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Beer Recipes / Re: Munich Dunkel Help Needed
« on: March 05, 2013, 04:36:32 pm »
With the available malts you could aim for a Schwarzbier. I agree that the wheat is your best option when you don't have Carafa Special.
Kai
Kai
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Beer Recipes / Re: Munich Dunkel Help Needed
« on: March 05, 2013, 08:43:13 am »
I'd add more Munich. Maybe 90/10 Munich/Pils. Is the Midnight Wheat the only roasted grain you have?
Kai
Kai
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All Grain Brewing / Re: calcium carry over to kettle question
« on: March 05, 2013, 06:40:19 am »
Most of that lost calcium is from reactions with the malt's phosphate. I wouldn't worry much about it. The calcium recommendations for water already take that into account.
Kai
Kai
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All Grain Brewing / Re: hochkurz mash
« on: March 04, 2013, 10:13:43 am »
There are 2 parts that are beneficial for efficiency:
(1) - boiling the grain
(2) - higher temperature mash rest
I commonly let the high temperature rest (~72 C) sit or 30-60 min.
Kai
(1) - boiling the grain
(2) - higher temperature mash rest
I commonly let the high temperature rest (~72 C) sit or 30-60 min.
Kai
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All Grain Brewing / Re: Water Chemistry
« on: March 04, 2013, 09:25:08 am »
I think using baking soda to raise mash pH is fine. In the past I have gotten push-back on that idea since brewers seem to be afraid of sodium. But its nice to see that others are also coming to the conclusion that unless your sodium is already elevated that use of baking soda is just fine.
Kai
Kai
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All Grain Brewing / Re: calcium chloride
« on: March 04, 2013, 09:17:41 am »
From what I know most brewing water calculators use the hydration forms of the salts as shown next to the salt name here: http://www.brewersfriend.com/mash-chemistry-and-brewing-water-calculator/#section_SaltAdditions
Kai
Kai
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Beer Recipes / Re: Schwarzbier
« on: February 28, 2013, 11:59:32 am »
Yes, too funny. I didn't intend this.
I think crystal in a Schwarzbier is fine. I use it in mine.
Kai
I think crystal in a Schwarzbier is fine. I use it in mine.
Kai
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Beer Recipes / Re: Schwartzbier
« on: February 28, 2013, 08:51:46 am »
The only comment I have is that there is no "t" in Scharzbier 
Kai
Kai
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Events / Re: NHC 2013 Entry Problems - Possible Solutions?
« on: February 27, 2013, 12:52:07 pm »I'm talking about registering for the competition, not the conference. The judges sit for hours writing about the beer; I don't see anything unfair about giving them access to the competition the following year.
I misread that and what you are proposing seems reasonable.
Kai
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Events / Re: NHC 2013 Entry Problems - Possible Solutions?
« on: February 27, 2013, 12:33:39 pm »What about paying judges. Raising the entry fee by 100% AND having an entry limit of 5 would still prevent the NHC from being a rich brewer game. If you pay judges you may attract more of them.
I've never been comfortable with the idea of taking money for judging, but if judging this year got me reduced/free entry next year or even just gave me guaranteed access - well I wouldn't turn it down...
I wouldn’t have a problem taking money. especially if it pays for gas and other judging related expenses. Even if the money is more than that it would be one way of financing the hobby. I think it’s all about creating more incentives for brewers to go the route of becoming a judge since the community of brewers is growing faster than the community of judges which is why we seem to be having these issues.
I’m not in favor of tying conference attendance/entry to judging. Personally I’d like to see competitions and the conference as separate events. There are many brewers who are not interested in entering competitions or judging but would like to attend the conference. Giving judges a leg up on registering for the conference would be unfair to the other group.
Kai
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Events / Re: NHC 2013 Entry Problems - Possible Solutions?
« on: February 27, 2013, 11:39:57 am »
What about paying judges. Raising the entry fee by 100% AND having an entry limit of 5 would still prevent the NHC from being a rich brewer game. If you pay judges you may attract more of them.
Lots of unsolicited comment from me, but maybe one future year I have interest in participating which is why I’m also interested in finding a better entry system.
BTW, our club sponsored one entry per group and we selected the entry that will be sponsored by selecting the best beers during a tasting session at a club meeting. That was a pretty nice idea.
Kai
Lots of unsolicited comment from me, but maybe one future year I have interest in participating which is why I’m also interested in finding a better entry system.
BTW, our club sponsored one entry per group and we selected the entry that will be sponsored by selecting the best beers during a tasting session at a club meeting. That was a pretty nice idea.
Kai
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Events / Re: NHC 2013 Entry Problems - Possible Solutions?
« on: February 27, 2013, 11:26:38 am »The pre-qualification argument to reduce entries is not a good one. That's what the first round of this competition is for. If you want to enter a competition where you have to pre-qualify then google MCAB and proceed from there.
It’s clear that judging resources are limited and won’t grow unless more step up to become judges and donate their time. I think everybody who is not a judge should think about that when arguing against a limit and/or qualifier.
There are a number of competitive events (marathons for example) that are very popular and the organizers had to limit number of entries. The NYC marathon has a lottery and to run in Boston you need to qualify. And that qualification in itself is already an achievement.
As I see it there are only a few fair approaches to entry limitation:
- cap on entries per brewer (people need to choose the beers they want to enter and also limits the amount of money one has to pay to have a shot at winning the competition)
- qualification (that is a good one since it may get more people involved in the local competition scene)
- lottery
The speed of your internet connection or your ability to be online just at the right time should not make a difference in your chances of getting your beers in.
Kai
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Events / Re: NHC 2013 Entry Problems - Possible Solutions?
« on: February 27, 2013, 10:55:24 am »
Don't bump the price. That would make the amount you can throw at this a big part of your chances to win.
Kai
Kai
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Events / Re: NHC 2013 Entry Problems - Possible Solutions?
« on: February 27, 2013, 10:27:08 am »
Looks like we got a lot of new members here
Not entering competitions myself I do think that a lower limit is a fair approach. That way you'll have judge which beers to enter. Everybody has this limit and that's why I think it would be fair.
Kai
Not entering competitions myself I do think that a lower limit is a fair approach. That way you'll have judge which beers to enter. Everybody has this limit and that's why I think it would be fair.
Kai
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The Pub / Re: AB InBev accused of mislabeling ABV
« on: February 26, 2013, 03:33:56 pm »
AB and most other macros, and even some micros, brew a higher gravity strength beer that is then diluted before packaging. That's SOP and had been like this for a while.
Kai
Kai