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    Parts needed??

    New to kegging.....Looking at buying this kegerator off Craigslist... (on a side note, is this a decent deal?) http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/for/3806634825.html my question is what all parts/accessories do I need? Let me also say what I want to do: I want a dual tap set up, one to...
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    Anyone tell me what this is? (pics attached)

    There are little gray particles floating in the beer that you can see in the first pic. The second pic you can see where what looks like a lot of those same particles have settled out on the bottom. The ones floating however, have just been sitting there for over a week and are not settling or...
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    Adding Whirfloc post boil

    Ok so this has happened to me about 3 times now, but as usual I drank too much during the brewing process and forgot to throw my whirfloc in at 15mins left in the boil as its one of those unimportant ingredients that you dont think about. So while it was in the cooling stage I decided to throw...
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    Sam Adams Harvest Pumpkin Clone?

    Anybody have a good clone recipe for this?? Tried it the other day and loved it, and Im usually not one for anything pumpkin. Thought it would be fun to brew though and it is getting to be that time of year. I found one attempt in these forums, but it didnt seem it was close to the Sam Adams...
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    Dry Hopping questions

    When dry hopping if I use 1oz pellets vs 1 oz whole hops, is it the same? Or are pellets more concentrated and therefore you would need more than 1oz of whole hops to equal 1ox of hop pellets? And I read that putting a marble or something similar in the hop bag to keep it weighed down and make...
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    Ruination IPA ideas?

    Plan on making my 3rd attempt at brewing this week (first 2 turned out pretty well) and have decided make an IPA, kind of using Stone Ruination IPA as my base recipe. I'm looking to make a really full bodied IPA though...any ideas on changes to make/additions to make the ruination ipa have more...
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    Sunlight and beer

    Ok ive got my beer primary fermenting in a closet, the only problem its the same closet as all my clothes, and about 3 different times this week ive been in a hurry in the morning and left my closet doors open, exposing it to westward facing sun during the day. Ive relaxed and had my home brew...
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    Adding fruit puree to secondary

    Ok, first time experimenting with making a fruit beer, and this only my 2nd brew overall. That being said... I plan on moving my beer to a secondary fermentor (glass carboy) and adding the fruit puree (3lbs Apricot Puree) in while im racking to secondary. But whats the best way to go about...
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    Austin HBS Recipe Kits

    Anybody have any experience brewing using one of these?? Austin Homebrew Supply Im thinking about brewing a Magic Hat # 9 clone, but I dont really know what the difference would be ordering it from them vs. picking the ingredients up from my local homebrew store (other than possibly it...
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    My first brewing experience laid out

    Ok so brewed for the first time, thought I would share my experience... and all of my mistakes lol. Apologize if this gets lengthy. First of all making the wort was a blast, although I probably consumed a little too much beer, which probably led to some of the mistakes...what are you gonna...
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    Wort Aroma

    How similar does the smell while the wort is in the fermenter end up being to the final product? The reason I ask: First time brew and I'm making an amber ale, but smelling the wort through the airlock it smells really hoppy.Upon suggestion from my buddy during the boil, I added the full...
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