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Ingredients / How to Sanitize Sugar Addition

« on: May 17, 2013, 09:44:27 AM »

I made an American Brown Ale, and forgot to add the brown and cane sugars (1/2 lb. of each).  It's fermenting merrily along, and I'm sure it'll be fine, but I could add the sugars while the yeast are active, to get to what the recipe really was. 

I'm wondering about the best way to sanitize it, and I'd think extracting some of the fermenting beer, add the sugar, do a 10 minute boil, cool it, and add it back into the fermenter, would be best.  I could just use more tap water, but the fermenter is rather full, and I also don't want to dilute it.  It is just "clean" sugar, maybe I can just stir it into the fermenting beer?  Thoughts?  --  Dave King, BIER

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Ingredients / Oak a Chocolate Imperial Stout

« on: February 12, 2013, 09:27:28 AM »

I’m considering oaking my Chocolate Imperial Stout.  I have 6 oz. of Light toast American White Oak.  Do you think the chocolate and oak flavors would be OK together?  The beer is finished, after 3 weeks in the primary, 9% ABV, I probably should rack it before oaking for a couple weeks, right?  I'm thinking about toasting the oak to about a medium level before using it, which would sanitize it, too.  Thanks, see you all in Philly in June.
 
    Dave King, BIER

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Ingredients / 1st Wet Dry Hop of 2011

« on: July 06, 2011, 01:41:26 PM »

1st wet dry hop of some homebrew for this season, in Endicott, NY. These are Fuggles, not very aromatic. The Cascades have a few weeks to go before they're ready.



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Ingredients / Hop Drying with a Food Dehydrator

« on: May 27, 2011, 02:08:44 PM »

My wife just bought a Dehydrator and Jerky Maker.  It's got 4 trays, and will reportedly heat to 95F.  I normally hoist hops on window screens up into the garage roof rafters for drying my home grown Cascades and Fuggles, but the dehydrator might work.  I'm wondering if it's 4 trays are not much room.  Anyone have experience with one?   --  Dave

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General Homebrew Discussion / Camping at San Diego NHC

« on: December 08, 2010, 11:02:12 AM »

We are driving out to the San Diego NHC in June, and asked about RV camping at the Town & Country.  They say it's fine, $30/night in their lot.  That way we don't have to drive after a full day of sampling.

We'll be there a few days early, to check out the local beer scene.  Let us know if you're interested in joining the camp!     

    Dave King, President of BIER, Pvt in the BN Army