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And, when you buy 1 hydrometer, but a 2nd. You're bound to break it sooner or later.

Blonde, Pale Ale, Kolsch, for your BMC drinkers.

I don't see how a shorter dry-hop time will give you better/bigger aroma.

I'm with ya!

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Check your disconnect fittings (ball/pin lock. Disassemble them and make sure they're working correctly. It sounds like the poppet valves are fine, but you can disassemble them too. http://www.bluemaize.net/im/appliances/cornelius-keg-parts-0.jpg...

BYO and morebeer have some good articles related to this, for anyone interested in reading further: Decoction Mashing: Techniques https://byo.com/bock/item/537-decoction-mashing-techniques Kettle Reactions - The Science of The Boil https://www.morebeer.com/articles/how_to_boil_wort

Judging by Budweiser sales numbers, we're the minority in that opinion.

you'll most-likely be fine. I usually forget to aerate, without any problems.

Much like a good song; many a good recipe was discovered through mistake.

Cool, i might give it a try. What were your mash and fermentation temperatures?

try to siphon it off.

Pitching a higher-attenuating yeast, after the first one finishes up would qualify. But, you might as well do that in the Primary too. ;)

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are you referring to the gas line, or the liquid line?

If you have hops still dry in the headspace, feel free to give it a shake or a stir with a sanitized spoon. But you're right, you'll shake that trub up a bit and may need to wait for it to settle out again. If the hops are wet, I would just let it be. Bottling from that spigot is going to...

homebrewed Amber, which somehow turned out delightfully soured and which I've been trying to reproduce.

you don't need a starter. I usually dump a smack-pack right into my 5-gallon batches. (Until I switched to Imperial canned yeast).

There are squeeze-bulb siphons on the market. I'm fairly sure I've seen that at my local homebrew store.

um....take ph reading. dont just shoot in the dark.