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I've only ever used Star-san. I just trust the phrase 'Don't fear the foam!' and RDWHAHB.

Hey guys! I have an odd thing going on with my latest two gallons. See how one lees are smooth and other is bumpy? The bumpy one also has white specks floating on top. I split a pack of yeast so one could had a higher pitch than the other. That would be the only difference and I think it's just...

Bring this thread back to life! Made 1 gallon back in March and 3 gallons last night! 30,276 + 4 = 30,280

I do maintenance work for a living. Our water source heat pumps use coils like that to heat/remove heat from the refrigerant. Our 'loop water' is treated with chemicals to protect the pipes and the refrigerant has oil in it. I can't say for certain that those were used for HVAC, but it is a...

Wish I had a LHBS to complain about... LOL

No. I don't believe that would be enough of a thermal shock to damage a thermometer. I'd say, to break a thermometer, you'd almost have to take a frozen thermometer and place it in boiling water. They are pretty tough.

The only way I see it could be operator error if if the thermometer was cold and then put in real hot water.

Would a dry yeast like US-05 work well with this recipe?

I was going to mash in a kettle then put in oven to keep warm. Then I was going to place a strainer lined with cheese cloth over my brew kettle, pour through that and sprinkle sparge over that.

Hello everyone. I started reading this thread back in November and have made it through the whole thing. Lots of great info in it. Not that I was able to retain much of it... I'm sure I read about what I'm about to ask but after reading over 600 pages I hope you fellows won't mind. I ordered...