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    Question about dry-hopping with pellets

    Cavpilot2000, I dont intend do make a NEIPA-type over-hoppy beer, just to compensate a lack of aroma. Thank you all for interventions!
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    Question about dry-hopping with pellets

    I'm planning to correct a modest level of aroma of an Munichdunkel with some hops. For the first time I'll use pellets. I will be very grateful if somebody can tell be If the volume of pellets will increase significantly during immersion. I need that because I will use a small SS cylindrical...
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    Why does kombucha make me feel sick?

    Use simple, unflavored black tea and it should be OK. If not, change the scobby.
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    Steam Distillation of Hops

    Great topic. Subscribed.
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    How many gallons of homebrew in 2017?

    +32 liters Wit=8.5 gallons +32 liters Vanilla porter=8.5 gallons 12,882 +17=12,899 gallons
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    Zinc Sulfate drops as a yeast nutrient for beer?

    LE: Sorry, for a 100l batch, add 7-10 drops.
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    Zinc Sulfate drops as a yeast nutrient for beer?

    For best performance, zinc levels should be between 0.1-0.3 mg/l, with 0.5 mg/l being maximum. Therefore, for a 10l batch, add 7-10 drops. LE Sorry, i've miscalculated. 7-10 drops for 100l.
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    Dried hops are crawling with Aphids. Now what?

    Anybody knows that the frozen aphids taste better than the fresh ones. In addition, by freezing you are sure that no aphid will escape, and the beer will benefit by the all insect full potential. :) OnT: It is likely that when the hops get dryer the aphids and other bugs will not find hops...
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    Diagnose those hops!

    Don't forget to kill the male plant. If the female flowers get pollinated, the contents of AA and BA of your cones will decrease dramatically.
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    How many gallons of homebrew in 2017?

    6411 + 27L (7 gallons) wit beer + 29L (8 gallons) dunkelweizen 6426
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    Ethyl acetate or fusels?

    Brake fluid contains butanol, employed to swallow the rubber seals. The brands I have dealt have the distinctive smell.
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    Ethyl acetate or fusels?

    Smell the brake fluid of the car: if it similar, you got a fusel problem. The Ethyl acetate smell more like a cheap paint.
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    How much gypsum/cacl?

    ppm is the acronym for parts-per-milion. In metric system, that means that for 1L water you have to add 0.1g to obtain 100 ppm. It is easy to convert in imperial units.
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    How to Malt at Home: An In-Depth Guide

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    DIY $20 Stir Plate from Ebay(Pictures)

    I don't intend to be too negative, but my arithmetic disallows a total of just 20USD when a single item is, according to above link, US $115.99.
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    Diy stir plate issue

    In my understanding, when using the HDD magnet(s) it is very important to have the iron/steel plate/washer, because it's presence increase the magnetic field, making a series-like connection between the two smaller magnets. But in the case of a single magnet, this presence is undesired. If the...
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    Diy stir plate issue

    planker101, There are 2 distinct problem when use i) a single bipolar magnet, and ii) when use a HDD magnet ar pieces of HDD magnet. i) the best arrangement is to have the length of the magnet exactly (or as close as possible) as the length of the satellite (stirring bar). In addition the...
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    Diy stir plate issue

    The "magnetic design" is critical. The magnetic poles of the rotor should be more distant than of the satellite, i.e., the size of the satellite must not exceed a fraction of the size of the rotor magnet. Also is useful to use a fan with a low rpm capability.
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    Happiness is: Home malting

    Hi guys, I am a home malter myself, starting malt and beer production three years ago. Roughly I've made close to 120 kg (270 pounds) of malt and close to 400 L (100 gallons) of beer. From my understanding, it is better to make malt at lower temperatures as those mentioned on this topic. I try...
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    How many gallons of homebrew in 2016?

    Throughout the year 27 L blonde continental lager, 25 L brown lager, 23+14+23 L witbeer/gruit beer 33 L baltic porter 27 L belgian tripel Total: 45.5 Gal 22629.5+45.5=22675
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