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  1. Craigerrr

    Wee Heavy

    I guess there is need for the cold crash, I will transfer to a keg and leave it be for a while. Before I do I think I will transfer some to a PET bottle, carb it up and give it a little QC.
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    I visited a brewery today!

    The tap menu The brewery in the larger barn has a couple of tables and chairs if you want to enjoy your fare there. That is Melanie the owner/brew master down below looking after a customer. Had a nice chat with her, she said she would email me the recipe for the English Pale.
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    I visited a brewery today!

    Took a little road trip to check on our trailer yesterday and had lunch at our favorite little brewery! They purchased the two century post and beam barns, and moved them to this property. A lot of pictures on the wall of the process. This was the first time we were enjoyed our food and...
  4. Craigerrr

    Zoom March 2024?

    If it is the 30th I will probably just make another cameo appearance, Barb and I are away for a birthday/anniversary getaway. The 23rd, should be okay for me, but can't say for sure, could just be another cameo then too
  5. Craigerrr

    Brewing burnout?

    I took a year and a half off due to my back, and was very excited to get back at it when I was able. Take a break from it, see how you feel down the road a bit. Probably continuing to force yourself to get at it will just amplify the way you are feeling right now.
  6. Craigerrr

    Brewing a Twisted Tea clone?

    Mill Street Lemon Tea was a beauty summer beer, I also haven't seen their Coffee Porter in a few years, use to come in a 6 pack of small bottles.
  7. Craigerrr

    Preparing Chicken to Eat.

    We're his friends peering in the window saying a last goodbye at dinner time?
  8. Craigerrr

    Television Series

    The Gentlemen
  9. Craigerrr

    Who do you cheer for?

    Well, the price is right, and for one year, I don't see a downside. I think he can be a good mentor for Kenny and give him more time to develop. I am oblivious to any of Wilson's off field activities, he is a very good, veteran QB, definitely an upgrade of Trubisky as a starter/mentor.
  10. Craigerrr

    Fermentation stop to fast (2nd time 2nd bach)

    So, three different questions here. The purpose of a whirlpool, or hopstand is to allow hops to to impart flavor and aroma into the beer. A secondary reason for a whirlpool is to cause the hop debris to settle into the middle of the kettle to prevent it being transferred to the fermenter. Is it...
  11. Craigerrr

    Wee Heavy

    I have no idea what is best, if you think it is best to bulk age, I will transfer it keg and set it aside for a few months
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    Stainless steel brew baskets?

    droll Jerry, very droll
  13. Craigerrr

    Use of refractometer in lieu of time to determine when brew steps are complete

    I think that is a perfectly acceptable method. After drawing a small sample into a cool glass measuring cup, I draw some into a pipette and squirt it onto the refractometer. I give it 30 seconds or so for the temperature to normalize before reading. So this all takes place in about 60 seconds, I...
  14. Craigerrr

    Wee Heavy

    Just curious what the benefit would be from that. I could easily transfer it to a keg for a secondary. That would actually be good as I am expecting at least one of the four taps I have going right now to kick soon, would like to free up the fermenter to get another brew going.
  15. Craigerrr

    Fermentation stopped at 1.025

    If the OP ever comes back, maybe we will get more details, and be able to help
  16. Craigerrr

    Wee Heavy

    So, three points high on OG, and attenuated one point lower than expected, that will bring the ABV up to about 8.7% :oops:
  17. Craigerrr

    Wee Heavy

    Six days post pitch, now I need to cold crash but not under pressure as I am bottling this, need to put my thinking cap on here!
  18. Craigerrr

    Fermentation stop to fast (2nd time 2nd bach)

    please tell me that you aren't adding the sample back into the fermenter each time taking samples every day is not necessary, and actually a waste, I would leave it as @Minbari says. take a sample when it is done, the yeast will do what they do with or without you checking it every day
  19. Craigerrr

    Fermentation stop to fast (2nd time 2nd bach)

    How are you getting your daily gravity readings? Re dry hopping, I like to dry hop while there is still some fermentation taking place. This does a couple of things. One, the Co2 coming out of the beer will help to push any oxygen that may have come in with the hops. Two, the Co2 coming out of...
  20. Craigerrr

    Television Series

    Sorry, my mistake, it was just called Marley, it was a documentary, not a dramatization.

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