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Kegging and Bottling / Re: How fast do you carbonate?

« on: September 05, 2012, 09:08:22 am »

I am a shaker as well.    I think the best advise is to let the yeast tell you when it is done.  Read the specs on the yeast you are using and figure out what final gravity you are looking at, but just because it reaches final gravity does not mean it is done.  Most yeasts will need some extra time to "clean up"....

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Buffalo Wild Wings and home brew

« on: September 04, 2012, 08:35:47 am »

I'm just happy to know that I am not the only one that can't stand The Brewing Network.  I tried to listen to one episode a while back and couldn't get past the belches and immature humor. 

I guess I am just too old...  Now get off my lawn! 

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Buffalo Wild Wings and home brew

« on: September 03, 2012, 04:52:12 pm »

Pretty funny commercial, but what's truly hilarious is the nutritional content of a 12 piece order of "traditional" BWW wings:

Calories: 1,340
Fat: 110 grams (44 grams of which is saturated fat)
Cholesterol: 310 miligrams
Sodium: 2,860 miligrams

2,860 mg sodium. Built to make you buy more beer.  Wonder what the sodium content of bratwurst beer would be? 

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Equipment and Software / Re: Broke a glass carboy this morning

« on: August 30, 2012, 07:48:39 am »

I had one slip out of my hands and break on the driveway.  Scared the crap out of me and I haven't used one since.

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Equipment and Software / Re: Best wort chiller for the money?

« on: August 30, 2012, 07:46:35 am »

i am in the process of building a cross flow heat exchanger. i have a 2 gallon bucket with an inlet in the lid and outlet near the bottom. this i circulate ice water through via a submersible pump.  inside the bucket is about 20 feet of copper tubing that protrudes (both ends) through the sides. this i can pump the wort through. it will be getting a final test this weekend and if it works will add pictures.

A friend of mine in our club built one of these and it works quite well.

I use my RIMS to recirculate ice water through my submersion chiller and whirlpool and I can cool 10 gallons down in about 15 minutes.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What do you think of this commercial

« on: August 29, 2012, 10:32:37 am »

I thought it was funny, but then again I am secure in my Brewscalinity 

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All Grain Brewing / Re: improving...

« on: August 28, 2012, 08:29:56 am »

Congrats!  I've only done the BIAB method a couple of times so maybe someone more qualified than me can add to this, I've always heard that with BIAB you could do a double crush and get some pretty high efficiencies.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: White House Brew Recipe

« on: August 28, 2012, 08:26:31 am »

Signed. 

I will be waiting for the obligatory "Well, I would drop the Crystal malt...." recipe comments. 

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Hi everyone, 1st post, just wanted to get that out of the way

« on: August 28, 2012, 08:23:41 am »

Welcome!  I don't post much either, but I lurk a lot.  Vast amounts of great info circling about this forum.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: The coolest thing to happen to me in my brewing career... (so far)

« on: August 27, 2012, 10:05:31 am »

Congrats!  Gold medal is great!

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Equipment and Software / Re: And I thought the brewmagic was expensive

« on: August 24, 2012, 12:08:41 pm »

Someone who previously lived in my house is on that mailing list. I get the catalog all the time. kind of fun to look through. I tried to talk my wife into letting me get the $40,000 1 person orka submarine but she said no 

looks like a single tier brew stand to me. you still have to mill the grain, mix it into the mash water and decide all your variables. That being said 45k is ridonkulous

I think at that price, whoever buys it is having someone else mill, mix etc. 

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Diacetyl Blindness

« on: August 24, 2012, 11:59:15 am »

I did a doctored beer segment for our beer club and used artificial butter flavoring, which can be found in most grocery stores in the spices section.  I used a Bud Light as the base beer, because it is pretty much free of any taste so lends itself to being doctored.  Just a few drops in a BL and you will get the flavor. 

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Starter

« on: August 22, 2012, 12:09:33 pm »

I boil for 15 min. but will probably go down to 10.  I boil the last 5 min. with the foam stopper in to sanitize it as well.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: 2012 Conference Seminars Now Available

« on: August 22, 2012, 09:01:34 am »

Thank you!  I will post a link to my home brew club and hopefully that will get some of them to register with the AHA!

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Quick question

« on: August 19, 2012, 05:05:59 pm »

Thanks guys!  I brewed it today and did as you guys suggested and pitched only about a third of the yeast cake from the Saison.  The other 5 gallons I pitched the starter of California Ale.  I guess I'll know how it turns out in a few weeks.