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I decided to dump it and start over. :(

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: No chill container expanded after it contracted!
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13 years ago
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I soak my cap in StarSan and also put 2.5 gallons of StaSan solution into my cube and try to get it on all sides before I use it for wort. I think I was in a hurry this time though and didn't get any on the top of the cube.

Should I just dump my wort and start over?

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Topic: No chill container expanded after it contracted!
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13 years ago
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No chill container expanded after it contracted!

I've been away from this forum for a while, as I upgraded to a mash tun and don't do BIAB anymore... but I still continue to use the no chill cubes because they're just easier to deal with and don't waste water like my wort chiller does. Last Saturday I brewed an Oatmeal Stout and immediately put th...

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Topic: No chill container expanded after it contracted!
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13 years ago
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thughes wrote:Carbing a keg at serving pressure (8# for you, 12# for this flat-lander) takes at least 2 weeks and I find it really doesn't hit that perfect, fully-carbed level until after the 3 week mark. Patience Grasshopper!

---Todd

Haha. Thanks. I thought I was going INSANE!

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: Just bought two Corny Kegs...what to do with Keg #2?
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14 years ago
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Flow is no longer a problem. My problem now is how to carbonate keg #2 whilst keg #1 is being served at 8 psi. I have my gas line split between my two kegs, so each one is getting 8 psi. Apparently that's not enough to carbonate keg #2 after a week. Any suggestions? How do others do it without a dua...

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Topic: Just bought two Corny Kegs...what to do with Keg #2?
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14 years ago
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I no longer rehydrate and haven't done so for several years but it certainly isn't a bad thing. I wouldn't put the dry yeast in first though daddyo as there are no advantages, only disadvantages. The disadvantages are shocking the yeast in either temperature or gravity. Sprinkling the dry yeast on ...

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Topic: Put dry yeast at bottom of carboy to start?
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14 years ago
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Put dry yeast at bottom of carboy to start?

Instead of racking to a carboy and then pitching the dry yeast on top..... Since everyone and everything tells me I should aerate my wort as I rack it into my fermentor (carboy), why couldn't I just pitch the yeast FIRST into the carboy and then aerate the wort as I rack it into the carboy ON TOP of...

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Topic: Put dry yeast at bottom of carboy to start?
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14 years ago
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daddyo, So what length and pressure do you need at your elevation? Just curious? Bob, I was told 7-8 psi and 7 - 7.5 feet of tubing. First time I asked at my LHBS, they told me I needed 7.5 feet. Next time I asked, someone else told me 7 feet. I'm currently running 6 feet at 8 psi (I cut my tubing ...

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Topic: Just bought two Corny Kegs...what to do with Keg #2?
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14 years ago
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Good news daddyo! If you get a chance, could you post a picture so that we can better understand what the issue was? Thanks. http://www.beveragefactory.com/images/regulator.gif It's a nut right above #5 (shut off valve) in this picture. In fact, I don't have that shut off valve. I guess my nut IS t...

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Topic: Just bought two Corny Kegs...what to do with Keg #2?
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14 years ago
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Argh!!! I finally took the gas line off the regular and fiddled around with it a bit, blew through the T splitter I'm using to split the gas to both kegs, then hooked everything back up. ** There's a nut just above where the gas line connects to the regulator. It never seemed important before, but a...

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Topic: Just bought two Corny Kegs...what to do with Keg #2?
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14 years ago
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You need to know your OG in order to use a conversion tool/table to convert the final reading to final gravity. The alcohol interferes with the reading and by knowing the OG you can compensate what he said ;) i use a refractometer exclusively. I love it. i measure my gravity during the mash and boi...

Forum: BIABrewer Old Hands
Topic: Refractometer?
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14 years ago
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Refractometer?

Does anyone use a refractometer instead of a hydrometer? Does it accurately measure FG too, or just OG?

I've been thinking of picking one up, but need to know if they work for both gravity measurements or just one.

Forum: BIABrewer Old Hands
Topic: Refractometer?
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14 years ago
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I did dry hop.

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Topic: Just bought two Corny Kegs...what to do with Keg #2?
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14 years ago
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After 6 days at 12 psi, I hooked up the beer line and sampled a pint of my "Red Ale." The flow was very slow, so I upped it to 20 psi and it still was slow. It took me up to about 40 psi to get a good flow out of my beer line. Seems a bit high? My LHBS told me I needed to use 7.5 feet of beer line f...

