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	FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES
		Rob Gardner, Digest Coordinator

Contents:
  BrewCo Boiler ("1107-CD&I/VIRUS DISEASES")
  Re: yeast, hops, coolers (Pete Soper)
  new books (Pete Soper)
  NEW, ALTERNATIVE ADDRESS ("FEINSTEIN, CHERYL")

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Date: 7 Apr 89 10:51:00 EST
From: "1107-CD&I/VIRUS DISEASES" <henchal at wrair.ARPA>
Subject: BrewCo Boiler

I recently bought a BrewCo Boiler.  This is a mash-tun/boiler
whcih consists of a 7.5 gal plastic pail with a thermostat-
controlled heating element in the bottom.  I bought it so that I
could make hassel-free all-grain beer.  I assumed that the device
would come with complete instructions, but I felt there were gaps
in the information I was provided.  If someone has some
experience with these boilers (or similar appliances, would they
send me some successful guidelines for its use?  Specifically:

1.  The manufacturers indicate that grain:water ratios as much as
4 lbs grain: 1 gal water are NOT recommended with the BrewCo
Boiler.  I usually use 1 lb grain to 1 quart water.  What are
good alternative grain to water ratios?  1 lb grain to 1.5
quarts? 1 lb grain to 2 quarts?

2.  The manufacture also warns about scorching the grain at high
grain to water combinations, and recommend the use of a grain
bag.  Is this commonly done?  Does the bag/grain sit on the
element?  Do I have to fit in a false bottom?  Can scorching be
avoided merely by frequent stirring?

3.  I notice that the boiler has a "drum tap" on the side.  If I
use a grain bag and false bottom,  is it possible to sparge the
grain in the mash-tun?

Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated.

  Erik A. Henchal
<Henchal at WRAIR.ARPA>

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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 89 15:34:41 edt
From: Pete Soper <soper at maxzilla.encore.com>
Subject: Re: yeast, hops, coolers

lbr at gatech.edu (Len Reed) writes:

>Where are you getting this number?  Noonan and Miller say commercial

Where did I get that number? From wheel of fortune?

I did cross krausen beer pitching rates with yeast pitching rates. Sorry.
My point was simply that of all the things to be concerned with, over-
pitching should be at the bottom of the list. I should have pictured the
yeast cake size in the bottom of a fermenter before conjuring up that
stupid one quart figure.

>Me too.  Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't.  And what about temperature?

I keep my starters in the same spot where I do my fermentations so the
temps are very close.

-Pete Soper

arpa: soper at encore.com (129.91.1.14)
uucp: {talcott,linus,bu-cs,bellcore,decvax,necntc}!encore!soper

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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 89 15:41:57 edt
From: Pete Soper <soper at maxzilla.encore.com>
Subject: new books

Anybody know the status of a new book by Randy Mosher's called
"The Brewer's Workbook"? How about Dr. George Fix's "An Introduction
to Brewing Science"?

--Pete

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Date: 4 Apr 89 20:23:00 EDT
From: "FEINSTEIN, CHERYL" <crf at gnv.ifas.ufl.edu>
Subject: NEW, ALTERNATIVE ADDRESS

Hi there!

My VAX just got connected to INTERNET, as well as BITNET.  So I now have an 
alternative e-mail address:  "CRF at GNV.IFAS.UFL.EDU".  If it would prove more 
convenient to use this address to send me the 'Brew Digest, do.  Also, please 
do me a favor and acknowledge receipt of this message; I'm trying to figure 
out which addresses will work _via_ this upgrade.

Thanks!

                                Very truly yours,

                                      Cher Feinstein
                                      Univ. of Fla.
                                      Gainesville, FL

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