Brewing Master

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Has anybody used or tried to use a garden watering system Inline filter to clear beer before bottling, Would it block up too much, too quick to work? cheers, john
I have a really cool inline filtering setup that works very well, and it’s small volume doesn’t waste [...]

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I was thinking the same thing!  :-) —–ActiveX
| | Thank you, I appreciate it. | | Hey George, why are you worried about a cheap conical and inexpensive valves | when you got a Mercedes in the driveway.  I’d have expected you to get one [...]

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I am going to try to brew an all grain batch with my one 38 gallon kettle. I almost have my grain mill finished.  How do I go about brewing an all grain batch with one kettle?  Oh, I could get a 6.5 gallon AL turkey kettle with a cooker for $80 [...]

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Looks like there was a recipe for a Baltic Porter  in the January 2001 issue of Brew You Own.  Unfortunately, I skipped that issue, so I can’t post the recipe. Kelvin
I have a subscription, so I will take a look.  Thanks. As it happens I’m [...]

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Sounds good to me.  Perhaps people are becoming confused with the recommendation that sparge water should also be adjusted, in addition to the mash.  As I understand it, the mash pH generally takes care of itself (for most potable household water), but the sparge water may need to be adjusted.  This [...]

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"turned up all the way" is probably overkill.  I get mine to a rolling boil and then back off just above the point where the boil starts to fade.  This works great for me and it doesn’t get nearly as hot as when the flames are shooting two feet into the air. [...]

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I may not be using them right, but I have some of those test strips (papers) for testing pH. The range on the bottle goes from about 4 to 6. The colors range from yellow to dark brown. For the life of me I cannot get these things to read out anything [...]

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Just wondering if there is a brewing club in I.C. and environs that I’ve missed out on in the six months I’ve been here…or if there’s anyone interested in starting one. I know someone else besides me must be buying the supplies at the Coralville Liquor Store, and enjoying the many [...]

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Last night when I started brewing the temperature outside was 32 F and we had a decent breeze.  My brother lent me his tower brewing system (which I had never used before).  It’s real nice.  It uses three 16 gallon kegs as liquor tank, mash tun, and brewpot, and has burners at [...]

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The ones I’ve tried come in little brown bottles and make a fifth or less, depending on the style.  they’ve been very good so far.  I’ve tried the Cafe Mexico (Kahlua) the Swiss Chocolate, Creme de Menth and amaretto.  No complaints, even when I used cheap vodka it still turns out fine. [...]