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Uncategorized Boards => Off Topic => Topic started by: Roger on December 25, 2015, 12:33:09 AM

Title: Christmas
Post by: Roger on December 25, 2015, 12:33:09 AM: Merry Christmas everyone! :cheers:
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: jamie_savoie on December 25, 2015, 11:42:08 AM: cheers everyone!
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Post by: chrismccull on December 25, 2015, 06:30:17 PM: Merry Christmas
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Post by: ECH on December 26, 2015, 02:00:34 AM: Merry Christmas everyone.

Anyone get anything homebrew related for Christmas?

Santa was good to me this year, new brix refractometer (now I have to learn brix!), Fast Ferment w/stand, and an OBK $75GC, and various ANBL gift cards.
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: feldmann on December 27, 2015, 02:38:38 AM: Quote from: ECH on December 26, 2015, 02:00:34 AM
Merry Christmas everyone.

Anyone get anything homebrew related for Christmas?

Santa was good to me this year, new brix refractometer (now I have to learn brix!), Fast Ferment w/stand, and an OBK $75GC, and various ANBL gift cards.

Someone got spoiled! I got a subscription to BYO and beer smith.

Merry Christmas everyone!
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: blisster on December 27, 2015, 09:17:12 AM: Happy Holidays all!

I must have been good this year, Santa got me a "Last Straw" bottle filler, maple tree taps/lines to collect sap this spring, and a thermoworks digital thermometer :cheers:
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: shazapple on January 03, 2016, 05:27:57 PM: My wife made me an insulating jacket for my BIAB setup, and had a local guy make a mash paddle. I'd say I'm pretty lucky! Now to figure out whether to oil the paddle or not...
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: Roger on January 03, 2016, 05:49:06 PM: I wouldn't oil the paddle if I were you. I imagine the hot wort would just draw out the oil anyways and the added oil in your mash could affect your head retention or go rancid or something. Whatever you put on it will end up in the finished neer. After I made mine I contemplated oiling it but after using it for a couple years it still looks and works perfectly.

Paddle away!
Title: Re: Christmas
Post by: robcoombs on January 03, 2016, 08:06:05 PM: I agree with Roger. Leave it as is. I did for mine and it's been just fine. Anything you put on that will eventually leach into the beer.