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  1. Hopfunk

    The S word.... Seltzer

    Seems like times are changing pretty rapidly these days in the beer industry. I never thought that it would become normal for craft brewers to start producing seltzer on a regular basis. What are your opinions on seltzer? Is it ruining the craft beer market? Are home brewers even interested in...
  2. Hopfunk

    Learning about water chemistry

    I am ready to start tweaking with water chemistry in my brewing. Just curious if there are any good podcasts/videos out on the web to help me learn? I have been using city water ran through a carbon filter. I figured if I don’t like using city water for my morning coffee, I shouldn’t use it for...
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    Force carbonating

    Just curious how you all force carbonate your beer? For my last 5 gallon batch I did 30 psi for 12 hours, then I dropped the psi to 10. It seemed to be at a good level of carbonation to me. I used to just do 20 for a couple days. Force carbonating at 38 degrees. Haven’t done a whole lot of...
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    Increasing mash efficiency

    Just wondering how you have increased your mash efficiency with your brewing system? I have been having some efficiency issues with my new system. For 5 gallon batches I am doing a single infusion mash, vorlouf for about 10 minutes after my timer goes off(35 minutes). My whole process takes...

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