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Hacking Java for money, Erlang for knowledge
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Dec 17 |
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How do you prevent boil-overs? +1 for blowing on it. I did this in a panic once and was amazed that it worked. Don't know if it's a function of my pot shape (it's wider than it is tall) but all it takes is blowing on it for 2-3 seconds and it's under control. When I had a smaller pot I could snatch it off the heat fairly easily, but now I'm doing full-volume boils in a 10G pot so it'd be a bit more challenging. |
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Dec 17 |
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What are the easiest and hardest commercial beer bottles to re-use for homebrew? The bulk of my bottles originally came with either Steam or Porter in them, and they're the only ones I have trouble with. I usually wind up snapping the neck on one of them every batch I bottle. |
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Oct 24 |
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Make a kit brew better? If you're going to add DME, then you'll need to add hops to maintain the balance, and those hops should be added at the beginning of the boil. For a pound of DME I'd suggest half an ounce of EKG, with another ounce at five minutes. If you're doing a full-volume boil, add the DME at the beginning. If you're just doing a 2-3 gallon boil, you can add it at flameout. |
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Oct 16 |
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A way get scum out when making mead without boiling? I've used a paint strainer for BIAB brewing and they're much more porous than a dishtowel. If you use a "flour sack"-type towel, they're practically lint-free. I'm guessing a paint strainer would trap 90% of the scum, but not all. |
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Oct 15 |
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Cleaning Fermenter I find that sticking a shop rag or other smallish bit of cloth in the carboy with some PBW or OxyClean and some warm water does wonders for getting the gunk out. |
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Oct 8 |
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Do I need to rack to a new vessel for a secondary (fruit) fermentation @alsothings: Note that John Palmer has reversed his earlier view on secondaries; pick up the current (third) edition of How To Brew for his current recommendation. |
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Oct 4 |
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Stuck Mash — New LHBS I have heard that it makes conversion go faster, but I don't really know. Maybe they're catering to the BIAB crowd? |
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Oct 3 |
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Is hop harvesting before first frost necessary? Really? I thought people stored their hops in the freezer. Or is it a repeated freeze/thaw cycle that does it? |
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Aug 30 |
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Small Space & Apartment Brewing: Mashing Just be sure your oven works properly at low temps. My old oven thermostat was only really accurate between 325 and 425. I can't even set a temp below 170 on my current oven. |
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Jul 25 |
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Brew In A Bag one-gallon batch? Your brew kettle doesn't have to be stainless, aluminium works just as well and is often cheaper. See if you have a restaurant supply store in your area. You can also use paint strainer bags for a grain bag ($3 for 3 bags at a home center). |
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Jul 23 |
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All grain - is full wort boil absolutely necessary? They BOIL in a plastic bucket? How does that work? Some kind of heating element suspended in the center? |
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Jul 23 |
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Brew In A Bag one-gallon batch? I actually just picked up one of the BBS kits this weekend, and I'm going to BIAB sometime this week. As far as I can tell, all I need to do is put the grains in a bag and then drop that bag into five quarts of water. Mash for about an hour at 152, remove the bag, then boil as directed. Certainly seems easy enough, hopefully everything works out. |
