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Brewing hand-crafted beer

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Aug 14	comment	How to make the best beer with arduino? There is a brewery controller out there called Brewtroller that is a custom arduino board. It's open source hardware and software. They have a version to automate your brew process and a version to automate fermentors (like a fermenting fridge). www.brewtroller.com
Jan 27	comment	Why is my starting gravity low? Great answer. I agree, start with grain crush.
Jan 16	comment	Why is a carboy used for secondary fermentation? @brewchez Perhaps "extraordinary" is too strong, but plastic buckets let in more oxygen over time than most other vessels. I don't mean to say you can't make great beer with them, but you should be aware. There's a great chart halfway down www2.parc.com/emdl/members/apte/flemishredale.shtml showing different oxygen permeability over time.
Jan 16	comment	Why is a carboy used for secondary fermentation? @DustinRasener Moving the beer to another container won't clear the beer any better or faster than leaving it alone.
Jan 4	comment	When bottle conditioning, when should I re-yeast, and how much yeast should I add It carbonated just fine, no extra yeast needed.
Jan 4	comment	Homebrew sanitisation in a Pinch @tkone yup, you probably should rinse which is more or less what John Palmer said in that quote. Bleach would be a last resort for me, but it seemed like a perfect solution to the question.
Dec 29	comment	How to use Tart Cherries @dana I would probably treat them the same, yes. BUT, I've never actually done a sour beer, so perhaps you've found yourself another question.
Dec 22	comment	[WIKI] Fermentation Temperature Control Methods @C4H5As the reason to tape your probe to the carboy is that you want to measure the temperature of fermentation, not the temperature of the fridge. You might not notice a large difference most of the time, but when you're first normalizing the temperature of the beer and as the yeast is ramping up your bottle of water will be significantly behind the temperature of the beer.
Dec 7	comment	How can I fill bottles from a keg and maintain pressure This is what I ended up doing; it works great.
Dec 7	comment	Adding Sugar to Secondary to Create a Layer of CO2? I agree; there's rarely a need to seconday.
Nov 28	comment	Wrong yeast…cloudy beer? Yeah, dry hopping will make the beer somewhat cloudy, and that's just fine. In fact, a lot of folks expect a cloudy IPA.
Nov 26	comment	90-minute boil for pilsner malt? No, with Pilsner malt you really do need 90 minutes with a rolling boil. As brewchez said, it has far more DMS precursor than a regular 2-row.
Nov 24	comment	How to brew all-grain indoors Where did you hear that electric elements don't suffice? Do you mean electric stoves don't suffice?
Nov 22	comment	High-gravity beer stored too cold to carbonate during bottle conditioning. How can I carbonate this beer? possible duplicate of Why is our beer not carbonating?
Nov 19	comment	Do you keep your wine/beer making records online? Yeah, I've been thinking about tossing 'em up on google docs and see if they convert correctly.
Nov 19	comment	Do you keep your wine/beer making records online? I have an excel sheet I keep using. It has a bunch of formulas built in for mash temp & volume, etc.
Nov 18	comment	Why my homebrewed lager beer bottles explode? Well, technically you're starting up a mini-fermentation to bottle condition anyway. Were you able to smell or taste any of the beer from the foamy bottle? Does it smell or taste off in any way? That would be one indication of a bacteria.
Nov 17	comment	Carbonate beer in a plastic keg Pardon my ignorance, but what's a co2 syphon bulb?
Nov 17	comment	What are my options for brewing software? This should be Community Wiki
Nov 16	comment	No-rinse acid sanitizer - is there a risk? Agreed; the key is to make sure you make the right concentration. The directions on the bottle are super clear & easy.