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Equipment and Software / Re: Those little red cans of Oxygen

« on: May 21, 2013, 08:04:56 PM »

Hooray!  Do I get a sticker or something? But seriously, on a homebrew level I just don't see the point of pure O2.

Agree. No need for pure O2.

Well crap. Spent the weekend in Buffalo (lost a bet) so I brought a couple home with me to see what all the fuss was about and now I'm hearing it was a waste of money. Plus the damn things are threaded backwards so I don't have anything to screw them onto anyway.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Re pitching chico/1056 from local brewery

« on: May 21, 2013, 07:18:05 PM »

Mr malty or yeastcalc and I'm sure a month will work if its pure. Maybe a quick starter to just get it refreshed.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: When is a Wit not a Wit?

« on: May 21, 2013, 10:47:48 AM »

re you trying to make a beer that tastes like a wit?  Have you considered making another Belgian style that might be more appropriate for the yeast?

+1

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: British Yeast Recommendation

« on: May 15, 2013, 07:36:58 PM »

I don't have the ability to ramp up the temp toward the end of fermention. Will this be an issue?

Take it outside? (and put a garbage bag over it if it's in a carboy).

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: When did you switch to all grain?

« on: May 15, 2013, 06:59:09 PM »

The moment I realized that Denny's Batch Sparge website was as simple as it seemed.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Beers for the non-craft drinker

« on: May 15, 2013, 07:05:12 AM »

older people (40+)

HEY!!!!  40+ isn't "older"!

Kolsch for my BMC friends.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Goose Island beer

« on: May 14, 2013, 05:29:17 PM »

You can keep the Nero. Nasty stuff.

Well now I wanna try it.

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All Grain Brewing / Re: Grains on hand

« on: May 13, 2013, 11:33:34 AM »

Crystal, probably 40 or so, maybe a range.
Munich and/or Vienna
Chocolate malt
Black patent or one of the carafa types ("special" if you want hull less and thus less bitter)

I use pale, Munich and some variety of crystal for most of my beers.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Goose Island beer

« on: May 13, 2013, 06:55:23 AM »

I picked up a 750s of Matilda and Sofie here in Southern Ontario on the weekend.  Clearly there has been a recent push to really expand distribution if I'm finding it here in Canada now.

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Equipment and Software / Re: Canner

« on: May 10, 2013, 06:43:21 AM »

Does that include the seamer? $6k for both would be a good deal if they're in reasonable condition.

Actually, the seamer is all you really need. You could fill the cans by hand and then seam them, just like you would with a bottle.

With two operators, when everything is humming, that Cask filler/seamer system can do about 1 bbl/hr, which strikes me as a little excessive for home brewing.

Yes, canner and seamer. 3 yrs old. Way overkill for HB. But I'm sort of thinking longer term and I doubt these come up everyday for sale.

It may be the same as bottling work wise but getting bottles around here sucks and I hate lugging bottles lies when cans are so much easier and less fragile.
But storing 10,000 cans could be a problem.

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Equipment and Software / Re: Canner

« on: May 09, 2013, 06:58:24 PM »

What is a two-head canner?
As a resale could you turn a profit on this thing?

This: http://www.cask.com/main/index.php?page_id=152

I was thinking the same, even if I sold it at cost after a few years I'd have cans.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Is it just me?

« on: May 09, 2013, 03:15:30 PM »

Yes, it's just you.

For me it's the churning chunks in the carboy that I could watch.  And my fish tank.

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Equipment and Software / Canner

« on: May 09, 2013, 03:14:28 PM »

I found a guy selling a two head canner for $6k.  It's over $20K new.  I know I don't need it, I know I can't afford it but I know I want it.  The idea of canning my own homebrew is really, really appealing.  I just wish that there were enough other homebrewers around here to make it worthwhile.
So, talk me out of spending too much on this thing. 

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Equipment and Software / Re: IC Water Waste

« on: May 09, 2013, 03:11:34 PM »

I run it into a bucket and use it for cleanup.

+1 for clean up and also water my hops (I have to take it via bucket to them so it cools more than enough).

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: yeast re-use

« on: May 08, 2013, 08:24:40 PM »

Old gravity doesn't matter. Pitch the right amount for the new gravity (don't over pitch).