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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Wrong?

« on: May 22, 2013, 01:04:30 PM »

Bi-valves are not meant to be beverages.

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Extract/Partial Mash Brewing / Re: Brewing a 5 gallon extract with 5 gallon carboy

« on: May 06, 2013, 02:34:48 PM »

Time for someone to pick up a couple buckets!

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Equipment and Software / Re: Cleaning Beerstone

« on: May 06, 2013, 02:26:07 PM »

Bar Keeper's Friend seems to work pretty well too.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Drinking while brewing

« on: May 06, 2013, 01:48:08 PM »

i must try this.  maybe tonight.  do you think its kind of alchoholic of me to brew just to drink this? HAHA

I think inspired is a better word.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Drinking while brewing

« on: May 06, 2013, 11:39:31 AM »

This is why some folks wait until wort is in the fermenter before sampling the product.

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Equipment and Software / Re: pH Meter

« on: May 06, 2013, 11:36:46 AM »

I've been happy with my Hannah Instruments.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Bottling from a keg

« on: May 06, 2013, 08:00:12 AM »

The beer gun is a lot simpler to operate and manage than a CPF in my opinion.  I love mine.  Before I decided to get one though, I used a bottling wand with a #2 stopper jammed into a picnic tap.  I didn't purge the bottles with CO2, but the stopper did create "counter pressure" and the fills were not overly foamy. Beer gun bottling just seems to go much smoother when I have a lot to do and lack a second pair of hands to help with the capping. 

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: One last question before my very first brew this weekend

« on: May 03, 2013, 09:26:52 AM »

Get a bunch of hop socks, you'll use them. Or go nylon and re-use them. Point being get more than one,  you'll use them in short order.

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Ingredients / Re: Hop Yard Sale

« on: April 15, 2013, 11:04:22 AM »

Nice, stocked up on some Saaz and Mittelfruh.  Dangit, they were out of Centennial.

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Hop Growing / Re: Second Year Hops

« on: April 11, 2013, 02:46:12 PM »

Mine are already getting away from me, I need to get out and set up some trellis & twine this Sunday!

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Lagering in corny kegs

« on: April 11, 2013, 02:41:25 PM »

50 gallons lagering in corny kegs as I type this.

I really need another chest freezer and more kegs so I can do this...That sounds ridiculously awesome.

I'm picking up a new freezer tomorrow for this exact purpose. 

We have three now
You won't regret it!

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Lagering in corny kegs

« on: April 11, 2013, 12:18:52 PM »

I am wanting to do an Octoberfest and was curious if anyone lagers in corny kegs?  I have a fridg that is temperature controlled for the primary and diacetyl rest and was thinking I could rack off to a corny keg and let it sit at the lagering temp for 6 weeks.

My Ofest primaries for two weeks, D-rests for one, crashes for another one or two then is transferred to cornies where it will lagers to sublime deliciosity for ~5 months.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: First State Microbe

« on: April 11, 2013, 12:14:38 PM »

I guess since Washington has all the hops we can let Oregon claim yeast... way to go Wyeast!

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/05/176345680/craft-beer-crazy-oregon-poised-to-name-official-state-microbe

"Freedom is temporary unless you are also Brave!" - Patriot

Hey! We have our fair share of hops as well.
We're number two! We're number two!

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Ingredients / Re: dry hopping

« on: April 10, 2013, 07:47:16 AM »

You may have issues if you leave them in the keg at room temps for more than a week.  I usually add my dry hops to the kegs and let them set at room temperature ~70 dF for seven days then put them in to storage or service <40.  I never remove dry hops that are added to my kegs and I haven't had issues with grassy off flavors, even after several months. 

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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: Ten Barrel Brewing

« on: April 08, 2013, 08:09:08 PM »

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