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I recently got the book 'The Craft of Stone Brewing Co.' My wife 'requested' (read let me use joint account funds :)) to brew the smoked porter (one of her favs). The recipie shown word for word here calls for a 10min mash at 157 followed jumping to 165(mash out?) and then lautering. I've...

I'm currently reading the 'Yeast' book and he referrers to how most brewers treat everything after pitching as 'magical'. I'd like to know more without danger of contamination. So I've been trying to come up with ways to do this with as little risk as possible. I've been really suprised by the...

I soaked a bunch of bombers in a PBW solution for probably 3 months (forgot about them). Now they have a rainbow sheen to them almost like an oil slick. Its not something on the bottle as I've scrubbed it with an abrasive and after it dries the sheen returns. Its like the PBW attacked the glass...

Ugh, I too do this for a week or so at a shot. I was thinking it was better then scratching the plastic with a brush. After a week with PBW (1Tbs/gallon) its clean as a whistle. Guess I'll have to rethink this....

riverfrontbrewer had it right. Williams Brewing was the way to go. Much cleaner pressure tester. The one from Northern looked like a kludge and was way more expensive. I got two from Williams for the same price as one from Northern and they look pretty nice. Northern didn't include the quick...

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Easy question, but I wasn't able to find it. I'm sure the 'similar threads' at the bottom will probably have it. (Its better then search!) I want to monitor the pressure in a corny keg that may or may not be attached to gas. Basically a low pressure gauge connected to a quick disconnect, but...

Yeah at those prices there is no reason not to just buy new from one of the big online shops. $39 seemed to good to be true. Oh well.

Yeah I tried, didn't see anything for the full model number or just 959. Yeah the three ports where throwing me off too.

Over at ebay there is a guys selling a bunch of march pumps. http://cgi.ebay.com/March-Recirculating-Pump-Ball-Bearing-Magnetic-Drive-/200459743883?cmd=ViewItem&pt=BI_Pumps&hash=item2eac54f28b#ht_4306wt_911 Is this what I would want to use for doing mash recirculation and sparge water?

So I'm trying a clone Deshutes Black Butte. First porter, first liquid yeast. I actually had a bit more then I was planning so it was pretty high in the 3gal better bottle. I woke up in the morning with some pre-porter in the airlock and figured I'd better rig up a blow off tube stat. I've seen...

I think the 'Similar Threads' box is better then the search box. Doh.

Other then not hitting your OG because of less boil off does anyone know of any other issues with boiling with the lid on the brew pot?

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I'm currently trying to figure out what the off flavors in my beer are. The only thing I've got left are Iodophor and my water. Have you guys ever had any off flavors from smaller amounts of iodophor base sanitizer getting into your brew? Like say if I were to sanitize my kegs with it and then...

I've soaked mine inside and out in PDW for half an hour or so. I'll probably do longer next time. No issues.

Figured the title would get some attention. So if its just trapped co2 working its way out of the cake I shouldn't expect the yeast to be doing much of anything anymore?

So I'm a newbie and I was sitting looking at the beer the other night. Its been in the fermenter for about 12 days. SA-05. The krausen rose and fell and now the surface has a little pond scum on it but nothing else. There is also no airlock activity. I took at sample at 7 days and it had gone...

Early closing and not selling on Sun is a PITA. I went to a wedding in NJ and they had similar restrictions. After we got there we were going to get our party on and wait for the cabs to get there and I went to get the booze and hour and a half later I finally got back after trying two...

Ok, thanks guys. Nice to know as I ordered grains for another run from Austin and had them all in one grain bill so I'm pretty sure they are gonna be all in one bag. What a pain picking the crystal out would be :) Also, HiGravShawn, thanks for the link. I'll have to peruse that tonight....when...