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The most expensive is a mis-take. bad dum tiss. I'll see myself out.

How come the beer isn't pouring out of the bucket?

No, no they didn't. They still haven't (unless pulling a urine specimen out of a hat qualifies as magic).

I'm not sure what UnionDR's response meant, so... Yes, you can most likely use the same hydrometer without issue. Worst case, if the hydrometer was designed solely for wine, you may have to convert the unit readings from Brix to Specific Gravity. The only significant difference between a...

I'm going to go against the grain of the thread on this one. Unless you genuinely think the brewer is unaware that his beer is excessively cloudy, I'd keep the opinion to myself. I guarantee you're not the only one who has or will criticize the professional brewer for perceived flaws in his...

With 2 pounds of chocolate malt and 2 pounds of roast barley, your calculated SRM is through the roof. About 27% of your grain bill is dark roasted malts. I suspect that even if you reached your desired FG, the beer would be near-undrinkable. Overpoweringly roasty and astringent would be my...

It is called brine, but if the water input is fresh, the wastewater is not significantly salty/impure enough to cause problems. Would be a different story if your input was seawater. Recycle the water however you see fit. Just be aware it will be slightly 'harder' than tap water.

I would advise against simply eating it unless you desire a powerful laxative effect. The brewer's yeast those articles are referring to is a product akin to Vegemite. It's brewer's yeast that has been processed and made fit for direct consumption. Consuming a significant amount of raw yeast...

If you don't dump it, I think you have a moral obligation not to serve the wine to anyone else without first telling them it is possible it may contain small glass shards or lead contamination.

I appreciate Palmer's contributions to homebrewing, but I find I really dislike his writing style. He's clearly a very smart guy; however, I don't think he is very good at breaking down a complex subject (e.g., brewing water chemistry) into lessons easily absorbed by the layman. In his defense...

Sorry if that "don't touch things with your hands" came off as patronizing. This is the beginner's forum and you never know some times... The way I interpret the problem, your first batch came out just fine, but the second and third batches got progressively worse. I suspect your...

Does it taste sour sort of like vinegar does, or does it taste like actual vinegar? If it's just sour in general, it is probably due to some sort of bacterial contamination, but it could have other causes. If it tastes like actual vinegar, you definitely have bacterial contamination -...

Yeah, but that's for professional sizes. The new homebrew-sized are far smaller than 500ml. Assuming the product is the same as the professional version only in a smaller package, a bag size of 50ml would provide approximately the same cell count as a vial. I would have thought this...

Curiously missing from all descriptions of the new Pure Pitch yeast products from White Labs is the cell count per bag. Northern Brewer has begun offering several strains in this new packaging; however, its not clear if we're getting the same amount of yeast previously packaged in the White...

+5g House Kolsch = 14552

Combination of money and regulations. You need to build the brewery and invest a lot of money before you even get to find if your license is approved! There is quite a long lag time between your initial cash outlays and your first cash receipts; it would make me very nervous holding the bag...

I once saw a tiger penis for sale in an herb shop in KL around 1992. You'd think that would be a harder item to find than some malted barley.

Just realized you meant that you take straight starsan concentrate, and mix it into a solution that is 1:1 starsan to alcohol. I took your original meaning as you filled your airlocks with a 50/50 mixture of alcohol and properly diluted starsan solution. So your method is not...

None, don't do that.

By doing that, you're diluting the alcohol which greatly reduces its effectiveness. By adding alcohol to starsan, you are greatly increasing the pH which pretty much eliminates its effectiveness. So, I'd recommend you do one or the other. A 50/50 mix is much less effective.