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    Magnum apple cider kit

    Hi lads, bought a cider kit and threw it together. Took me like 15 minutes! Anyways, in my haste, I forgot to measure the OG. Not that it matters, but I'm just curious as I have never done this magnum apple cider kit before. Google searches have let me down. I didn't add any extra...
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    Dry Enzyme resulted in 1.002 FG

    Hello lads, I asked the guy at the LHBS if I could use glucose syrup to dry out my beer a little bit. He said that I could do that or I could use a packet of dry enzyme. In my ultimate wisdom, I did both. I checked my gravity last night, on my 1.063 OG beer, after it had been fermenting...
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    Is hop utilization affected by boil volume and/or gravity?

    Hi lads, I'd like to hear some opinions on this technique I am going to try. The math may not be correct for boil off loss, but I plan to top up with boiled water. Target 6 gallon batch Vessel 1: 4 (and a bit) gallons plain water for doing a 60 min boil of hops Vessel 2: 2 (and a bit) gallons...
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    To boil LME or not to boil LME?

    Hi all, I am wondering about the reasons for boiling LME? Is it mainly sanitization concerns or are there other benefits of doing so? The guy at my LHBS advised me that boiling the extract is not necessary. Is he just trying to make it easier for me at the expense of potentially putting my...
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