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    Additives, and Cancer.

    I believe most capsules are made of gelatin not silica hydrogel, which is a finely divided solid consisting of silicon dioxide. It is used as a dessicant, and in beer it complexes with haze particles, so that they grow bigger and settle out faster.
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    IPA taste declining with age?

    Ironically, IPA was developed in England as a beer to be aged, so the subdued hop flavors are what the original IPA examples exhibited. We Americans have taken the original style and changed it to a beer to be drunk with little aging, so they are bursting with aroma and hop character. As...
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    Turning down a conical...

    I've done the same thing, considered and rejected a stainless steel conical fermenter. I do have a polyethylene 7 gallon conical I bought with great anticipation, and have used maybe 3 times. Too difficult to sanitize to my standard -too many parts to give me peace of mind over sanitation...
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    Rehydrate whole leaf hops?

    I doubt that this would particularly helpful since the wort retained by whole hops is held in the spaces between the leaves (think sponges) not absorbed into the leaves. Putting the water soaked hops into the wort will simply exchange the water in the hops for wort. You will end up with a...
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    Campden tabs in the keg?

    The chlorine or chloramine must be removed prior to mashing or mixing in the malt extract, depending on the way you make beer. It reacts with phenolic compounds in the wort to give you that medicinal plasticy flavor and aroma. By the time you smell it, it's too late to do anything about it...
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    Pale Ale Question (5 to 15 gallon)

    TommyB, At first glance, your 15 gallon recipe seems over hopped to me, assuming the Northern Brewer is boiled for 60 minutes, and not put in after 60 minutes boiling. The reason I suggest this is because NB typically is a 8-10% AA hop and Fuggles is typically 4-5 % AA. so you are going...
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    Green apple?

    Acetaldehyde is the cause of the green apple flavor. It can be created by taking the beer off the yeast too soon, or getting some oxygen into the beer that oxidizes the alcohol back to acetaldehyde. I wonder if it is caused by underpitching or yeast not having enough nutrients. Lighter beers...
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    Mold on outside of fermenter

    Wipe it off with a bleachy cloth or paper towel. Spray StarSan around the neck and stopper area before you rack it and you'll be fine.
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    Today, it's driving me crazy.

    birvine, If you wait 6 months, your IPA will be past its prime. I make a clone of Two Hearted Ale IPA that is best about 6 weeks after pitching. 2 weeks in primary - I use Better Bottles, 5 1/2 gallons in 6 gallon BB with blow off tube. 1 week dry hopping in said primary, then rack to keg...
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    Couple Questions, Manifold Related

    In addition to what beerloin suggested, I give each of the fittings a pinch to make them a little oval, so the copper pipe pieces are a solid press fit into them when assembling. This way they will come apart for cleaning but not during mash stirring. Guess how I figured that out....
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    BYO's SNPA clone....?

    This recipe posted by ehedge20 is the one I use. It is as good as it gets from my point of view. Use the best/freshest Cascades you can get. I deviate be using leaf Cascades to help my hop strainer do its job. You'll be happy with the result. A couple weeks in primary in the mid-60s, then...
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    brewing Indoors with Propane

    Piney, if you manage the risks well you'll be okay using propane inside. Like others have said, use good ventilation, use an efficient burner so minimal CO (carbon monoxide) will be generated, have a CO monitor in your breathing zone, stabilize your burner, and keep the flame away from...
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    Quick-connect vs barbed fittings - a functionality question

    Silicone rubber is very resilient, and likes to hold onto whatever it is touching, so wrestling hoses on and off will give you a good upper body workout. As an afterthought, the only reason I can think of to avoid the small ID 1/2" Cam lock hose barbs is that it may be easier to trap air...
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    Quick-connect vs barbed fittings - a functionality question

    I recently finished my new keg-based brewery and used Cam-lock fittings throughout. I bought the hose barb female fittings for my hoses, before the debate about flow rates through them surfaced. In my mind, the answer to your question is: it depends. It depends on how often you will...
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    Ever heard of stale CO2?

    CO2 can't be oxidized any further, it is already in its most oxidixed form. If you filled your keg with CO2 witout purging out the air, you left a lot of oxygen in the headspace of the keg that could be the cause of your problem. Also, if the rubber seals in the used keg were not replaced they...
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    Great beer is brewed with different malts: Why is Single malt Scotch "better" ??

    Blended scotch wiskys also contain a significant amount of "single grain whisky" of alcohol made from other grains, and distilled to neutral flavors kind of like vodka. This cheapens the whisky and reduces the distinctive flavors found in single malts.
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    What is the name of your "Brewery"

    Black and Tan Brewery, named after one of these guys
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    Headed to the DC area in a few weeks.. recommendations?

    I would add Brasserie Beck in DC to the list for wonderful Beglian food and an awesome beer list of Belgian beers on tap and in a bottle. Not cheap but worth it. It's on 11th and K Street in Downtown DC. Also agree about Brickskeller, over rated and the beers are often old and oxidized due to...
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    Other hobbies besides homebrew..

    Home remodeling/renovation Woodworking Old British motocycles - Norton in particular Designing and building brewing equipment 1986 Porche 951 getting into welding - oxy acetylene now, hopefully TIG eventually
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    Age of Homebrewers & Years of Experience

    I'm 58, been brewing regularly since 1982, so 28 years. Very first brew was in '73 or '74, but that one doesn't count.
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