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Topic: Just bought two Corny Kegs...what to do with Keg #2?
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14 years ago
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I ferment my ales, generally at 17.5C for 2 weeks, then crash chill to <2C (say 0.5C) for 3+ days, generally up to a week, then I keg. After the kegs are full, I connect them to gas at 300kpa, burp them a few times, then leave in the keg fridge for 24 hrs. Then I dial the gas back to zero, burp the...

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Topic: Just bought two Corny Kegs...what to do with Keg #2?
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14 years ago
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Hi Lylo and BobBrews, What kind of container do you use for No Chill wort cooling? I'm in Calgary so maybe Lylo can suggest a brand of water container. Do you pour the wort into the sanitized cube or container immediately after the boil% Thanks Valvefan I've poured mine directly from the boil twice...

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First BIAB: Mistakes, Observations, Things to Improve
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14 years ago
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The results from my second attempt at BIAB are much better, although I under-estimated the starting water amount and thus ended up with 5.25 gallons in my no-chill CUBE right now. I was able to keep a consistent mash temp of about 149-150 F, but I was really trying for 152 F. Oh well, I can work wit...

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First BIAB: Mistakes, Observations, Things to Improve
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14 years ago
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Awesome answer, Bob! I didn't really understand much about hops until I read what you just posted. Thanks!

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: Is there a site to search by hops I have and get recipes?
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14 years ago
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So to answer my original question, I guess there doesn't exist a site whereby I can search for recipes using hops I currently want to use?

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Topic: Is there a site to search by hops I have and get recipes?
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14 years ago
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So you're asking whether or not you should've transfered the trub to your carboy? That's a matter of opinion. Some do and some don't. Kind of. I was under the impression I should have 6 gallons in my cube to transfer directly to my carboy when cooled, with nothing left in my cube. 6 gallons -> 6 ga...

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First BIAB: Mistakes, Observations, Things to Improve
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Views: 24283
14 years ago
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QUESTIONS: ---------- Should I have had NOTHING left in the cube if I measured and mashed correctly? Hmm, not really sure what you mean here. Brick, What I meant was that I ended up with about 7 gallons (started with 8, added a quart of ice), which makes sense since my boil off was about 1 gallon/h...

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First BIAB: Mistakes, Observations, Things to Improve
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14 years ago
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You forgot the bittering hops! Sorry, I forgot to mention I added the bittering hops at boil and the next hops addition at 15 minutes left (with the Whirlfloc). Then I added a 3rd 1oz. helping when I racked it from my cube last night, but I'm wondering if I should have waited until fermentation was...

Forum: Brew Day Stories and/or Pics
Topic: First BIAB: Mistakes, Observations, Things to Improve
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14 years ago
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First BIAB: Mistakes, Observations, Things to Improve

First off, my recipe was for a Red Ale consisting of 6.5 lbs American Pale Malt 1.5 lbs Vienna 1 lb White Wheat 8 oz Crystal 120°L 8 oz Belgian Special B (mash temp 152°) 3.5 to 4 AAU of Mt. Hood 3.5 to 4 AAU of Mt. Hood 1 to 1.5 oz of Mt. Hood Yeast: White Labs 01 California Ale OG: 1.050, FG: 1.01...

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Topic: First BIAB: Mistakes, Observations, Things to Improve
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Views: 24283
14 years ago
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At the moment I've a half sack of MO (Crushed) and several bags of specials under the stairs which is dry and coolish. The MO is about 3 months old now but it will be fine for another 3 months, if it lasts that long! I was under the impression that once cracked (crushed|milled), grains could only "...

Forum: BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members
Topic: Buying grains online vs. LHBS - Where to save...
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14 years ago
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Buying grains online vs. LHBS - Where to save...

Until I begin buying grains in bulk, storing them, then milling them myself on brew day, I'm relegated to buying enough grains for my recipes and nothing more! With that said, I recently priced two Pale Ales and a Stout (thanks Todd) with my LHBS and online and found I could save $33 by buying all t...

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Topic: Buying grains online vs. LHBS - Where to save...
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Views: 10031
14 years ago
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