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    Michigan Keggle, Edelmetal Burner, Chiller - $250

    For sale is a converted 15.5 gallon keg with 3 piece ball value, male end cam lock, interior pickup, lid, and internal etched markings. A Northern Brewer Edelmetall burner with leg extensions. A 60 foot copper rib cage style wort chiller. All equipment was used twice, but I no longer brew 10...
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    Moving hops, repurposing old site

    I'm looking to move my 6 year old hop plants, 7 of them to a new location. The existing location I want to repurpose and don't want any rhizomes sprouting back up after moving all the crowns. What's the best method to kill any remaining plants? I would rather not round up and plants that come...
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    Which variety to plant.

    I currently have 5 cascade and 2 Mt Hood planted and doing very well and have room for 2 more (preferably the same variety). What would be a good choice to diversify? I brew all across the spectrum from light ales, to very hoppy IPAs (more aroma than bitter), to dark stouts/porters. I'm also...
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    My Hop Trellis

    I decided over the weekend to build a trellis with a raised bed. It's 31' wide and the bed is 4' deep. I have about $300 into it. I'm glad I went with the 4x6 posts, which are 20' with 3 1/2 feet in the ground. The 40" earth anchors were a bear to get in the last 2 feet with my heavy clay...
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    Hop Identification

    I'm an idiot, I'll just start with that. I arrived home with 2 bags with Mt Hood in 1 and Centennial in the other. I took all 4 of the rhizomes out to inspect them and immediately knew I had messed up and no longer knew what each one was. One of the rhizomes was much longer and thicker than...
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    Trellis pole spacing

    I'm planning on setting 2 - 4x6 posts that are 20 foot long about 3 feet into the ground for my trellis. My question is can I set these without a guide wire to the ground, just a wire from the top of the posts to the other, and how far apart can I go before I should consider adding a post in...
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    Corny Keg Lids

    I recently picked up 5 cornies and they all have plastics lids that appear to have cracks in them. Looking for SS lids in Lansing, MI area or shipped to 48879.
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    Hard Lemonade - Air temp to hot to ferment?

    I know making hard lemonade can be rough to get the yeast to startup fermentation due to the high acidity, but can a high air temp play a role? With the current heat wave and no AC in the house my temps range from 79-85 degrees F. I've read that a high temp can cause the yeast to be very...
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    Using sediment as a starter?

    I bottled some cherry cider 10 days ago and the last 12oz bottle was very cloudy as it picked up a bunch of sediment from the bottom. The sediment wasn't thick, but made the cider very cloudy, so instead of pasturizing it like the other bottles (which were at 1.018) I stuck it in the fridge to...
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    Backsweetening and priming cider with Cherry Juice?

    I'm making 3 gallons of cider with a recipe very close to EdWort's Apfelwein, with the exception of using Lalvin EC-1118. What I would like to do is backsweeten and prime with Black Cherry juice and then stove top pasteurize after the bottles are carbed properly, but keep as much of the cherry...
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