... I've wondered about simplifying the design and making it manually controlled, with a commercial duty light dimmer or autotransformer (more expensive)...
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Dave Witt
davewsaaz42
Jan 1, 2007 2:27 pm
Bob, Happy New Year to you, too. That container after the MLT is called a grant. I brew on a HERMS and do not use a grant. You just have to be careful not to...
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Dave Witt
davewsaaz42
Jan 1, 2007 2:40 pm
Don, My HERMS is a manual setup. I use ball valves and dial thermometers. No PIDs or relays, etc. When I see the temp dip, I open the valve to the HERMS ...
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Zymurgy@yahoogroups.com
Jan 2, 2007 4:37 pm
New members--please note: New member's postings are moderated for a time as a precaution to the rest of our homebrewing community. This minimizes SPAM and...
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Patrick
afl_volunteers
Jan 4, 2007 8:34 pm
Hi All, I just joined this group and am looking forward to increasing my knowledge of home brewing. I've been brewing for about ten years but the last four or...
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t2000kwt
Jan 4, 2007 8:37 pm
Let's welcome Patrick, from Naugatuck, CT, our newest Zymurgy member....
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Dave Witt
davewsaaz42
Jan 4, 2007 8:52 pm
Welcome Patrick. Are you talking about Mark and Tess Szamatulski (sp?)? Writers of Clone Brews and Beer Captured? I have Clones Brews. Personally, I've...
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t2000kwt
Jan 4, 2007 10:43 pm
When I make a Kolsch, I use the Reissdorf Kolsch clonse recipe in their book (I don't remember if it's in Beer Captured or Clone Brews. I understand that a...
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Chris Bullock
cbullock@...
Jan 5, 2007 2:11 am
I have all three of these books, and agree that the Mark and Tess ones mentioned are the best. I have nto had any problems with the North America one, but...
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Patrick
afl_volunteers
Jan 5, 2007 2:59 am
Hi Matt, Thanks. Yes, they are the ones I am talking about. I've often wondered the same thing about the 150F mash temp on everything but never asked them...
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t2000kwt
Jan 5, 2007 10:38 am
Wow! Hop Pocket Ale. I remember that. Boy, do I remember that one! I use it as an example of how hops can affect the flavor of beer since it is so overpowering...
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Chris Bullock
cbullock@...
Jan 5, 2007 4:51 pm
Interesting. Tupper's is one of my faves...did you get it on draft or in the bottle? Bottle is so-so, on tap is heaven. Chris Bullock Senior Sales Consultant...
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t2000kwt
Jan 5, 2007 10:50 pm
It was in the bottle. I would not like a beer without hops, but I don't want a beer with THAT MUCH hops. If I ever see it on tap I'll try it....
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Casey
logbuyercab
Jan 5, 2007 11:30 pm
oh that sounds good I put hops pellets into my wifes beer so it tast the way i like it. It called Dry Hopping. Try a barley wine some day you might...
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Casey
logbuyercab
Jan 5, 2007 11:36 pm
oh that sounds good I put hops pellets into my wifes beer so it tast the way i like it. It called Dry Hopping. Try a barley wine some day you might...
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Casey
logbuyercab
Jan 5, 2007 11:37 pm
oh that sounds good I put hops pellets into my wifes beer so it tast the way i like it. It called Dry Hopping. Try a barley wine some day you might...
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t2000kwt
Jan 6, 2007 12:22 am
Oh, I like hops. I have plenty in my Russian imperial stouts and pale ales (maybe double what is called for in my last pale ale due to an accident--as much as...
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Dave Witt
davewsaaz42
Jan 6, 2007 12:44 am
I've heard of Tupper's Hop Pocket. The name sounds English. But with the descriptions here, it must be an American beer, that hoppy and all. Dave W. _____ ...
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Chris Bullock
cbullock@...
Jan 6, 2007 2:52 pm
Okay. So what you got is the hops but a diminished flavor to aqccompany them. The draft version supplies more flavor, and the balance is much more pleasing....
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Joe Strain aka Yodar
cz52_99
Jan 6, 2007 3:07 pm
Hi! New guy here from Central Florida introducing myself as a novice AG brewer with a url I find handy for hop selection. Until resources improve, I do ALES....
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t2000kwt
Jan 6, 2007 5:33 pm
Using Opera web browser here, I don't see color coding, but it is still a useful page. Would have been nice to have a summary page where you don't have to ... ...
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t2000kwt
Jan 6, 2007 5:37 pm
Using Opera web browser here, I don't see color coding, but it is still a useful page. Lots of information!!! Would have been nice to have a summary page where...
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Joe Strain aka Yodar
cz52_99
Jan 6, 2007 5:44 pm
SORRY Don. did that on my Word Processor, I an send it to files. Is that proper? Yodar ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? ...
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Zymurgy@yahoogroups.com
Jan 6, 2007 5:52 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Zymurgy group. File : /Directory of...
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t2000kwt
Jan 6, 2007 10:56 pm
Certainly. The group is set up so you can't send file attachments to the list directly, but there is a file upload area. People know that downloading files...
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t2000kwt
Jan 10, 2007 10:55 pm
Let's welcome Ron1Guz as a new Zymurgy member....
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t2000kwt
Jan 11, 2007 10:18 am
Let's welcome our newest member, I_Lowerlip I don't know where this brewer is from (blank profile), but says he (or she) is a new brewer and wants to improve...
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l_lowerlip
Jan 12, 2007 3:46 am
Thank you for the welcome. I'm in the Portland, Oregon area. Lots of great beer to sample. Based on my first attempts, I have a huge amount of room for...
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t2000kwt
Jan 12, 2007 4:04 am
You have to tell us how you got the name Lowerlip . . . What were your first homebrewing attempts like? Did you make a beer that turned out really bad tasting,...
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jerbloss2000
Jan 16, 2007 9:44 pm
Hello all I dont often have time to check out the current chatter but was wondering what some of you thought about Irish Moss for a clarifier. I used it for...
