Northern Brewer Chris

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I am a customer service representative for Northern Brewer Ltd. I have been home brewing for 14+ years. I am also a Master BJCP judge and the President of the Minnesota Home Brewers Association.

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Feb 14	comment	What do I need to refurbish a corny keg? One other thing you may have to replace are the poppets, these are the most common source of leaking. One trick that that can help the poppets seat better is to use some food grade lubricant on the rubber gasket before you re-assemble. This can keep the poppet from leaking. It's also a good idea to lube all the gaskets before use.
Feb 14	answered	What causes beer to have a “plastic bag burp” taste
Feb 8	comment	Propane v. Natural Gas When you convert a propane burner to natural gas you will loose some heating power. Propane regulators dispense gas from 10-40 psi where your natural gas coming from your home meter is usually at 1 psi sometimes 2 psi in newer developments.
Feb 8	comment	Why does my beer taste like bacon? It may be difficult to discern a big difference between smoky flavors from process errors and from the roasted malt since they are produced by similar chemical compounds. I would think that the pH and not the temp may have contributed to the flavor, the last infusion seems fine. If you do see a spike in pH you can acidify your sparge water to avoid this.
Feb 7	answered	Why does my beer taste like bacon?
Feb 4	revised	Not using bittering hops added 4 characters in body
Feb 4	revised	Not using bittering hops added 52 characters in body
Feb 4	revised	Effects of Grain Freshness on Brew House Efficiency added 10 characters in body
Feb 4	answered	Not using bittering hops
Feb 4	answered	Effects of Grain Freshness on Brew House Efficiency
Feb 2	answered	Cold Crash and Finings
Feb 2	comment	Home brew, acetylaldehydes and hangovers Check out the latest post on the Northern Brewer blog about this exact subject. northernbrewer.blogspot.com
Jan 31	answered	Brewed an Oatmeal Stout and the gravity did not drop as much as predicted, should I re-pitch or add yeast nutrients/energizer?
Jan 27	revised	My cider has too little bite, what should I be looking to change added 19 characters in body
Jan 27	answered	My cider has too little bite, what should I be looking to change
Jan 24	comment	Yeast Starter Steps I would guess that the final number would be a little less that double the amount if using only one pack.
Jan 21	answered	What are the pros and cons of adding specialty grains to the mash?
Jan 21	answered	Should steeping grains be crushed differently than mashing grains?
Jan 21	answered	Do you use a default/standard base malt? What are the advantages?
Jan 21	comment	Should I shake bottles during conditioning? When you bottle condition any beer the renewed fermentation can strip out or clean up some flavors that existed before bottling. In theory a faster more vigorous bottle conditioning would maybe strip out more flavor.