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Post by woody »

hey, I'm an all grain brewer with 31 batches now. still learning stuff but on the most part into brewing better cheaper and easier. I harvest yeast, grow hops, and bottle all my beer. planning on trying to make some of my own specialty grains in the oven but not there yet. just brewed what I call an ,all most porter. fermenting at 64 now. SG 1.074. the reason for the high sg was I think I hit 78% on my mash eff. that's a high for me. IS assimilation complete.?
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Welcome to the forum!
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Welcome...by the looks of things you'll fit in great around here.

As for the high gravity....it must be in the stars today. I just finished a batch and got 1.058 on a recipe that was predicted to be 1.054!!!
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Welcome aboard... Enjoy the ride...
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Hi Woody. I would say if you have done 31 all grain batches assimilation has been completed. :clink:
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Assimilation will be complete when the Nong arrives to welcome you. :D
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You're gonna get along well here. Lots of nice, helpful folks here for almost anything you want to brew. It's all about learning and sharing here and lots of BS (read my posts) about anything you can think off.
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:clink: Welcome to The Borg :clink:
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welcome to the forum, woody!
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Welcome, glad you're here. :clink:
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Welcome Woody! Please jump right in. I think we recently had a roasting thread. I'll be glad to hear your experience.
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Welcome to the :borg: great to have you here. What i believe is the best forum on the web.
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Welcome to the Borg woody! Glad you found us!!

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Welcome! Growing the grains, too, or just roasting?
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