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| bio | website | taulpepper.com |
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| location | Brooklyn, NY | |
| age | 33 | |
| visits | member for | 1 year, 10 months |
| seen | May 6 at 21:42 | |
| stats | profile views | 3 |
PhD student and part-time developer. Member of the New York City Homebrewers Guild. My favorite styles are American ales.
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Aug 17 |
accepted | Can lowering temperature too rapidly result in stuck fermentation? |
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Aug 17 |
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Why did fermentation take so long to start? Agreed, that's not the purpose and it's probably not necessary. I've had good experiences adding yeast vials directly to 5 gallon batches in general. But I usually make a starter with liquid yeast anyway, since it doesn't hurt and it gives me a chance to break out the Erlenmeyer flask! |
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Aug 16 |
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Why did fermentation take so long to start? It doesn't need it, one smack pack/vial is enough according to the manufacturer, but it might make it start faster. |
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Aug 16 |
answered | Why did fermentation take so long to start? |
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Aug 15 |
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Can lowering temperature too rapidly result in stuck fermentation? added 111 characters in body |
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Aug 15 |
asked | Can lowering temperature too rapidly result in stuck fermentation? |
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Aug 15 |
accepted | Is there any trick to draining the water out of an immersion chiller? |
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Aug 15 |
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Is there any trick to draining the water out of an immersion chiller? heh, would not sit there blowing in it, it's 50' of coil, I don't think that would work very well. But I do have an old air compressor for pumping bike tires and basketballs and stuff. Maybe that is another option. |
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Aug 14 |
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Is there any trick to draining the water out of an immersion chiller? This is a good idea. I was worried the hoses might get too hot or something, but that doesn't make so much sense since they're getting the hot water coming out anyway. I'm using two 3' washing machine hoses, which can handle hot water, so this could work. |
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Aug 14 |
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Is there any trick to draining the water out of an immersion chiller? Yea, I've tried this, but it's 50', so it will take a lot of rotations to get this to work. Was looking for something easier :) |
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Aug 14 |
asked | Is there any trick to draining the water out of an immersion chiller? |
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Aug 14 |
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How to connect my immersion chiller to the faucet Check the size of your hoses. Most of these with hose fittings use standard garden hoses fittings. I use 2 washing machine hoses for mine with an aerator to garden hose adaptor, just like the one above, and just like the ones you would get for a bottle washer. If you're not drinking the cooling water, you don't need potable water hoses, but they need to be able to handle hot water, as it will come out of the chiller very hot at first. |
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Aug 14 |
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How to make the best beer with arduino? This question is problematic for stack exchange and should be edited or closed. It's very open-ended, broadly scoped and "The best beer" is subjective. More specific questions about homebrew projects using Arduino could be appropriate. For example, How can I build a fermentation fridge controller with an Arduino? or How can I build a mash temperature controller with an Arduino? |
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Aug 14 |
awarded | Critic |
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Aug 1 |
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Wheat Ale “stuck” at 1.025? Agree that two smack packs or using a starter is better for 5 gallons, even though Wyeast says one smack pack is "designed to inoculate 5 gallons of wort with the same pitch rate recommended by professional brewers." But after 9 days, the yeast will have multiplied to the point where adding more yeast isn't going to do much. |
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Aug 1 |
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Saison stuck at 1.030 +1 for increasing the temp on the Belgian/Dupont strain if possible - I attended a talk where a commercial brewer said he did best with this strain in the mid-high 90s, like body temperature. Fluctuations in temp can also cause stalls, e.g. if you are not keeping it warm with a heater when it gets cooler at night. This is a notoriously difficult strain to work with. The 3711 is easier but ferments in the 70s, so use a swamp cooler or fridge in the summer. |
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Jul 27 |
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Why is the pressure slowly decreasing when force carbonating a corny keg? What do you mean by "perceived pressure" - it seems like it's the actual pressure. |
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Jul 27 |
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Why is the pressure slowly decreasing when force carbonating a corny keg? @baka I think this is the answer. Someone else posted it after you, but if you post it as a formal answer I would give it to you because you were first. On further consideration, if I remembered basic laws of physics governing gases this could have been obvious, since pressure is proportional to temperature and it almost definitely got colder. |
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Jul 26 |
answered | Any way to rescue an overly bitter beer? |
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Jul 26 |
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Could I make vinegar from spoiled wine? You might want to try this question over at cooking.stackexchange.com |
