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  1. J

    Smallest, cheapest electric rig possible for 1 gallon

    I've been thinking about the rising interest in 1 gallon and small scale brewing and as everyone here tends to point out - that sure takes a lot of time for a teeny amount of beer. I do know a number of people who are casual brewers though and like doing things small, either as a passing hobby...
  2. J

    Effect of bottling on acidity

    I've got a lambic that I pitched the wyeast lambic blend and let sit in primary for a year. I pulled a sample today and found the gravity higher than expected (1.014), it was tart, but not very, and had a flavor that reminded me of licking a rubber stopper. Now, the flavor could have been due...
  3. J

    Reducing O2 when racking w/ grade school science

    I always rack my beers using a racking cane and some tubing running to the bottom of a new carboy, but I've got some sours I'd like to rack soon and I've been thinking about how I can keep the oxygen as low as possible when transferring. Does anyone remember the grade school science trick...
  4. J

    MiniBrew MLT for eBIAB on 110?

    Poking around it looks like the MLT from MiniBrew comes with many of the fittings and ports ready, does anyone have experience using them for doing electric BIAB for 5 gallon batches? My two concerns are A) On 110v the heating element would max out at abt 2000w which could take a while to...
  5. J

    Using ascorbic acid

    Does anyone have insight on when and how to use ascorbic acid in brewing to prevent chlorine and chloramine flavors? I happen to have a bag sitting around so I'd like to try it out. Since I do a partial boil and top off to 5gal at the end, when should it get added? I see three options...
  6. J

    Wyeast on Aquarium Pumps

    I'd been under the impression for a while that diffusion stones were the best route for oxygenating wort but browsing through Wyeast's FAQ today I came across this: [source] I dunno about you all, but spending less money and less time for the same result sounds like a pretty good deal to me.
  7. J

    Long secondary lambic in a plastic bucket?

    I'm looking at making a lambic that would age for a year or more. It looks like they work best with very small amounts of oxygen and people suggest barrels or stopping them with an oak plug, but what about just placing them in a plastic bucket? They've got a reputation for being oxygen...
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