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You could always run a pipecleaner through it a few times to scrub the inside
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I GOT MY KEG! (and stir plate) I cannot wait for this beer to finish now.
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Jun 25, 2013 16:24
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PBCrunch posted:Clean your spigots! I think its not just putting the thief / turkey baster in the beer, its more so having the the top off for longer and then trying to fish it out the carboy/demijohn. 
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Jun 25, 2013 16:39
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Fluo posted:I think its not just putting the thief / turkey baster in the beer, its more so having the the top off for longer and then trying to fish it out the carboy/demijohn. Plus you don't get an accurate reading if you don't degas your hydrometer sample. You should slosh it between two pint glasses twenty times to degas the sample and get an accurate reading.
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Jun 25, 2013 16:45
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Josh Wow posted:Plus you don't get an accurate reading if you don't degas your hydrometer sample. You should slosh it between two pint glasses twenty times to degas the sample and get an accurate reading. Marshmallow Blue learned something. Edit: spelling 
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Jun 25, 2013 16:47
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Josh Wow posted:Plus you don't get an accurate reading if you don't degas your hydrometer sample. You should slosh it between two pint glasses twenty times to degas the sample and get an accurate reading. I would never have thought of this.
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Jun 25, 2013 16:52
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how significant is the difference in gravity readings? Also wouldn't you have to wait a while for all the sloshing bubbles to go away before you can take your reading (since the bubbles cling to the hydrometer and can lift it up (or so I've heard)).
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Jun 25, 2013 17:00
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Marshmallow Blue posted:how significant is the difference in gravity readings? Also wouldn't you have to wait a while for all the sloshing bubbles to go away before you can take your reading (since the bubbles cling to the hydrometer and can lift it up (or so I've heard)). It's pretty negligible unless you're fermenting under pressure in a keg or something. Water carbonated to 2.5 volumes will have a specific gravity of about 1.005, so it's worth letting a bottled and carbonated beer go flat if you want to measure it. Say you had 1 volume of residual carbonation in solution after fermentation,, that would account for a gravity difference of about 0.002ish higher. Pouring it between a few glasses isn't going to do that much to a residual level of carbonation though, you need a lab ultrasonic bath to properly decarbonate a solution.
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Jun 25, 2013 17:46
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PBCrunch posted:Is it possible to use the same kind of ball valve I have on my mash tun for my bottling bucket? I would like to be able to completely disassemble after every use. What kind of spigot do you have now? I have this kind and I take it apart and clean it every time, even using an old toothbrush to get into as many of the threads and corners as possible. The on/off lever will come out too if you pull up on it firmly. 
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Jun 25, 2013 17:51
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Bobsledboy posted:you need a lab ultrasonic bath to properly decarbonate a solution. I enjoy a good ultasonic bath with some rose-water every once in a while. It really rejuvenates and refreshes. And de-carbonates my goddamn beer farts.
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Jun 25, 2013 17:59
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Other methods of decarbonating a sample I have used: cover and shake, leave standing, stir with hydrometer.
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Jun 25, 2013 18:48
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Throw your hydrometer across the room, take a sip, use your mind to figure out the ABV by how "hot" it tastes. this is the best and only way for accurate abvs. I use this method, and ALL of my big beers end up at exactly 21.9% ABV to a T. Works every time. I've never got an abv wrong guys.
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Jun 25, 2013 18:52
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My roommate showed me an article recently where they were claiming that HOMEBREW WILL KILL YOU DEAD - which isn't really a new kind of eyerolling sensationalism surrounding the hobby, but their reasoning in this piece was something like "Homebrewers can't accurately calculate the ABV of their beer (like commercial breweries) so you never truly know how much alcohol you're consuming". While I guess that's technically true, good lord. Fake edit: I wrote a long thing but you all know why this is retarded so I deleted it. Anyway, my homebrew club is looking to get new t-shirts and I was volunteered to work on some designs (even though I'm a terrible graphic designer). If anyone has any inspiration that I can easily rip off don't hesitate to post it or send me a PM!
