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5563
Another grain that is usually OK for Celiacs and is gluten free is Millet. At least one of the Canadian breweries is making a gluten free Millet beer that's a...
Ben Cogan
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Feb 1, 2006
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5564
... made with ... I imagine that the problem is the beer-like medium that liquid yeast, and perhaps even freeze dried yeast, is propagated in. As a result, ...
eadriclongfellow
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Feb 1, 2006
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5565
i just buy yeast that isn't in smack pack form. This smack pack issue isn't much of a problem at all because B3 has all types of yeast, and not buying a ...
NINacide@...
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Feb 1, 2006
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5566
Its still bubbling away slowly.. but I bought a brew belt and its now in the 3-4 second range between bubbles.. the whole room smells of orange and ...
Jack Needles
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Feb 2, 2006
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5567
basically yes. give it a month, it'll be pretty slow by then. Rack it off into the other carboy. Give it another month. Add clarifiers. give it a week....
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Feb 2, 2006
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5568
The only way to tell if it is done is to take a specific gravity (SG) reading. If the SG is too high, it is not done. Using the bubbles to gage fermentation...
eadriclongfellow
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Feb 2, 2006
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5569
I saw some of this at Whole Paycheck.. er Foods.. it didn't say Walnut flavored honey.. but I have my doubts.. has anyone heard of this before? the small...
Jack Needles
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Feb 3, 2006
12:29 am
5570
... curious... ... I've not encountered Walnut Honey, but I have run into a couple of other "nut"-based honeys (Chestnut and one other I can't remember). I ...
Michael Suggs
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Feb 3, 2006
2:29 am
5571
I don't know about the honey, but walnut wood is known to be toxic to animals. Obviously, walnuts themselves are not (significantly) toxic, so the honey...
slarm1
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Feb 3, 2006
11:04 pm
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this is completely off topic, but if you've ever put a power sander to walnut and get some dust in your throat, you'd know how terrible it can be...that's the...
NINacide@...
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Feb 4, 2006
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5573
Huh, interesting. Black walnuts do actually flower, so maybe this could be honey harvested from bees feasting upon walnut nectar? I doubt it that would taste...
Steven Gaumer
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Feb 4, 2006
2:22 am
5574
Hmmmm, while walnuts do produce flowers, they are wind pollinated, not insect pollinated. The flowers are extremely reduced like most other hardwood trees,...
Lucia Piazetta
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Feb 5, 2006
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5575
There are other distinct differences. Ascorbic acid is an anti-oxidant whereas metabisulfites are stabilizers/preservatives. Ascorbic acid gives no...
lordship@...
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Feb 5, 2006
11:23 am
5576
Or it could be honey flavored with a walnut-flavor extract. I'd be more concerned that it's supermarket honey, which is blended from god-knows how many...
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Feb 5, 2006
11:23 am
5577
Better than a Brew Belt - Try a Homebrew Heatpad. Unlike the belt, it doesn't rely on the motion of the liquid inside the container to evenly warm the batch,...
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Feb 5, 2006
11:33 am
5578
Evening all, I moved some mead over to secondary about 10 days ago, 1 5 gal, and 2 1 gal. It seems strange that one of the 1 gallons is showing a negitive...
Andrew Jackson
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Feb 7, 2006
6:33 am
5579
Could be due to barametric pressure in your weather system. I've had the same concerns (and panic) in the past, and noticed it in my airlocks last week. Watch...
henrybalsac
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Feb 7, 2006
12:30 pm
5580
Greetings fellow brewers, I just started a varietal mead using orange blossom honey. The starting gravity was 1.085, and on a whim - per Digby - I used some...
Erick Maxskelly
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Feb 8, 2006
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5581
Lord Erick, Do all Marshals in Incipient Shires become brewers, or is it my imagination. The Marshall in our Incipient Shire of Hrafnsfjordr (in Alaska) got me...
Jackson, Andrew
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Feb 8, 2006
3:39 am
5582
Thanks for the input, will do and see what happens. Ragn ________________________________ From: sca_brew@yahoogroups.com [mailto:sca_brew@yahoogroups.com] On ...
Jackson, Andrew
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Feb 8, 2006
3:40 am
5583
If you treat them right, beer yeasts will hit 12% or so.. . In fact, you will need it to do so or you will probably run into infection issues. Regards, steven...
Steven Sanders
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Feb 8, 2006
3:45 am
5584
this is the recipe I followed 4 # of honey 4 ounces of hops 7 grams of ale yeast 1 tea spoon acid blend 1 teaspoon of yeast nutrient 1 cup corn sugar boil...
Leah Clark
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Feb 8, 2006
5:52 am
5585
How long has is been in the primary? How hot was the must when you pitched the yeast in? Ragn Who hasn't learned nearly as much as many people have forgotten ...
Jackson, Andrew
ragnsolvi2003
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Feb 8, 2006
6:05 am
5586
I forgot to check the temp but it wasn't steaming so I thought that it was okay to put in to the primary did I screw up? or something it didn't say in the...
Leah Clark
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Feb 8, 2006
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5587
I just got done boiling the water and everything I guess I just thought that I would see it bubble right away. "Jackson, Andrew" <ajackson@...> wrote: ...
Leah Clark
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Feb 8, 2006
6:55 am
5588
Brothers and sisters out there correct me if I'm wrong, but you may need to "repitch" your yeast. The excessive heat may have killed the beastie. Give the list...
Jackson, Andrew
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Feb 8, 2006
6:59 am
5589
My understanding is (or so I have read) between 70 and 100 deg R ________________________________ From: sca_brew@yahoogroups.com...
Jackson, Andrew
ragnsolvi2003
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Feb 8, 2006
6:59 am
5590
This is totally recoverable.... Just consider it part of the learning curve. If I'm correct it will be one of the less expensive lessons :-) ...
Jackson, Andrew
ragnsolvi2003
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Feb 8, 2006
7:01 am
5591
I like the method of boiling the water (and whatever misc ingredients), turn down the heat, add the honey and keep it at 180 degrees for a half hour to an hour...
Hobbe
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Feb 8, 2006
8:28 am
5592
... A trick I learned from Alton Brown's "Good Eats" episode on brewing beer: "A pint's a pound the world around," so short your boiling pot by 7 pints (14...
Avraham haRofeh
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Feb 8, 2006
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