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    CRS and Gypsum etc

    I use CRS and DLS to treat my brewing water but I am interested to use crs and gypsum etc for a few brews to compare. Any guidelines for adding individual salts aong with crs for pale ales to bring out the hops?. I use a salifert kh test to test alkalinity but do not have any other values to...
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    Flaked Barley substitute in extract dry stout

    I am trying to put together an extract dry stout for someone and not sure what to use instead of flaked barley. Carapils seems to be an option but do not want to add any caramel sweetness to a dry stout. Do you think carapils is a good sub or what else could I use?
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    Oat husks in mash

    I am planning to do a wheat beer soon and was wondering should I mash the oat husks or add them after the mash. I will rinse them out with some boiling water before I add them to the mash tun. Just wondering is there a need to mash them at all or do the bits of oats left on the husks need to be...
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    Dr. Rudi Pale Ale

    I brewed this up yesterday with NZ hop Dr. Rudi as the main player. Really nice citrusy smelling hop which is formely known as super alpha I think. The NZ folks are really bringing out some intersting hops :thumb: , might try a kohatu pale ale next. In the fermenting fridge now and will dryhop...
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    Mixed gas regulator for this cylinder

    I have this mixed gas nitroigen/co2 cylinder below, but it comes with a male thread rather than your usual female for mixed gas. Any idea of where I can get a regulator to fit this. We have a stout nearly ready and it would be sweet to use the nitrogen with it. I searched ebay etc but only see...
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    10 gallon Herms build

    I have a 50L hlt with two elements,70 litre boiler also with two elements and a 70L thermobox m/t. I bought them from someone who had it set up for herms previously but I am building a new control panel with two power inputs. I am going to build a 10L ? heat exchanger with an element at the...
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    Fuse for PID?

    I am slowly getting parts to build a herms control box and not sure what fuse to use to protect the PID. I am probably going to use a panel mount fuse holder like these http://radionics.rs-online.com/web/c/fu ... -type=List, so just need to find a suitable fuse.
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    Beer tap John Guest fitting?

    I have some taps like these below. The silver tap has internal thread of approx 11.2 mm. The gold tap seems the same but has a metal insert and below that there is an o-ring. A 3/8 john guest insert fits into the gold tap to create the push fit. Anybody know if it is possible to get a john guest...
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    Positioning Brewbelt with ATC-800+

    Its a bit warm lately so I am gonna ferment in the fridge with a brewbelt and the atc-800+. I am just going to tape the sensor probe to the side of the fv, so was wondering does anyone recommend where to position the brewbelt and the temp probe?
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    Cornelius CTX-25 Cooler-agitatot not turn off

    I have a cornelius ctx-25 flash cooler but the stirrer/agitator will not turn off. If I turn off stirrer at switch it seems to move at normal speed but will not stop. If I turn stirrer "on" it spins at crazy speed and is very noisy. Will it work ok with the stirrer running all the time? If I...
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    CCCP Ale Mk II Brewday

    I brewed this up on wednesday and bubbling away nicely now. I ended up with 51L of beer, half fermented with US-05 and other with WLP001 Cal Ale. The US-05 has foamed through airlock so I replaced with a blowoff tube. The WLP001 krausen has not reached airlock yet but may in time. Chinook...
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    CitrusC Pale Ale

    Brewed this pale ale earlier and have two fv's now waiting for the yeasties to do their stuff :) . All went well and hit my gravities and volumes ok. Took a few pics but do not have cable to hook phone to pc atm. I'll probably keg half and bottle the rest. I have my beer cooler hooked up now...
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    Brewbelts- recommend them?

    Do these work ok or could they cause problems with the direct heat on the fv? Just remember people mentioning hotspots when you use them. At the moment I have a lightbulb in the firidge/freezer connected to an ATC-800+. I have the fridgefreezer on constantly as my hops are in the freezer part...
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    Bohemian Pilsner AG

    I brewed this earlier today and the wort tasted very nice. I really need to get a ss hop strainer sorted as a lot of cold break ended up in the fv. The recipe is from Brewing Classic Styles adjusted to 80% efficiency. The plan is to start the fermentation off at 7C, then raise over a few days to...
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    Cold break and Lagers

    I brewed a lager earlier and added the yeast,two packs of safale-23 at 7C. There is about an inch of cold break at the bottom of the fermenter now as I forgot to rack the beer to another fv before adding the yeast. Well anyway anyone know should I just leave as is now or if I transfer now will...
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    Safale-23 or Brewferm Lager yeast for Boh Pilsner?

    I am doing a Bohemian Pilsner soon and not sure what yeast to use. Some people say they get a fruity taste from s-23, well Denny seems to have gone on many forums to highlight this. I cannot find too much info for Breferm Lager yeast only that it finishes clean :) . I have a fridge in the...
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    Cascaden Chinook Pale Ale

    First brew in a while this and all went smooth. Have 46L of ale now ready to start ferment :) . The chinook smells really good and I might dry hop one or both maybe? of the fv with it. Anyone dryhop with chinook before? Should have this brew just about ready for the christmas . Chinook Cascade...
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    Quick Disconect barb size info needed

    I am looking at getting a few quick disconnects which just have the barb on them, no 1/4 ffl thread. I have one here already and I measured the max width and was about 7.2mm and it works fine pushing 6.7mm internal tubing on to it. The disconnect barb it about 5.6mm internally roughly. Is the...
  19. K

    Columbus Ale 48L

    I brewed this up on wednesday, all went well except a lot of trub got through to the fv as I was using pellet hops and copper pipe strainer. I am gonna try make a hop strainer with ss mesh as some of you guys here have done. Man there is some aroma off columbus pellets, the smell from the fv is...
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    Atc-800+ not working

    My atc-800+ has stopped working all together. I checked plug fuse,internal wiring etc and all seems fine. The display does not even light up when plugged in. Any one ever have a problem with one of these? I am still waiting for a response from the supplier :( .Luckily I have another one I can...
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