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Jun 25, 2013 19:03
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fullroundaction posted:My roommate showed me an article recently where they were claiming that HOMEBREW WILL KILL YOU DEAD - which isn't really a new kind of eyerolling sensationalism surrounding the hobby, but their reasoning in this piece was something like "Homebrewers can't accurately calculate the ABV of their beer (like commercial breweries) so you never truly know how much alcohol you're consuming". Yeah don't you know! It's the give or take .5% that really kills you when you drink such a quantity. I'd like ot read this article just for laughs sometime though
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Jun 25, 2013 19:34
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fullroundaction posted:My roommate showed me an article recently where they were claiming that HOMEBREW WILL KILL YOU DEAD - which isn't really a new kind of eyerolling sensationalism surrounding the hobby, but their reasoning in this piece was something like "Homebrewers can't accurately calculate the ABV of their beer (like commercial breweries) so you never truly know how much alcohol you're consuming". I'd love to see how they react to my gross bubbly brett/lacto/pedio infected carboys.
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Jun 25, 2013 20:05
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internet celebrity posted:I'd love to see how they react to my gross bubbly brett/lacto/pedio infected carboys. "Homebrewers sometimes brew things that look like chemical or biological weapons. These pictures come from an underground homebrewer who cultured bacteria just like a rogue terrorist could have cultured smallpox or ebola. It is unknown whether this homebrewer has been taken into custody, or even if he's still alive."
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Jun 25, 2013 20:12
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internet celebrity posted:I'd love to see how they react to my gross bubbly brett/lacto/pedio infected carboys. Who needs pictures of the fringe when a word picture of the norm would be more than enough: we are letting barley tea rot such that it makes tastey addictive poison.
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Jun 25, 2013 20:12
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Now I'm all thirsty for some sweet, sweet poison. I'm not sure, at this point, whether it's a good thing or a bad one that I work from home.
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Jun 25, 2013 20:32
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If I worked from home, I'd have a lot more beer going... and also drunk and poorer. It's probably for the best I don't. 
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Jun 25, 2013 20:36
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Sup, work from home - I, um, "test" my beer often; "baby asleep? I could have beer with lunch, ya know for science though. I'll write tasting notes."
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Jun 25, 2013 21:30
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My girlfriend's daughter finally learned her ABC's, so I can now send her to the fridge to get me "the bottle that says 'IPA' on top" or whatever my 2-3 letter codes are. Wish potty training was that easy. This t-shirt thing is driving me crazy. Just threw this design out to the club: http://i.imgur.com/qLrMmRE.jpg and was immediately notified that I recreated the Nintendo seal of quality. Ooof. e: Okay not really, but now I can't unsee it.
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Jun 25, 2013 21:54
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Pretty sure the correct answer is a shirt with HOMEBREW WILL KILL YOU DEAD on the back. Maybe a Mr. Yuck or a skull and crossbones on the front. Or a sloshed smiley face.
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Jun 25, 2013 22:31
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Best homebrew club motto ever, courtesy of zedprime:zedprime posted:I [...] make poison to drink for fun. vvvv Maybe with the Budweiser bowtie logo in place of the cassette - keep the crossed bones underneath. HOME BREWING IS KILLING BEER (bowtie) (crossed bones) ... and it's delicious Jo3sh fucked around with this message at 23:00 on Jun 25, 2013 |
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Jun 25, 2013 22:51
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Splizwarf posted:Pretty sure the correct answer is a shirt with HOMEBREW WILL KILL YOU DEAD on the back. Maybe a Mr. Yuck or a skull and crossbones on the front. Or a sloshed smiley face. Along those lines, a parody of this:  Something like "HOME BREWING IS KILLING BMC (and it's delicious)" And a little background on that can be found here
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Jun 25, 2013 22:53
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Gonna stencil a Mr Yuk on my tap tower to keep all those squares from drinking my beer. This may be the inspiration I need to finally put it together.
