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  1. thughes

    HomebrewSupply Recipe Giveaway

    in for the Hopfellas IPA AG
  2. thughes

    HomeBrewTalk 2014 Big Giveaway

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  3. thughes

    "No Chill" Containers

    Brew kettle or bucket/lid combo will likely not suffice. As the wort cools it creates a vacuum, you need to be able to seal the no-chill container after adding the boiling wort otherwise outside air (and containments) will be drawn into the container. The winpack actually collapses as it cools...
  4. thughes

    NorcalBrewing Solutions Giveaway!

    hat in the ring, thanks
  5. thughes

    BIAB Brewing (with pics)

    I got my bag from Jeff 3 years ago. Never put mine in the washing machine, just toss it over the chain-link fence in the backyard and hose it off when I get done brewing. 500+ gallons and it's holding up fine. YMMV.
  6. thughes

    3 Gal MO recipe

    Bummer man, sorry to hear that. Hopefully no one was hurt? You might want to consider replacing that broken carboy with plastic of some sort instead (buckets or Better Bottles). ;)
  7. thughes

    HELP Table sugar in the brew, what will that do?

    It will simply up the ABV a bit and dry it out a little (guess what is in those Mr. Beer "Booster" packs?). Relax and enjoy!
  8. thughes

    My One Vessel AG System

    Next time try this: Instead of using the pump and recirculating, simply do your infusion and then let it set. I bet that you'll find that the temp doesn't drop more than 2-3 degrees over 90 minutes (instead of 7 degrees). Consider this: Your pump and hoses actually act like a heat exchanger...
  9. thughes

    My One Vessel AG System

    So the basket is simply replacing a false bottom?
  10. thughes

    First wort hopping

    Try it for yourself.............
  11. thughes

    How long will my keg carbonation last

    Keg is just like a bottle: if properly carbonated and sealed so that gas cannot leak out it should stay carbonated until the end of time.
  12. thughes

    BIAB Brewing (with pics)

    After dialing in my BIAB rig, I have my brewing software configured to use 82% as an efficiency calculation for standard OG beers (1.050-1.060). Ask the risk of sounding like a broken record: When other folks preach brewing "facts" to you, listen politely and then disregard everything they...
  13. thughes

    My One Vessel AG System

    Please keep us posted on how this works for you. I know Scubasteve tried but never managed to get the correct combination of flow-thru and straining. My concern with the basket is that flour and/or protiens will plug up the screen and render the rig unuseable or you'll have to constantly scrape...
  14. thughes

    BIAB Brewing (with pics)

    Yeah, now that you put it that way (BTDT with storing grain in 5 gallon buckets).......thier formula must be more than a bit wrong.
  15. thughes

    BIAB Brewing (with pics)

    Sure! As long as you don't actually plan on adding water to mash it. 40# grain + 5.7 ounce water/pound takes up 5 gallons of volume 40# grain + 11.4 ounces water/pound takes up 10 gallons of volume Standard liquor/grain ratios are 1-1.5 quarts (32-48 ounces)/pound of grain, BIAB full volume...
  16. thughes

    BIAB Brewing (with pics)

    Fair enough. Split the boil on the stove top, cool and clean in the bathtub?
  17. thughes

    BIAB Brewing (with pics)

    "electric BIAB" ;)
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