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I am getting ready to start doing some cell counts. I have the Chinese improved nebular Haemocytometer. The only references I can find online for the proper way to do a count use the fancier triple line slide. I am curious about which cells that lay on the perimeter to count. Would...

In the past I have diluted my tap water 50% with DI and followed the primer. The results have been good, but I would like to have a little control. I would like to move to 100% DI. I believe I am in the right ballpark but would like someone to verify. Brewing a 5 gallon IPA, 10 SRM. There...

I've been an all-grain beer brewer for a couple years. I had the opportunity to pick about 13 pounds of wild blackberries over the summer. I decided I would finally give mead a try. I was targeting a Big Semi Sweet, to Sweet. Here is the rundown of what I have done so far. 20#...

I have recently picked up a pH meter and the associated buffer solutions. The buffers are marked "Store at room temp" but we live in an older house in the south with a very inefficient A/C unit. It is not unusual for my 'room temp' to be 80-82 on hot days. Would my buffer sachets be...

I would like to be able to mix random volumes of Iodiophor easily, but I am having a hard time wrapping my head around the 12.5 ppm measurement. Can anyone tell me where I am going wrong? As marked on the bottle: 12.5 ppm 1/4 oz per 2.5 gallons 1 tsp per 1.5 gallons I have a...

My head is spinning from all the recipes I've looked at. Many too complicated for my first batch. Some have too many ingredients I don't have. Some just don't sound good. Some looked simple/easy but turned out weren't a good idea... Anyway, I've adopted this...

So I've made a batch of Coopers from a can, but I've never tried any thing with grain. My wife has Celiac, so to justify all the brewing equipment I have to do a GF batch. I've read around a lot and have joined the local homebrew club. I've gathered together all my ingredients and am about...