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    Separating hot/cold break

    I have a turkey fryer with no valve. basically im boiling, chilling, and then dumping everything in the kettle into the fermenter. It seems like im dumping a large amount of cold break in with the wort. How do YOU separate the cold break out? Do you skim the hot break off when YOU start...
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    Brewing with SWMBO

    Just brewed my 3rd AG batch, this time my girlfriend wanted to help so I gave her basic information about mashing and let her loose. too my surprise she achieved a 87% efficiency betting my best of 77%!! Some how she hit every number perfectly I am beyond impressed. We brewed a "Late Season"...
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    Fermentation temp control

    I recently started brewing again, this time with a few more pieces of equipment to help control my brewing process. Bought a turkey fryer for full boils Built a son of a fermentation chiller to control my temps Built a 10g MLT for all grain Built a 9 cuft 4 tap keezer (empty at the moment)...
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    my first chocolate stout recipe

    My favorite beer is Young's Double Chocolate stout. I was looking at clone recipes but decided that i wanted to try my own for the first time. i kinda took bits and pieces from other recipes, but would love for some tweaking/suggestions from you guys. Steeped for 60mins @ 150*F 1 lb...
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    Cracking Bottles

    I bottled my batch of American Pilsner with standard 12oz. brown bottles i got from my lhbs. I am using a double lever capper. I have had 3 out of 20 that I've opened break off at the neck. The first was a surprise then i started looking for cracks and the last two i had break on me were...
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    Cold Crashing my first brew

    Its an American Pilsner. its been in the primary for 10days and in the secondary for 15 days today. its my first batch and i am doing my very best to not rush but i am ready to bottle. i have my second batch 9 days in the primary and want to get it in the secondary (i need more secondary!!)...
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