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    Adding Cold Water to Hot Wort?

    My last few batches I have been pouring hot wort from my kettle directly into a bucket and then topping off with cold (pre-boiled) water. I thought I had found a really clever (okay, not that clever) way to cool my wort faster, until I read in HTB that doing this introduces oxygen to the hot...
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    Vigor of Boil & Isomerization

    So HTB says a significant factor in hop utilization is the "vigor" of the boil. I use a crappy electric stove and can barely achieve a simmer when I boil. Should I increase my boil time by 10-15 mins to compensate? Has anyone done empirical tests along these lines and actually noticed a...
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    Did I cold shock my yeast?

    Hey all, I'm on my fourth batch of beer, first time posting here, and I'm wondering if you guys (and girls) can help me out... So I brewed a batch two nights ago, Amber Ale extract recipe from Northern Brewer with Wyeast 1056 liquid yeast (didn't have time for a starter this time). I...
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