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    Need help in getting more hop aroma

    I had the same issue and just recently entered a comp where you had to brew onsite with your own gear and I decided to "cube" my brew to make it faster BUT didnt cube it till it was below 65degc and did all my sub 20mins additions as per normal......I came second so was a great brew. In short...
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    Something had happened to my brews

    Yup get back to basics.....I had the same issue then came up with a recipie I called "Taking It Back" in thought of getting my brewery back to where I wanted it, A simple simcoe smash beer and it came out great, Good enough to win me a concial fermenter even. Sometimes you just got hit the...
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    What's the best addition to your brewery?

    My first pot with a valve on the bottom to do a BIAB brew.........From there I have full temp controll,electric,kegs etc etc etc..........7 fridges/freezers wife wants to know how she married a hoarder...
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    What is your strongest all grain brew EVER?

    Ive peaked at 10%.........Was supposed to be farmhouse ale 20ltrs with around 9kg grains and a mangroves jack yeast...........Was horrible I called it petrol and vouched to never make it again..But I did drink it all!!!!!
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    RTD Temp probe wire - cat5/6?

    Hey mofox1 yes I do have industry experiance.....My job is an instrumentation technician so I work alot with RTD's T/C's etc and spend a lot of time designing and calibrating temp measuring systems. Three meters should be good if its good copper wire Wireless is certianly possible we built a...
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    RTD Temp probe wire - cat5/6?

    Any copper cable will do as thats the whole reason behind 3/4 wire RTD's is that the cable resistance doesnt really affect the RTD output but in saying that I wouldnt go much over a few meters if we are going longer that that we use a temp transmitter which changes the ressitance to a 4-20mA...
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    Pid Controller (rex-c100) Vs Stc-1000

    Another thing to seriously consider is the current switching abilitys of both......I feel way more comfortable switching high current drawing elements with a SSR as opposed to a STC-1000 I'd hate to have STC relay fuse shut and melt down on me.......I deal with a lot of temp control instruments...
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    Most interesting AU/NZ Hops...other than Nelson Sauvin and Galaxy?

    Pac Gem.......give it shot I like it many dont
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    No chill questions - Cube not filled

    Hahahaha wash your mouth out....
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    Beer review apps?

    You can even add your own "brewery" to untapped.......Mines "Malt Monster Brewery"
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    No chill questions - Cube not filled

    I heard breathing air can lead to cancer..........There will always be a website slaming something....How many brewers have been "no chilling" for how long now?.....I'd be more worried about second hand smoke than "leaching" plastic stuff.
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    How long before potential bottle bombs can be declared 'safe'?

    I had a plastic bottle go in the middle of the night........beer everywhere I reckon the mrs was still in a stupor as she helped me clean it up at 2am, no questions asked...
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    Temperature controller sensor wiring

    Yup.......Just remember you only switch the active phase everything else just gets transferred through to your cooling/heating item...INCLUDING EARTH
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    First stovetop BIAB AG, thoughts and advice on Steinlager Pure clone p

    Once I got temp control I dove right into lagers with great results trying everything from di-rests to crashing etc etc etc..........I can hardly drink anything commercial now due to the horrid wheat/rice tastes that come through straight away. They cant be that bad as all my "commercial"...
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    About to make My first attempt at hopping

    Stuff it I pulled a pint(In keg for 5 days at 12psi)........Its GOOD bit bitter but I know there is hops there as in sneezing the same as I do while making the brew hahahahahaha......If it gets better with age it will be cracker.....Bitter lager type.
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    About to make My first attempt at hopping

    Mines carbing now in keg..........a few more days and I might sneak a pint to see how it is.......Looking at BIAB now to try and get a better system to try and refine my brews a bit more.
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    About to make My first attempt at hopping

    Well I ended up doing a 30min boil with some unhopped DME Using Dr Rudi 20g@30 and another 20g@15 BUT and I think I may stuffed up here.......I didnt pour it through a filter I just dumped it straight into the FV wwith a tin of goop and another 1kg dex.... Day three of ferment and it smells...
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    About to make My first attempt at hopping

    thanks heaps guys i got lots to work off now........right of to the supply shop i go
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    About to make My first attempt at hopping

    Hahahaha ok so where do I go from here I dont mind buying extra hops etc.....I have a good supply.....Dr Rudi here on the packet states 13.5%.....So I got no idea where my hops went in the last boil all that i can think of is i poured it through a cheese cloth into the fermenter to filter the...
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    About to make My first attempt at hopping

    Hey thanks for the reply..... About 200g DME Dr Rudi hops( NZ hop).......So prob not a high enough SG as you state......Next time im gonna boil all my fermentables including the nasty tin goop. And try to load up on more hops might try 30@60mins,30@30mins and another [email protected] dry hop...
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