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Jun 25, 2013 23:16
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Oh, if we're going down that road, go for the supervillain, not the henchmen. Front: HOME BREWING IS KILLING INBEV Back: DO YOUR PART, CITIZEN! ENLIST TODAY! and then a silk-screened silhouette of a blocky three-tier hot tank/mash tank/boiler stand like this (not mine): 
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Jun 26, 2013 00:07
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For those of you that were talking about a Chocolate Wheat a couple of pages back, if you can get access to Short's Brewing Company beer, try out this bad boy: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/9629/17909
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Jun 26, 2013 00:21
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ChiTownEddie posted:I was doing an INCREDIBLY simple recipe. Brewing this right now. Unless something catastrophic happens, this is going to be my easiest batch yet. DME rules.
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Jun 26, 2013 02:32
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Sirotan posted:Brewing this right now. Unless something catastrophic happens, this is going to be my easiest batch yet. DME rules.  Just don't get too drunk like I did and drop things into the wort.Yeaaah. I'm adding my raspberries probably tomorrow and CLEANING MY KEG FOR WHEN ITS READY (god I'm far too excited about this keg) But seriously though, good luck!
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ChiTownEddie posted:
Beer is done and I cleaned up and it all took less than 3 hours!! Just waiting to pitch the yeast right before I go to bed so it can cool down a bit more. (Brief moment of panic while re-reading my post, I thought I had forgotten to add the pectic enzyme or acid blend, but that's not until secondary!) Have you ever made it with other fruit? If I had smaller buckets I would split up the wort in secondary and do a blackberry wheat, blueberry wheat, strawberry wheat... Edit: When you add the frozen raspberries, did you do anything to them? I was planning to just open the bags and dumping them in... Sirotan fucked around with this message at 04:28 on Jun 26, 2013 |
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Jun 26, 2013 04:23
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Sirotan posted:Have you ever made it with other fruit? If I had smaller buckets I would split up the wort in secondary and do a blackberry wheat, blueberry wheat, strawberry wheat... Have not made it with other fruit but I wanted to try blackberry and cranberry this summer. First time I racked onto frozen berries (it obviously worked), this time I'm going to sanitize my secondary and stuff and put the frozen raspberries in it the night before. Let them warm up in it so its not so much cold hitting the yeast at once.
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fullroundaction posted:My roommate showed me an article recently where they were claiming that HOMEBREW WILL KILL YOU DEAD
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Splizwarf posted:Pretty sure the correct answer is a shirt with HOMEBREW WILL KILL YOU DEAD on the back. Maybe a Mr. Yuck or a skull and crossbones on the front. Or a sloshed smiley face. You exist! How are things? I have some beer you need to try.
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Northern Brewer is offering a free pint glass with a purchase of a white house honey ale / honey porter beer kit. Since my ale is going over so well, i took it as a sign to get the honey porter since i was looking towards my next beer. i love it when the fates decide things for me
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Jun 26, 2013 15:59
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Aww, man, I just bought that kit a couple weeks ago.
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Jun 26, 2013 16:00
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I wish NB didn't raise their prices on shipping so much. They were my go-to e-HBS, now I have to split up my purchases across 2 or three different shops to not spend an extra $25 on shipping.
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Jun 26, 2013 16:18
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Bad Munki posted:Aww, man, I just bought that kit a couple weeks ago. buy another?
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Jun 26, 2013 16:19
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im already going to mix the instructions up a little. honey added to the START of a 60 min boil? what is the point ? I have extra hops coming for my hopped cider experiment, so i have the option of mixing that up too. Experimentation is fun!
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Jun 26, 2013 16:26
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Roundboy posted:im already going to mix the instructions up a little. honey added to the START of a 60 min boil? what is the point ? don't you dare boil your honey. Is that what the kit says to do? You're going to cook off oodles of aroma. Also how much honey did they give you? I used 3lbs in my honey ale and it really slashed the bitterness from the hops, so using more hops might be a good idea.
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Anyone have a go-to source for kegging equipment? I'm assuming kegconnection.com but just wanted to see what else was out there.
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