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    candy?dextrose?tablesugar? helllp!!

    Wow! thanks guys!! I usually use a grein bag with combo of malt and grains as well i use the dme, and mix them up , sometimes light and amber together , sometimes gold and light , just tot ry new things .. but i have been using and average of about 6lbs of dme per 5 gal batch.., i noticed in...
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    candy?dextrose?tablesugar? helllp!!

    :drunk:So in my noob-ness of brewing i have encountered the "oh powerful Sugar" question I have been recommended to use , Table sugar( that it does not give the "green apple" taste everyone fears)) or Dextrose( the yesties feed easier on this and makes for quick carbonation, but no sweetness...
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    dry hopping without a hop bag

    I use a bucket for secondary and i use pellets almost everytime and i notice that it does make a sluidge on the bottom , i have just learned to keep off the traub and the sludge , as i get closer to the bottom i tip the bucket slowly and i have not had a nasty mess yet
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    How to keep a fermenter cool in the summer

    I have read alot about guys building a wooden box and placing insulation inside of it , if the box gets too hot , they place a frozen 1- gal jug of water in the box and it usually brings it back to correct temps.. I personally plan to build myself one , i am in FL and its bloddy hot here , my...
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    Greetings All From Fl

    I Have Read Hundreds Of Post And Threads On Here And Got Lots Of Replies To My Common Questions .. And I Also Have An Idea For Keeping My Fermenting Temps At An Even Keel .. I Have Read About Several Guys Making A Ox Of Thin Plywood And Insulating It With Styrofoam From The Lhs .. I Think...
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    Racking And Secondary Questions

    Ant body have any tips on racking technique.. sorry to ask so many questions but the last thing i need is a bottle grenade.. and some green beer ..to my understanding .. the auto syphon should be 3-4 inches from the bottom of primary.. and let her run till it done.. but i dry hopped in my...
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    Racking And Secondary Questions

    Wow , What Alot Of Great Info!! So As Newb As This May Sound , What Kind Of Hydrometer Reading Am I Hoping For Before I Know Its Done , We Have Been Bubbling From The Airlock , Good For About 4 Days Now .. And Mainiting A Room Temp Of About 74 .. I Thpought You Were Not Supposed To Open...
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    Racking And Secondary Questions

    Thanks sop much for the help guys .. i really appreciate it .. i have had a few doiffrent comments though , some say to bottle it after 10 days of fermenting , some say 10 days int he fermenter , 10 days in seondary ? im confused this is supposed to be a nice pale blonde .. i dont want to...
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    Racking And Secondary Questions

    So From Fermenter To Secondary, Wait Another 14 Days .. Then From Secondary To Bottling Bucket With Priming Sugars , And To Bottles Immedialty After Correct ? Thanks So Much For The Tips!!!!
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    Racking And Secondary Questions

    I officially have my beer fermenting on its 4th day today .. this saturday i wanted to move it into a secondary. i have both of my 6.5 gal buckets with spigots, can i just run a hose from one spigot into the new sanitazed secondary bucket wiothout worries of O2 oxidation? , and as well once...
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    Greetings All From Fl

    Hi all , just wanted to introduce myself as a brewing virgin.... as of right now my first batch is sitting in a dark closet .. can any one give me some info on a wort chiller and possibly a link to diffrent hop? so far this bactch i used 1 oz of saaz for the bitter and .50 oz at 10 min...
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