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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: First Harvest

« on: May 16, 2013, 04:13:47 AM »

Yes, and I'm doing cell counts with a flow cytometer


- Sent by my R2 unit

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Classifieds / Club T-shirts

« on: May 15, 2013, 02:26:14 PM »

Delmarva United Homebrewers is getting club T-shirts for NHC. Since this is the coolest forum out there, I'll let you guys in if you want to get one. You can order through this link and I'll ship it too you (don't choose the local pickup option though.)  We're ordering next week (this page will only be available until then) and the shirts will be ready in early June.
 
http://delmarvabrewers.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html
 
This is the shirt design.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Bottling prep

« on: May 14, 2013, 11:33:46 AM »

If I were looking to buy a bottle tree, I'd probably get this instead. I have a red bottle tree and it takes up space and only holds 45 bottles. An inconvenient number since a 5 gallon batch is ~52 12oz bottles.
http://thefastrack.ca/homebrew/

My bottle tree is expandable; just unscrew the top hub/handle and screw on another "wheel" of nine drying "branches". When I got it, it had five wheels that could hold 45 bottles; I added another to get to 54 to handle a 5 gallon batch.

I've been wanting to do that, but can't find single "layers" for sale. Do you know where to get them?

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Bottling prep

« on: May 14, 2013, 10:14:21 AM »

Some dishwashers have a sanitize setting that super-heats the water to kill bugs. It won't work in a dishwasher with regular hot water.
 
My problem is that I usually just filled the dishwasher while clearing the counter for bottling equipment.

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Homebrew Clubs / Re: Problem with club growth in VA

« on: May 14, 2013, 09:56:42 AM »

Perhaps contact him directly then. Tell him you want to organize an event that is legal under that part of the law and ask what is required. At least it will make him think about it.  Maybe you just need to make each meeting a "competition". Each person brings beer to sample, everyone votes, and the winner each month gets a certificate.

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Homebrew Clubs / Re: Problem with club growth in VA

« on: May 14, 2013, 09:45:12 AM »

It sure seems like the ABC rep is wrong from the highlighted quote below.  Maybe try contacting someone else for clarification - someone above him at ABC or one of your state legislators.
 

s 4.1-200 Exemptions from licensure.

The licensure requirements of this chapter shall not apply to:
 
6. Any person who manufactures at his residence or at a gourmet brewing shop for domestic consumption at his residence, but not to be sold, dispensed or given away, except as hereinafter provided, wine or beer or both, in an amount not to exceed the limits permitted by federal law.

Any person who manufactures beer in accordance with this subdivision may remove from his residence an amount not to exceed fifteen gallons of such beer on any one occasion for (i) personal or family use, provided such use does not violate the provisions of this title or Board regulations; (ii) giving to any person to whom beer may be lawfully sold an amount not to exceed seventy-two ounces per person per year, provided such gift is for noncommercial purposes; or (iii) giving to any person to whom beer may lawfully be sold a sample of such beer, not to exceed two ounces by volume for on-premises consumption at events organized for judging or exhibiting such beer, including events held on the premises of a retail licensee. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to authorize the sale of such beer.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Bottling prep

« on: May 14, 2013, 09:28:51 AM »

I tried to drink the last few ounces out of my bottling bucket last night.
 
Note: bottling buckets are too wide to make good cups.

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The Pub / Re: A Free Kindle Book

« on: May 14, 2013, 07:13:30 AM »

Sweet. I like free, and beer, and free beer.

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Homebrew Clubs / Re: Problem with club growth in VA

« on: May 13, 2013, 12:33:46 PM »

Maybe you could find a restaurant without a liquor license to host. I'm assuming that the problem is with bringing unlicensed alcohol into a licensed place, so a place with no license might not need to worry. Granted, those locations might not be "cool" locations for a meeting and they probably aren't common anyway.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Requirement to clean/sanitize new tap

« on: May 13, 2013, 12:01:43 PM »

Running some star san through it would be fine.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Pin lock VS Ball Lock

« on: May 13, 2013, 09:00:01 AM »

Even worse if you never get it to seal at all.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Bottling prep

« on: May 13, 2013, 08:58:47 AM »

If I were looking to buy a bottle tree, I'd probably get this instead. I have a red bottle tree and it takes up space and only holds 45 bottles. An inconvenient number since a 5 gallon batch is ~52 12oz bottles.
http://thefastrack.ca/homebrew/
 
Otherwise, a spray with starsan will sanitize a clean hard surface, but spraying inside a bottle is hard. The submursible spray pumps are great for this. It's made to go on a bottle try, but I just put it in the sink.
http://morebeer.com/products/sanitizer-injector-red-bottle-tree.html

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Handle on 20 LB CO2

« on: May 13, 2013, 08:39:13 AM »

Regulators are pretty standard shapes and every tank needs one, so I can't imagine a tank would be sold that couldn't work with one.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Pin lock VS Ball Lock

« on: May 13, 2013, 08:37:06 AM »

Hopefully the price of new ball locks will fall as people start to buy more. I've already seen them sold for ~$90 in multi-packs. Given the hastle of some used kegs, I'd pay a premium for new. I think if it dropped to $75 or so it would be great.

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The Pub / Re: Do you hate to be corrected?

« on: May 13, 2013, 08:32:59 AM »

I call anyone who disagrees with me a Nazi fascist totalitarian racist infidel and just leave it at that. When it comes to religion and politics there's really no point in arguing.

I'll have to try that