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    skipping secondary, keeping in primary

    I couldn't help myself. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Home Brew mobile app
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    skipping secondary, keeping in primary

    Thanks for a great discussion. And YES it was civil. Next question....anyone use an aluminum boil kettle? :eek: Sent from my SPH-L720 using Home Brew mobile app
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    skipping secondary, keeping in primary

    Man I stirred it up this time. I think I'll continue as I have WITHOUT the secondary until I have a better reason TO secondary. Was just thinking back I've used both plastic buckets and glass carboys as primary and have left a porter in a bucket for 6 weeks. It may have been the best beer...
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    skipping secondary, keeping in primary

    Historically, I brew in a primary, then after inital yeast activity slows (about a week or 10 days) I racked over to a secondary carboy. Then I read about a guy that somehow introduced nasties into his brew through the racking process. This scared me, though I've never had a problem. I should...
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    Mai Bock and lager questions...

    I can hold the temps there in my keezer. The issue is/was I had perishables in the keezer (now a fridge) at the time, and had to keep the temps down. When I built the keezer it was with the express understanding that it wouldn't become a fridge, but you know what they say "best laid plans". s...
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    Mai Bock and lager questions...

    HOLY CRAP! I knew/know that the lager yeast like it cooler, but I thought that was more AFTER if got going. I guess I'm in for it now. I hope that it's not too bad. I did taste both when I racked them over, and they were pretty tasty, I didn't notice any fruityness, but I'm not sure that I...
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    Mai Bock and lager questions...

    I've brewed an Austin Homebrew MaiBock and Negro Modelo Extra Special lager extracts for my annual Cinco party. I have followed the directions to a T, and have hit the OG nearly perfect on both. After very vigorous fermentations in the primary (at room temps of around 65-68) for a week, I...
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