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   1. Location for Ball Valve & a Mushroom Discussion

      by rbcon2, 11 years ago in Bags, Mashers, Thermometers, Kettles etc.

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      Hi guy, I need some advise. I will be receiving my stainless steel ball valve tomorrow Wednesday 7-23-14. How high off the bottom should this be placed?
      
      MODNOTE: This thread side-tracks into some discussion on mushrooms for those interested. :)

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      Hi Jube,
      
      Apologies for the lack of replies. At this point in time, don't worry about starting a new thread with any question you have.
      
      One thing I'll ask is if you checked the link I made in about the third post of this thread. It's really important that you understand the problems with ball-valves. I was chatting with a head-brewer the other day and he agreed that they are a real danger. So check out some of my rants on ball-valves on this site first.
      
      And yes, those seals will very likely...
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      PistolPatch
      8 years ago
   2. My first BIAB

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      by rbcon2, 11 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      Hello Friends,
      
      Please review the APA for me. I was not able to get the required grains on the grain bill.
      I substituted JW traditional Ale with Maris Otter at 8.50 LBS
      Substituted Munich 1 with German Munich Grain at 2.5 LBS
      Substituted Caraamber with Crystal 75L at 1 LBS
      
      Being this is my first time how if any will this affect the recipe?
      Not that it going to change because the grain have been crushed and mixed.Tomorrow Saturday 8-23-14 is brew day
      Am i going to be ok?

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      rbcon2,
      
      With the holidays coming I want to brew a beer for gifting. I know there are a lot of traditional holiday brews, any suggestions for the novice?
      
      It's not to late to brew a Pumpkin ale. Google ( pumpkin ale recipe ) You will have many to choose from. Or ( holiday beer recipe all grain ) Or ( christmas beer recipe all grain ) go Nuts! :argh:
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      BobBrews
      11 years ago
   3. micron filters

      by rbcon2, 11 years ago in Cleaning and Sanitisation

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      Hello brewing friends,
      
      The Mad Scientist and I were having a conversation about filtration and air contamination. This is likely to occur during the vacuum release of the No Chill It seems to me that this is one of the places that contamination/infection can get into the wort. Having a business in rowing exotic mushrooms I am constantly watching for this problem.
      
      Yeast and mycelium are very close from the stand point of how each work in their respective environments.
      
      In the production of...

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      Hey there Roger,
      
      Sorry I missed your location before. It's at the top of your posts now for sure so I'm probably just going mad/der :lol:.
      
      Short on time so I can't really afford to write detailed answers atm as the sort of time/concentration required for these sort of answers is time that is taken directly away from BIABacus work unfortunately. I also want to write this chilling stuff up far better (and define it/name it better) than what I'll jot down here now. Anyway, hopefully it and...
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      PistolPatch
      11 years ago
   4. Wanting to get started

      by rbcon2, 11 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      Hello friends,
      
      I have never done a BIAB beer. I have done extract and partial grain. I need some help! I have read a good deal of the forum posts and still am intimidated by all the jargon and tech talk. I Like Porters and IPA's. My attempt at a Porter using a partial grain did not turn out well, skunky would best describe it.
      
      I have completed a keg conversion cutting out the top and trying to decide just how much gadgets to put into it, ball valve, thermometer, site glass. the list can go...

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      Take a look at the Biabacus APA file above. Many folks here have started with this recipe with great results. It is also a great way to start to understand the Biabacus. You will need to firstly change the kettle dimensions to match your kettle and probably input the information about the ingredients you will be using (ie, different aa for your hops). Play around with it and post your file up and we can guide you before brew day.
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      Lumpy5oh
      11 years ago

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