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Ingredients / Re: Hop Drying
« on: September 10, 2012, 07:53:17 PM »
Here's another system that might work too from Michael Tonsmeire, The Mad Fermentationist http://www.themadfermentationist.com/2011/07/drying-hops-at-home.htm
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: First brew
« on: April 16, 2012, 12:07:50 PM »
Welcome to the fun. As the late Gilda Ratner said (as Rosanne Rossana Dana), "It's always something." That, in a nutshell, is what makes brewing fun. In my experience, if you pitch yeast at a temperature that doesn't kill them you will get okay beer (good enough for the woman I'm married to anyway). +1 on pitching yeast at a cooler temp (if you can) and letting the wort's temperature rise.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Near-perfect Brew Day
« on: April 16, 2012, 11:33:55 AM »
This is what I love about brewing! 
I suppose unless you're doing it professionally and it becomes a major job complete with worrying about payrolls, profits, outputs, and bottom lines; brewing beer with or without friends is one of the most satisfying things you can do. If you do it alone you're able to think about the process and are able to concentrate on perfection. If you brew with friends and family the process becomes collaborative and about enjoying where you are in the moment. My only concern about a party with kids near boiling liquid would be making sure that said liquid and said kids (and dogs) were kept far enough away from each other. Nothing spoils a great brew day like a trip to the emergency room. So a little pre-planning pays off in a great day.
Nicely done, Tony.
I suppose unless you're doing it professionally and it becomes a major job complete with worrying about payrolls, profits, outputs, and bottom lines; brewing beer with or without friends is one of the most satisfying things you can do. If you do it alone you're able to think about the process and are able to concentrate on perfection. If you brew with friends and family the process becomes collaborative and about enjoying where you are in the moment. My only concern about a party with kids near boiling liquid would be making sure that said liquid and said kids (and dogs) were kept far enough away from each other. Nothing spoils a great brew day like a trip to the emergency room. So a little pre-planning pays off in a great day.
Nicely done, Tony.
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All Grain Brewing / Re: First All Grain brew
« on: March 11, 2012, 10:30:33 AM »+1QuoteI did my first AG last month and made a very simple spreadsheet combining notes from Denny's site and Palmer's book. It's pretty straightforward with just a handful of inputs (mash temp, grain bill, etc...) and I ended up hitting the calculated numbers just about spot on. I'll be more than glad to pass it along if you'd like.
If you could email that to me that would be awesome. Thank you kindly
andyjgallagher@gmail.com
+1
melferburque at gmail.com
timberati2[at]gmail.com
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Equipment and Software / Re: borosilicate flask and ceramic cooktops
« on: January 23, 2012, 07:08:52 AM »
Thanks, all.
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Equipment and Software / borosilicate flask and ceramic cooktops
« on: January 20, 2012, 01:52:01 PM »
Is it safe to boil my DME in the borosilicate flask on my electric stove's ceramic cooktop? I'm guessing so given the directions which say that after a 15 minute boil to place it in an ice bath to cool. sounds like pretty tough stuff.
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Zymurgy / Re: 2012 Zymurgy ideas
« on: December 29, 2011, 09:48:18 AM »I'd love to see a segment on shooting beer cans through walls.1. Myth busting segments.
That would be cool. There is soooooooooo much conflicting information available that is either bad or just confusing.
As long as it's done in a relatively scientific manner and not the "our one try did/didn't work therefore the myth is true/false" methodology that those clowns on TV use.
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Zymurgy / Re: Haven't seen the Nov/Dec issue yet
« on: December 29, 2011, 09:45:30 AM »My copy was just delivered to the Hawaiian guy in his canoe at the docks in San Francisco, He will begin paddling at first light and arrive here in Puna in a week or two.Out here in the western continent, we use stagecoach.
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Zymurgy / Re: Zymurgy online?!?!
« on: December 29, 2011, 09:43:00 AM »
I like the ability to look at the newest edition that has yet to reach this corner of the world. It's great.
My one nit pick is the little reminder at the bottom right of each page that continually moves. I know that it indicates where to turn the page, but it's annoying. I loathe animations that vie for my attention on commercial sites. Can there be an option to turn that off?
Again, it is great having this resource for members. Great job.
My one nit pick is the little reminder at the bottom right of each page that continually moves. I know that it indicates where to turn the page, but it's annoying. I loathe animations that vie for my attention on commercial sites. Can there be an option to turn that off?
Again, it is great having this resource for members. Great job.
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Zymurgy / Re: Haven't seen the Nov/Dec issue yet
« on: December 28, 2011, 08:44:57 PM »
Thanks all. Given that some Zymurgys have just arrived for some of us, there is yet hope. You know what they say, 'A watched airlock never bubbles.'
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Zymurgy / Haven't seen the Nov/Dec issue yet
« on: December 28, 2011, 06:20:10 PM »
Gosh, I renewed my membership and all, but, I haven't seen the latest issue yet, except in the LHBS, not my mailbox.
Anyone else not received their copy yet?
Anyone else not received their copy yet?
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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: over pitching yeast
« on: December 03, 2011, 03:57:45 PM »I'm not laughing, more shaking my head.+1You can find repeated posts around here that airlock activity is not a reliable sign of fermentation in a bucket.
That said, while three packs is a lot it is not so much that I would expect any off flavors. RDWHAHB.
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The Pub / Re: Brewery Oops's.....
« on: November 27, 2011, 09:51:19 AM »At least it was in the sink, better than all over the floor.+1
Now, get thee a better bottle as a replacement
I've been using Better Bottles for years. They cost much less than any trip to an emergency room.
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The Pub / Re: Brewery / bar done!!
« on: November 27, 2011, 09:49:30 AM »
I hope your father's health improves.
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The Pub / Re: Digitizing Vinyl Records
« on: November 27, 2011, 09:47:21 AM »
I have used Golden Records' vinyl to CD program (since it works on Mac's Power PC) with less than perfect results. You have to title all the information yourself, add/remove pieces of bits of music, and generally fiddle a long time for mediocre results (muddy sound quality and skipping portions of songs--due to buffering problems) . The modest plus this program (and Audacity) is that no usb turntable is needed, you can use a standard turntable and use the output from the headphone output.