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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: When did you switch to all grain?

« on: May 16, 2013, 03:14:09 AM »

It took me 4 years to get my all grain equipment together. I couldn't find any reasonable brew pots in Canada at the time. ( 1994 ). My BIL bought a cottage in Ontario and came here from FL every summer. I sent him used Sanke kegs from the US and he brought them up one at a time every May. Still using those same kegs and converted everything to electric in 2003.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: British Yeast Recommendation

« on: May 13, 2013, 04:50:33 AM »

i just don't like the bready flavour you get from S-04. I did taste a homebrewed Stout that was brewed with S-04 and didn't taste any of that bready flavour.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Handle on 20 LB CO2

« on: May 10, 2013, 08:43:36 AM »

That is a great price. I pay $50.00 to fill my 20 lb. tank.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Shelf Life of Grain

« on: January 16, 2013, 03:44:47 AM »

I just tossed a batch that was definitely bad from old grain. My Carastan and Munich were 15 months past their BB date. I should never of bought them by the sack. The pale ale was supposed to have a srm of around 5, but looked like 10. The taste was stale and just bad. I now buy specialty grains in small amounts and vacuum seal them.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Growth of Homebrewing/Microbreweries

« on: January 02, 2013, 04:11:08 AM »

Homebrewing has exploded in Canada the last year or so. Finally, people are fed up with paying too much for beer. I wonder what took them so long. There seems to be an increase of nano breweries opening up too. That is great, and I welcome more to take the plunge and start a small brewery also.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What was the best homebrew beer you ever made?

« on: December 19, 2012, 04:35:42 AM »

It was spring 2008. I made a Blonde ale which is my regular house ale. Nothing I did was special, but I did forget to turn on the fermentation chamber. The next morning I checked it and the temp was 74F. Nottingham yeast. I crash cooled it and got it down to 68F in an hour or so. The beer turned out great, at least for a Blonde Ale. I have never repeated it since then.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Diacetyl Issues

« on: January 24, 2012, 05:13:45 AM »

I made a bitter in December. I used jamil's recipe which included WLP002. It had diacetyl, the most I have ever had in a beer which includes lagers. I made the exact recipe after the New Year and switched to S-04. No diacetyl. My fermentation for WLP002 was two weeks @ 68f. It tasted great right up until day 10. For some reason, that was when diacetyl reared its ugly head. I am a big fan of White Labs yeast, but not this one.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Outragious beer prices???

« on: December 01, 2010, 05:26:35 AM »

Homebrewing is growing in Canada. People are getting fed up with big prices for fizzy, yellow lagers. Craft beer is really expensive. Buy a six pack for $15.00 and research the ingredients to make your own. I have noticed that some craft beer in the US is not that much cheaper than in Canada.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: My first Lager - Munich Helles

« on: July 07, 2010, 03:58:42 AM »

micsager, did you pitch @ 44F like Jamil does?

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Forced to buy beer

« on: July 07, 2010, 03:56:22 AM »

I know how you feel. I am still 8 days until my beer will be ready. Sucks big time, especially in a heat wave at the moment.

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Equipment and Software / Re: Brewing Software

« on: April 14, 2010, 03:25:14 PM »

I have used Promash for 7-8 years now. No reason to switch. I don't need updates. I put my own styles in as well as hops, yeast, grains etc. I brew the same beer now as I have done the last 10 years. Why switch? I don't understand the negative reviews Promash gets. It must be " NEW " brewers. I am an old guy...


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