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    Copy Beersmith2 data from mobile to mobile?

    I have a Galaxy S5 with a bunch of recipes and I want to copy those to my new S7 Edge. Is there an easy way to do that? I figure the recipes are somewhere in the Android file system - is it as easy as copying the files from one phone to the other?
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    Ohio (4) Kegco SHANK3-ASC 3-1/8" with tailpiece assm

    I ordered some shanks from an online vendor, and they sent the wrong shanks. Vendor won't reply to emails, so just trying to recoup the funds. I wanted the Kegco all-SS 'one-piece' ones, but they sent chrome plated brass ones without the barb. I bought the tailpiece assemblies from AIH, which...
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    Scoby - what do I do with old?

    So I have just started brewing booch, and I have tried numerous ways - all seemingly with the same results. Maybe this should be a poll! So: I have pitched the old scoby, put in my starter with the new tea and a new one forms. I have peeled the baby scoby off and pitched the mother...
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    How does heat affect yeast after primary?

    Well it happened, my temp fridge probe detached from the carboy and fell out of the fridge, so the STC1000+ I had controlling fermentation switched to heat mode and pretty much baked my batch of cream ale. So I brewed it last Friday, and fermentation had slowed considerably. No krausen...
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    Scobys have gone AWOL!

    So I ordered two scobys (scobies? scobi? what is plural for scoby?) from a vendor called Poseymom on Amazon. Shipped quickly, Amazon alerted me their were in my mailbox so I check - no scoby. Call the PO, and they were not very helpful. So perhaps my scoby will show tomorrow, after being ridden...
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    A moment of silence for my 1st mead pls....

    I have had 2 -16oz bottles and it is very medicinal tasting. I'd almost describe the taste is like a hospital smells - just blech. It was nothing but Sue Bee Honey, RO water, yeast nutrient and yeast - Wyeast Mead. Will this mellow as the years go by or not? I have 4.7g more of it in bombers...
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    'Sour cherry' off-taste in porter

    I attempted to do a toasted coconut porter with some oak, and I'm not sure if I overdid the oak or what. I used just 4-5 tiny oak cubes along with a pound of toasted coconut in the secondary. I had high hopes for this, but I get no smell nor taste of coconut, but there is an off-smell I...
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    What makes good booch?

    On the surface it looks like good tea, good sugar, healthy SCOBY, time = good booch. It must not be quite so simple. I have bought commercial booch, and one brand (sorry I don't recall which) I was absolutely disgusted by - it was very vinegary. I recently got brave enough and tried...
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    Abedin can't control her Weiner, and other various newsworthy items

    In case you missed it, this week (already!): SETI found possible 'extra-terrestrial signal' and is looking deeper Anthony Weiner (great name for this schmuck BTW) has once again proven what an asshat he is (and shamed Huma Abedin in the process) Gene Wilder passed (a moment of silence...
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    Cream Ale with Coffee

    Can you guys give me input on this? Never brewed a cream ale before 4.5lbs 2-Row 4.5lbs Pilsener 1lb flaked corn 1oz hallertau @ 60min .5oz crystal @15min Mash at 154 for 60 min Pitch US05 at 68F, maintain temp, primary for 7 days Rack onto cold brewed coffee in secondary with 4oz lactose, for...
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    What are your upcoming brews?

    So Fall/Winter is coming, and it is my favorite time to brew. No lawn chores, no sweating, just sitting in the garage, sipping homebrew around a warm burner, listening to good music. So a bit ambitious, but here is my fall/winter list: 10g Helles 5g mead with tart cherries 5g mead with...
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    What should I brew - ingredient list in post

    4 lbs Raw Agave nectar, the good stuff 15 lbs Sue Bee Honey 2 frozen cans of White Grape/Peach blend (no preservatives) 2 frozen cans of White Grape/Raspberry 2 frozen cans of Apple/Cherry blend Looking to may some smooth, medium grav (7% is about as high as I care to be, making this for...
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    Agave Lime mead

    So I tried a product by B Nektar called Tuco-style Freakout, and the website (and bottle) list the ingredients as honey, agave nectar, lime and lime zest. Here's the thing - this stuff was very clear and almost colorless save for a slight twinge of pale green. If this is honey/agave then...
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    First batch of mead - racking/process questions...

    So I made my first batch of mead about 4 months ago. I may have oversimplified things, so not sure how it will turn out. I boiled my RO water, added the honey in as it was boiling and killed the heat. I racked it into a sanitized carboy, waited for the temp to drop below 70 and pitched some...
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    Metallic taste in ESB - but from what?

    So this recipe I have brewed multiple times, but this batch turned out metallic? I use a Bayou Classic SS pot, so nothing aluminum came in contact with it. The water I used was RO water, from the same source as all my other batches. I used a spray manifold to rinse bottles with OxyClean, then...
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    Paint Strainer bags for straining fruit...

    When I first switched from partial mash to all grain I read some comments and purchased several packs of paint strainer bags to use for mashing, but upon doing further research I purchased a fine grand slam set of BIAB bags from Mr. Wilser, and I haven't looked back. His bags are awesome...
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    Coffee Cubano Porter - suggestions....

    Let me say this, I have never liked coffee. Scratch that...I have drank but never enjoyed coffee. It was partaken a few times during late night study sessions or days at work when I was dragging, but never *enjoyed*. That was until I found myself in Sunrise, Fl and was asked to pick up some...
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    Crack fries recipe?

    Anyone? Referring to the FF they serve at Hop Cat with the cheese, bacon and peppers. The fries uncovered are awesome, but with the toppings (I want the cheese sauce recipe and the FF batter) they are downright a food group unto themselves...
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    Conan yeast - bottles not carbing

    Buddy and I bought the Off the Topper kit from NB with the Conan yeast, and brewed the batches at the same time. Both spent about 10 days in secondary, and have been in the bottles around 3 weeks. Bottles are simply not carbing, so we both raised the temps a bit to see if they improve. Anyone...
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    Sparkling dry mead

    So eons ago I had a buddy that made about 50 gallons of mead, to be consumed at the reception when his kids got married. He let me sample a bottle once, and it is the *only* mead I have tried and liked. Most store bought mead just simple does not compare to my memory of this stuff. It was served...
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