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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Whatcha brewin' this week? - 2010 Jan 7 - 2010 Jan 13
« on: January 08, 2010, 11:42:16 AM »
I'll be brewing an APA with WY1450 to build up a slurry for a batch of Old Stoner BW.
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All Grain Brewing / Re: Stabilzer and Mineral Additions
« on: January 08, 2010, 09:44:10 AM »[And adding salts to anything but the water doesn’t comply with the Reinheitsgebot. I like to follow that in my brewing. More out of pride and tradition than for practical or better beer reasons.
Kai
Whereas I prefer to thumb my nose at it and do whatever the hell I feel like!
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All Grain Brewing / Re: Efficiency of Batch v. Fly as it Relates to Mash Tun Design
« on: January 08, 2010, 09:40:16 AM »Some breweries actually use a plate and frame filter to "squeeze" out the mash ...Whenever I've tried that I get a lot of tannins in my beer. I wonder what they are doing different.
Perhaps it's a pH issue?
That was my thought, also.
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All Grain Brewing / Re: Stabilzer and Mineral Additions
« on: January 08, 2010, 09:38:53 AM »
To me, it seems like the OP concerns 2 different issues...pH and nutrients. To my way of thinking, even if 5.2 did adjust your pH issues, you might still need to add minerals that the beer and yeast need for flavor and yeast health.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: really stupid question....
« on: January 08, 2010, 09:31:21 AM »So, I read that article in Zymurgy about the guy slashing his wrist open. I have these thoughts:
1) It was second "hand" (no pun intended) information, so it could possibly be fabricated or exaggerated. I do see, however, how it could be possible.
It's also possible, maybe likely, that it's completely true and accurate
2) Why was he carrying it by the neck? I carry mine with two hands on the bottom. Again though, I could be in danger if it cracked.
Based on my experience, the way you hold it makes no difference. A slight bump is all it takes.
3) How hard did he "bump" it? And what did he bump it on?
Like I said, it doesn't take much. One of mine broke with a slight bump against a plastic sink. Another one broke when it slipped out of my hands, fell 2 ", and landed flat on its bottom on a carpeted surface.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: dry hop time and taste?
« on: January 07, 2010, 09:47:02 AM »also avoid Saaz
Definitely!!!
why? thought would be quite nice with a pilsner...
My experience is that it comes across grassy and vegetal.
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All Grain Brewing / Re: Efficiency of Batch v. Fly as it Relates to Mash Tun Design
« on: January 07, 2010, 09:30:48 AM »2) Assuming a false bottom with no dead space (Figure A), fly sparging will always yield better efficiency than batch sparging.
Is that correct?
Brian
Nope, not necessarily....at least not in my experience. There are other variables involved.
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Ingredients / Re: 5.2 pH Stabilizer
« on: January 06, 2010, 04:16:56 PM »If you use 5.2, don't automatically assume it's working for you....check your pH after you use it. 90% of the time it does nothing for me.
Did you decide on a different method to adjust your mash ph for your particular water?
In general, it's unnecessary for me to adjust pH. For very light beers, I either cut my water with distilled or add a bit of lactic acid. For very dark beers, a little CaCO32 works just fine for me. Anything in between takes care of itself. I experimented with 5.2 out of curiosity more than a need to adjust water. My general philosophy is to brew beers that work with my water rather than build water for the beer.
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All Grain Brewing / Re: Efficiency of Batch v. Fly as it Relates to Mash Tun Design
« on: January 06, 2010, 04:05:11 PM »
Yeah, a straight braided line will promote channeling, allowing the water to "drill down" in one spot and only extract the sugars from that one location, leading to lowered efficiency. If you want to fly sparge, you need a more evenly distributed lautering system. One of the great things about batch sparging is that it eliminates lauter design as a variable in efficiency. FWIW, fly sparging is not necessarily more efficient than batch sparging.
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Ingredients / Re: 5.2 pH Stabilizer
« on: January 06, 2010, 03:57:59 PM »
If you use 5.2, don't automatically assume it's working for you....check your pH after you use it. 90% of the time it does nothing for me.
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All Grain Brewing / Re: First stuck mash: batch sparge
« on: January 06, 2010, 03:28:27 PM »
FWIW, I've done 365 batches with the same braid and never had a stuck runoff, although I crush very fine. The braid has also never collapsed, even with 75 lb. of grain.
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The Pub / Re: Going Green?
« on: January 06, 2010, 03:11:27 PM »Does anybody else have a problem with the text box jumping if they type a message with any length to it on here? I do and sometimes my words get jumbled up because I the box jumps every keystroke.
Sounds like it would have to be a browser and/or OS issue...
I use 6 different computers, all running XP Pro and Firefox, to view this forum and I've never had that problem.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: freezing point
« on: January 06, 2010, 01:29:01 PM »
I never had a chance to meet him, either, but he certainly had an impact on my brewing. He was the first person I ever heard mention batch sparging.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: freezing point
« on: January 06, 2010, 12:51:32 PM »http://home.att.net/~GeorgeJFix/lageringarticle.htm
This is a very nice article on lagering. There aren't many out there that give so much detail on what is necessary and what is not.
It just reminds you of what a loss to the brewing community it was to lose Dr. Fix.