the fridge with a couple packs of desiccants to help with moisture. The desiccant packs are white and small, which makes them hard to see in the light DME. I tossed them into semi-boiling water with the DME. I was stirring the DME...
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    Infected beer - again / bleach?

    I took a look yesterday at my vessels and one out of the 3 has an infection. I know it probably happened when I was taking some readings about a week ago - or at least thats what i'm assuming. I'm going through my process and trying to identify the possbible source of the infection, as i've...
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