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    Summer Bottle Conditioning in Arizona

    So, I started brewing this past September and I haven't really had to worry about room temps for my bottle conditioning because it's been getting colder since that time. Now I'm worried about bottle conditioning in my A/Ced apartment which will probably be at 78-80 degrees (at the lowest)...
  2. M

    Hey hey! New guy from Tempe Arizona here.

    Four Peaks is literally a five minute walk for me. :) Nov. 7th is Teach a friend to Homebrew Day at Brewer's Connection. Stop on by!
  3. M

    The Difference Between Porter and Stout?

    What exactly is the difference between porter and stout? I just had a Dundee Porter. I've never really had porter before, but this really tasted like a stout only not as dark (it wasn't completely opaque). Found this blog. Says "technically"... there is no difference...
  4. M

    Adding a cinnamon stick to secondary, too much?

    Be careful on putting cloves in secondary. Cloves are powerful stuff!!
  5. M

    Sterilizing bottles and saving them for later?

    Sanitizing and sterilizing are two separate things. Sterilizing is more intense than sanitizing. Palmer mentions in his book that lots of people (like myself) bake their bottles in the oven and use tin foil on the tops. This is sterilization, not sanitation. As long as the tin foil is...
  6. M

    Corny Keg Prices

    Anyone know where to find nitrogen? I'm guessing it's not normally sold where CO2 is...?
  7. M

    Cheap way to sanitize wine thief?

    My star san is always cloudy by the end of the brew day...
  8. M

    Cheap way to sanitize wine thief?

    On brew day you always got your big bucket of sanitizer going, but when I need to check gravity readings after brew day it just seems like a waste to use that expensive star san to sanitize a wine thief for testing... What do you guys do?
  9. M

    racking to secondary at 1.020

    Pardon my asking, but what sources do you get this information from?
  10. M

    Limited krausen formation

    It's a Christmas Ale, no starter, air temp at 70F. Heard if you're OGs are getting above 1.06 you should have a starter...? I just used a Wyeast Activator pack.
  11. M

    Limited krausen formation

    In terms of visually judging fermentation shouldn't we always have 2-3 inches of krausen going on in the first few days of fermentation? My brew had maybe a 1/4 inch of foaming for about two days and now (day three) it's all gone on top. Is this abnormal? I got a 1.061 OG brew going with...
  12. M

    Cleaning a Mouse Out of a Carboy

    Too bad it wasn't a rat, you could have made some Guinness!
  13. M

    My first partial mash, but using a strainer

    Might be interested in this Strong Brew broadcast... all of HSA http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/475
  14. M

    My first partial mash, but using a strainer

    Ok, thanks for the reassurance! I think I'll go with the strainer... What is HSA?
  15. M

    My first partial mash, but using a strainer

    I was going to do my first partial mash brew this weekend, but then read up more on Palmer's book and he says using a strainer is gonna aerate the hot wort and cause oxidation problems later. I plan on aging this beer for a bit so I'm guessing I should just wait until I can build a...
  16. M

    Are you offended when others pour your beer out?

    I've been accused of finishing a half-full, sun-baked, ant-infested can of Guinness once... I deny it to this day.
  17. M

    Corny Keg Prices

    How much use do you normally get from a 5# CO2 tank? Where is a common place to refill the tanks? Can you use nitrogen in these tanks?
  18. M

    Corny Keg Prices

    Anyone know what is the going rate for a corny keg? Also, when it's all said and done what is the final cost of the CO2 setup? Thanks
  19. M

    Adding Unfermentables like lactose

    When making something like a milk stout, for example, when is the proper time to add these unfermentable sugars? I've heard everything from in the initial boil, when racking, all the way to adding at bottling time. Any expert have a word on which stage is the best time to add these? I would...
  20. M

    Dunkles Weissbier Arkador's Dunkelweizen

    Need a blowoff tube for this one?
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