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    Copper heat exchanger from water heater... what is it good for?

    Hey guys, A buddy of mine replaced his water heater, but tore the old one apart to get at the copper for scrap before taking it to the dump. I got the heat exchanger from him for a couple of homebrews, and now I'm trying to decide what the best thing to do with it is. I've attached a pic...
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    Do lagered beers still need bottle conditioning?

    I'm hoping you guys can clear up a question for me. I made a Brewer's Best Altbier kit and hit my OG and FG fine. I let it ferment all the way out (3 weeks at 60°F), then ramped it down to a 40°F fridge and let it sit there for 6 weeks. The bottles carbed fine (actually kind of...
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    Intermittent sour batches... Old extract, infection, or poor brewing practice?

    I'm having recurring issues with a sour taste in my beers. It is clean and reminiscent of plain yogurt, not overpowering but definitely noticeable. It seems to taste a lot better when the beer is warmer, but is still there. There are no vinegary or apple/cider flavors with the sourness. On...
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    Starter blew the foam stopper off

    Last night (Friday) I made a starter, about 1.5L, standard 1.04-ish gravity, and pitched a smack pack of Wyeast 1056 American Ale. I'm doing it in a 1/2 gallon growler, and did not leave sufficient headroom. When I came downstairs this morning, the starter had pushed the foam stopper out...
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    Herpedy-Derpedy, I wonder what this yeast starter tastes like...

    I made my first yeast starter last week for a maibock I brewed on Sunday. After I pitched there was about 1/4 teaspoon of sludge left on the bottom of the growler I made the starter in. It smelled like sulfur, but I said "Hmm... I wonder what this tastes like." It wasn't bad, but all of a...
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    First lager, first yeast starter, usual confusion

    So, I just built the DIY stir-plate from Anthony_Lopez's thread (thanks again Anthony), and I'm planning to use it for the first time in advance of this weekend's brew session. I'm making Northern Brewer's Maibock kit, and using the recommended Wyeast 2124 Bohemian Lager smack pack. My...
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    My stout stopped at 1.030, what should I do?

    For my second batch I decided to make the "Toad Spit Stout" from Papazian. Something seemed a little off right from the beginning, because I followed the recipe exactly and the OG was 1.072, way over the 1.054 recipe target. I pitched 2 packets of safbrew s-33, at 70-75F, however I may still...
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