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anyone used this variety? recommended use? good bad experiences?

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I have been shopping around for the best deal on bulk hops and noticed a big difference in 1 lb pricing. The low price item was described as 'leaf' hops and the high price item was described as 'flower' hops. Both were listed under whole hop varieties at the respective distributor. Is there a distin...

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I'll put it to the test and I wont hold you responsible for any variation in your indicated performance.

Mike

A while ago I posted questions about cleaning two nasty carbouys. Here is the status .... After a good wash out with the garden hose to dislodge as many solids as possible I soaked both with PBW cleaner and hot tap water for 24 hours. I then scrubbed with a carbouy brush and drained. Next, I soaked ...

I use a double valve counter pressure bottle filler. It works really well. Especially now that I have finally figured out how to use it. Although I bought mine, this is the type of gizmo that can be built. The idea is pressurize the empty bottle with CO2 by opening the CO2 valve and releasing a shor...

HA! let me qualify....'terrestrial sulfur based life forms'

After the many votes of confidence that in fact the invading bacti could be thwarted from further evil in my brewery I forged ahead. Ahead, past the tricycles and bouncy balls. Ahead, further I went, grass seed to the left, fertilizer to the right. I could see the entire carboy now up close. Yes, de...

they are 5 gal glass carboys

My sins I must confess to this forum for I can no longer hold them to myself for fear of total loss of brewing fever. I have not brewed in more than six months. AAAHHHH! What is worse? I have two secondary fermentors that have been neglected for the better part of this period. When I uncovered the a...

I currently use an emersion chiller. Should the whirlpool take place before, after or during the wort chill process?

I've been using my home built stand for the past year and love it. I developed the design based on the morebeer 10 gallon system and actually pulled it off with significant savings. Couple of things to keep in mind: 1) are you going to use a pump or gravity to move liquids, and 2) do you or a friend...

Rusti, I have used this same method with much success. You can even take it a step further and buy a submersible aquarium heating element (~$20) for even more control in the colder months. I use an old cooler, but anything that will hold the carboy and allow a water level at or above the wort level ...

Thanks, That is what i was looking for to ease my journey. Good practical common sense approach. How long of a storage life would you estimate for the canning jars of wort? What about using runnings from the mash tun after I've acheived my boil volume in the kettle. Would this be a viable option for...

I have been making starters for over a year and rarely do I follow as strict a regiment as I do when I make the full batch. Shame on me but at least I can admit my faults. In the search for a better way, one that is easy to remember and easily repeatable and scaleable I thought I would pose the ques...

Paul You want to leave the CO2 online. This will allow CO2 to go into solution and additional CO2 to enter the keg. The constant pressure will force CO2 into solution. As for all the shaking and hooplah, all I do is purge the keg of oxygen, fill it with beer, put it under pressure, purge the headspa...