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Can bottled water be used for all grain brewing without any treatment?

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If a recipe calls for 1 oz of cascade leaf hops (example) could one use pellets instead and if so 1 oz of pellets?
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Is German 2-row pils modified enough to use as a base malt and use in a single infusion mash @ 150F?

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I know this is not my post but it souds good. I just have one question if one can not find German 2-row what would be a good replacement? Canadian 2-row? Also a substitute for American victory?
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justin

I always have chill haze problems, I am about to use gelitan to try to solve it in this batch? mabey not a good idea I don't know. If I do use it should I use about 1/4 tsp mixed with 1/4 cup of water for 3 gal of beer?
does any one have any suggestions? Thanks for your help.

A dumb question but I wanted to be sure anyway. using:

2.5 kg. American 2-row
0.28 kg. Crystal Malt 40

First what is the difference from "Down the valley" and "Up the velley"? I'm from Hantsport but live and work and brew in windsor now. I noticed on your web sight that you grow your own hops thats somthing I would like to get into, wondering if you could give me a few pointers? I...

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I live in Nova Scotia Canada and an affordable stainless pot is hard to come by (one that is large enough) I can, however, buy a 34L aluminum stock pot for just $60CDN $45USD. Can I use aluminum for mashing, boiling...ect? Is stainless a must? Tell me it is not.

Is the CO2 from fermentation enough to push the whole batch from the keg? Or will I have to pressurize it a bit?

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Just wondering if anyone has ever tried alowing beer to condidion in a soda keg using priming sugar instead of injecting CO2?