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    Bad brew day.

    Decided to brew my house stout with two changes and had a stuck sparge that took four hours to remedy. Never had one stick with my stainless braid. Oatmeal Stout 5gal 8.5lbs Maris Otter 2lbs flaked oats (up one pound) 1lbs flaked Barley 8oz each of Roasted Barley, Chocolate malt, Crystal 120...
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    Hot wort input line

    I just finished up my CF Chiller build but I'm stuck on what type of line or tubing you guys are using to get the wort from the boil pot to the chiller intake. All the flex I've found at Lowes is rated 125f max. I haven't done copper in case it is too prone to bending and crushing the flow, or...
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    Robust Porter or Stout?

    I see referennces to either and this noob is wondering is there a real difference beween to two. I know that Stout was originally "Stout Porter", so in the intervening century or so how far apart are Stout and Porter really and is "Robust Porter" just another way of saying Stout? :confused:
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    Aluminum Stock Pot

    I see everyone talking about stainless but I havn't found out why no one uses Aluminum. Is there some reaction with the metal or leaching problem?
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    91% brewhouse efficiency?

    Briess Golden Light LME 6 lbs. 2-Row Malt 2 lbs. * Black Malt debittered 1 lbs. * English Roasted Barley 1 lbs. Malted Oats 1 lbs. * Mashed @155f 60min 1.25qt/lb Batch sparged at 1.25qt/lb 168F x2 Volume after boil 4.8gal. Topped up to 6gal & pitched. gravity @ pitch 1.073, temp 74f. *...
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    Bavarian Hefewiezen all grain

    What is the difference in the single infusion mash and the step mash version of NB All Grain kit. I love hefe and want to do this one well. With the step process is conversion compromised by water additions to raise the temps? I have a 5gal Igloo tun I just put together that holds temps just...
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    Dry Irish Stout Modification mash Question

    I will be brewing the dry Irish Stout from NB as soon as my Caribou Slobber (slober knocker more like [1.091 SG]) gets out of primary. Here's the question. I want to add 1lb debittered black and 1lb malted oats. will 1lb 2 row be sufficient to convert this in a mini mash? I got the Malted oat...
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    First Mead, a Cyser

    :rockin: Ingredients: 34oz Clover honey (no boil) 1gal Unfiltered pasturized Cider K1-V1116 cultured 24hrs 1 Cinnamom stick S.G. 1.14 17.81 ABV potential 1/3 dose energizer and nutrient in must before pitching. 1/3 dose after 24hrs, 1/3 after 48hrs and racked onto 1/4tsp...
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