Brewing Master

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Marketing hype aside… Cara-pils typically refers to a very light crystal malt, around 6 Lovibond.  It improves head retention and adds some sweetness, without significantly darkening the color or adding caramel notes. —

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That’s what I was looking for, a substitute! Cheers Mike. Josh
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my omaha nebr water has a ph of around9(honest) thats straight from the water co’s analysis, i find that around 1 cc of lactic acid in 5 gallons mash water will bring me down to around 7.2. since i usually am brewing darker beers the darker malts then usually bring me down [...]

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Beware of used, non-reconditioned kegs.  You don’t indicate how much you know about the subject, so beware… If you’re not an old hand it might behoove you to spend a little more and get more….i.e. new gaskets, o-rings, pressure-tested for leaks…etc. Harry at Amber Waves and the boys at BYOB will [...]

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It looks like we got away from my original question. Anyone have any ideas? Oh I forgot to mention that I brought my mash water to 5.7 also before the mash…that’s why I am curious it rose to 6.3 PH…anyone have any ideas? TIA – Hide quoted text — [...]

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Dan, Saltspring Seeds in Canada sells Excelsior.  They have a website at www.saltspring.com/ssseeds or you can call them at (250) 537-5269 It shouldn’t be too hard to mail you seed from there if you can’t find any US sources. Arzeena Terra Viva Organics Your organic gardening resource [...]

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I use C-brite to sanitize my brewing supplies.  Can I reuse/store it, so that I don’t have to make a 1 gallon batch every time?  Does freshness matter as long as it still smells like chlorine? Also, I read a post last week that recommended using a spray bottle for handy [...]

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I have to drive two hours to the closest home brew store.  Can anyone recommend a good online store. Jim Shearon

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Yes. Homebrew Heaven in Everett, WA http://www.homebrewheaven.com Huge variety of equipment, supplies. Good prices. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I have to drive two [...]

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basement for a 4 or 5 cubic foot. Should I take the keg system and just store it until I can get my hands on a cheap fridge or just take the equivalent amount in store credit? I’ve never kegged before so I don’t know how much better it is. Any [...]

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Is this possible: making root beer, but calculating added sugar (for fermentation and priming) so that it all ferments out; sweetening with aspartame during priming. No anti-diet drink flames, please. — "A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer." –Robert Frost

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1. propogate hops only from pcs. of root. You want only female plants so don’t mess around with seeds. 2. Grow the variety grown commercially in your region 3. Store in air tight bags in the freezer for several months

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Hops can be grown from root stock (rhizomes) only. They are available [...]