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    Another CO2 leak thread

    BLUF: Bought a new regulator after trying everything else to determine where the leak is. Hooked it up, pressurized the line to 15psi and turned off the CO2. When I checked this morning the high pressure gauge read zero while the low pressure gauge had increased to 20psi. Two questions: 1)...
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    Rack to Secondary?

    I brewed a maple brown ale 13 days ago. There was no airlock activity for a couple of days so I opened the fermenting bucket and saw a nice layer of krausen so I left it alone until today. When I opened the fermenter to rack it to the secondary there was still a nice thick layer of yeast on...
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    Can Vienna be steeped?

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    So how do you measure your mash temp?

    This may seem like a silly question, but I'm just curious how everyone measures their mash temps. When I started all-grain, I used an analog instant read thermometer, but kept getting inconsistent readings. I then bought a digital probe thermometer at Wally World that has a silicon sheath over...
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    Can Vienna be steeped?

    Okay, I'm a little confused. I've read that some specialty grains must be mashed. Grains like Vienna and Munich. Exactly what does this mean? I'm not looking for an explanation of the difference between mashing and steeping, unless there is some magic that happens to those grains in the...
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    Help! First Step Mash Turned into Decoction?

    Well, I hope I haven't screwed this one up to bad. I could use a little reassurance and some advice. I'm brewing a German Style Pils. Tried to do a step mash with a protien rest at 122 and sacharification rest at 151. Have 10.5 lbs grain added 11 qts water at 138 and hit 126 on the first...
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    Is This Hobby Great or What?

    I just did a side by side comparison of my Oktoberfest (chronicled here: http://homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=23772 and here: http://homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=32764) with a Paulaner Oktoberfest/Marzen. I absolutely hit the mark!!! I couldn't tell much difference between my homebrew...
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    A bad day brewings is better than a good day at work

    And did I have a bad day brewing. To start the day, I had a Maibock that needed bottling. I use the dishwasher to sanitize my bottles and my kids didn't clean the kitchen the night before - it's one of their chores. So I emptied the dirty dishes in the dishwasher and washed them by hand while...
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    Too cold lager ferment temp - advice wanted

    I am currently fermenting a Munich Dunkel in my crawl space. I just checked it and the temperature is only 43 degrees. The airlock had pressure, but wasn't bubbling. I just brought it inside to check the S.G and it is 1.036 down from an O.G. of 1.054 so it has some time left. As soon as I...
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