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  1. OAE Iceman

    Star San

    Once you start using star san you will love how easy it is to use. Don't fear the foam thats left in your carboy, bottles or keg because it will not affect your beer at all. I have been brewing since the 80's and since I have been using star san and powered brewers wash (pbw) I never looked...
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    moving to kegging

    I've been kegging for years because I don't like cleaning and sanitising bottles. When fermentation is complete I fill my cleaned and sanitized keg with fresh beer. I put it in my kezzer and for most of my beers I set the pressure around 10 to 12 psi, purge the keg of any air by pulling the...
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    Whirlfloc Usage

    Thats interesting! I have been brewing since 1985? and have always tossed one whirlfloc tab into all my 5 gallon batches. Im still alive, my beer still tastes great so I probable won't change anything. Thanks for the info!!
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    Wort chilling

    I brew 5 gallon batches and I have an Hydra immersion chiller that I purchased from Jaded brewing and I stir the pot with the chiller in the pot. I brewed today and I went from 212 degrees down to 68 degrees in 6 minutes.
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    Keg Conditioning

    I have ben kegging for a while and I usually put around 12 psi on the keg, pull the safety valve ring to help remove any air and leave it in my kegerator for a least 3 weeks before I tap the keg. Leave the co2 connected. I find the beer tastes a heck of a lot better at week 3 rather than the...
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    Secondary question

    Thanks for the info!
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    Secondary question

    I'm making a imperial stout. I am making a recipe I got out of the latest Brew magazine called 4 tarsinas stout and it called for a 30 secondary.
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    Secondary question

    I rarely use a secondary fermenter but in this case after 12 days in the primary I will transfer to a secondary for 30 days. Im sure most yeast activity will have ceased by then. I used 05 for my yeast in the primary. After I transfer to the secondary should I add a little more yeast to...
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    Does this sound like an infection?

    I would use PBW as a cleaner and not use a sponge because they tend to hold nasties. I only had one instance when I had an infection and it was because of not using a good cleaner 1st like PWB before sanitizing.
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    Where do your recipes come from?

    I get a lot of my recipes from Brew and Zymurgy magazines. I usually brew them once with the recipe and then tweak them as time goes on.
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    Opinions on counter-pressure filling

    I did an experiment by filling a few bottles from my keg that was fully carbonated and not purging the bottles with co2. I filled them and let them overflow slightly and then caped them. Left them in the fridge for a month and then opened and poured and they were fine. I now have a hose...
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    Imperial IPA Recipe with Citra Dry Hop Question

    I do a imperial citra IPA. I dry hop with 3 oz of citra for 4 days, pull it out and then dry hop with 2 oz for another 3 days and then keg it. I love it!
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    Kegs or Bottles: Which is ready first?

    All I do is keg and for me the beer is always a heck of a lot better when I let it sit in the keg for at least 3 weeks after fermentation. Some stouts for even longer. The beer will be carbonated in a week or so but I find the flavor improves with age.
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    Keezer upgrade questions

    Thanks for the information!
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    Keezer upgrade questions

    I have been using picnic taps on my kegs in my keezer, but now Im going to increase the depth of my keezer by the usual method of raising the box by installing a 2x6 or possibly a 2x8 so I can get one more keg inside of it. I also want to install new taps that are mounted through the wood. My...
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    Next piece of equipment

    If you are looking at immersion chillers, look at an outfit called Jaded Brewing. I have the Hydra chiller. I can chill wort from boiling down to 70 degrees in less than 5 minutes.
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    Out of CO2

    Thanks for the feedback. Cearum, thanks for the check valve link. I have 3 kegs in my keezer and they all run off one gauge thats on my CO2 tank. My three different beers would like there own gauges. I would like to have three separate gauges, but I just haven't gotten around to doing it. The...
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    Out of CO2

    Thanks for the input! I got co2 this morning and just tried a pint and its great! Found the leak also! I wonder if there is some kind of check valves I can put in my co2 lines that go to the kegs so that if there is a leak, not all 3 kegs loose pressure. Brian
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    Out of CO2

    Went out to my shop tonight to pour myself a beer out of one of my 3 kegs and aaaah! my co2 tank is empty and nothing coming out of any of the kegs. To late in the evening to get a refill. When I hook up another co2 tank tomorrow will my beer be ok, or is it all shot. Rats! Brian
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    what chiller to use

    I use an immersion chiller that I purchased from Jaded brewing. Hydra model. It takes me 4 minutes to take 212 degree wort down to 72 degrees. http://jadedbrewing.com/products/the-hydra

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