theraccoonbrew

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I like beer. I started brewing in 2009 and am working my way through a list of brews I'm keen on trying.

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Nov 9	awarded	Yearling
Nov 9	awarded	Yearling
Oct 18	comment	cider from fresh apple juice, how to? I've done it both ways without a problem, but you're probably right about risking contamination.
May 2	comment	Temperature correction for specific gravity I'm not sure if it's implemented on all of the StackExchange sites, but I believe at least the math ones support TeX or LaTeX markup: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX
Apr 29	comment	Is it possible to make a beer worthy of a competition with malt extract? @brewchez I completely agree.
Mar 15	answered	Hop Analysis for Home Brewers - Interest Poll
Mar 15	comment	Hop Analysis for Home Brewers - Interest Poll There's one vote to close as "not a real question". I think there's obviously an implied questions here (beyond the let me know what you think bit), but I'd recommend editing this to include a specific call-to-action at the end. Maybe something along the lines of: Is anyone else interested in having their hops' IBU levels analyzed?
Mar 11	comment	Which commercial bottles are good for repurposing? What's a "Red Baron"-style capper?
Feb 15	answered	Fermentation locations
Feb 15	comment	Good food-grade electric pump for transferring wort? I suppose, though I'm apparently unable to rescind a vote to close. I assumed you were making syrup and the quantities you describe certainly sounded beyond typical "home" brewing.
Feb 15	comment	Good food-grade electric pump for transferring wort? Off-topic, vote to close.
Feb 14	answered	Can I add some water before I bottle?
Feb 14	comment	What do you do with the vodka from your ferm locks? Yeah, if the thought of waste is a concern I think you need to find cheaper vodka.
Feb 8	comment	Propane v. Natural Gas @Room3 not to mention most folks have the option of piping natural gas in. Propane generally requires either swapping out 20# tanks at the gas station of having someone fill a large on-site tank.
Feb 8	answered	Propane v. Natural Gas
Feb 3	comment	Maintaining Lagering Temperatures As a follow up, I've kept my lager in the garage here in Madison, WI for the last month (January) inside of a large foam container a bigger carboy had been in, both to keep light off the beer and to provide a thermal buffer against the cold when the garage door is opened and I've had good luck with the temperature generally hovering just above freezing. The lowest reading I've seen was 30F and the highest was 36F. Hopefully that's worked OK for this beer.
Feb 3	accepted	Lager Bottling Temperature
Feb 3	asked	Lager Bottling Temperature
Jan 14	comment	How to treat Brettanomyces for secondary fermentation? putting aside my general dislike of most sour beers, the potential to introduce the bacteria into later beers is an excellent point I had never considered, thanks.
Jan 14	comment	Carbonation Drops vs. Sugar? Mike, are you adding the sugar to the beer directly, or are you first dissolving it in a small amount of water? I dissolve (and boil for sanitation purposes) in water first and find that it integrates into the beer with very moderate stirring.