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Ingredients / Re: Question about roasted grains
« on: March 03, 2012, 01:39:09 PM »
Cool. Now I feel better about the 15 pounds of 2 row I was afraid I wasted.
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Ingredients / Re: Question about roasted grains
« on: March 03, 2012, 01:29:00 PM »
Thankyou for your reply. I am brewing a Breckenridge Christmas Ale clone. The recipe called for 1 oz black patent and I accidentally used an ounce of black roasted barley. I hope I didn't screw this up too bad.
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Ingredients / Question about roasted grains
« on: March 03, 2012, 01:03:09 PM »
Is there a difference between black roasted malt and black patent malt?
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Why I brew
« on: March 03, 2012, 08:52:23 AM »
In 1977 when homebrewing became legal a friend of mine took it up. He made the best tasting beer I had ever tried. Of course back then all that was available in America were bland pilsners. Bud, Blue Ribbon, Hamms the beer refreshing, Shlitz, etc. Light beer had not even been invented yet.
I was always fascinated with it after that but never had the time, space, or opportunity to try it until a couple years ago. Of course by then the craft beer boom was really picking up momentum and I could buy good beer. But I like to tweak and perfect, plus I was still fascinated with the idea of it.
Since then I have discovered the ever learning aspect of the hobby. I like that. I used to play a lot of tournament chess and that was what made chess fun to me as well. Plus, I have found that once I have the equipment, brewing is much cheaper than buying beer. I recently went to the liquor store and picked up a 6 of Sam Adams Red Ale, a 6 of Odell's Red Ale, and a 6 of Sam Adams Alpine Spring. The ticket came to over $28. I walked out of there thinking I spend less than that making 2 cases. The kicker is I actually liked my last red ale than either of the professionally made ones I bought.
I have thought it might be fun to go pro on some level. But then it would become a job. And anything that becomes a job isn't fun anymore. I am not brewing to enter any contests. I am brewing for fun and to have beer actually designed just for my own taste.
I was always fascinated with it after that but never had the time, space, or opportunity to try it until a couple years ago. Of course by then the craft beer boom was really picking up momentum and I could buy good beer. But I like to tweak and perfect, plus I was still fascinated with the idea of it.
Since then I have discovered the ever learning aspect of the hobby. I like that. I used to play a lot of tournament chess and that was what made chess fun to me as well. Plus, I have found that once I have the equipment, brewing is much cheaper than buying beer. I recently went to the liquor store and picked up a 6 of Sam Adams Red Ale, a 6 of Odell's Red Ale, and a 6 of Sam Adams Alpine Spring. The ticket came to over $28. I walked out of there thinking I spend less than that making 2 cases. The kicker is I actually liked my last red ale than either of the professionally made ones I bought.
I have thought it might be fun to go pro on some level. But then it would become a job. And anything that becomes a job isn't fun anymore. I am not brewing to enter any contests. I am brewing for fun and to have beer actually designed just for my own taste.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Why I brew
« on: March 02, 2012, 08:55:32 AM »
I am therefore I brew
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Too much alcohol taste...
« on: February 29, 2012, 05:20:19 PM »
What was your pitching temperature and how warm did it ferment? I did a 9% one recently with no percievable alcohol taste.
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Ingredients / Hop identification question
« on: February 24, 2012, 11:30:12 AM »
Has anybody tried Odell's seasonal red ale? It has a really nice fresh hop aroma. For those who have tried it, does anybody know what kind of hops those might be? Or how they got such and incredible aroma?
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: AHA Membership
« on: February 21, 2012, 02:05:21 PM »
They sent me another card when I renewed.
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All Grain Brewing / Re: Does this sound right?
« on: February 21, 2012, 11:29:39 AM »Thankyou for the replies. I used 6 ounces of Cascade hops in this beer. 1/2 oz @ 60 minutes, 1/2 oz @ 45 minutes, 2 oz @20 minutes, 2 oz @ 10 minutes, and an ounce for 5 minutes.
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All Grain Brewing / Re: Does this sound right?
« on: February 21, 2012, 10:59:49 AM »
I mashed at 150F for 90 minutes. It was my first stab at an IPA
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Equipment and Software / Re: Software?
« on: February 21, 2012, 08:58:05 AM »
I have been having good luck with brewtarget. And it runs on my linux machine as well as my windows machine.
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All Grain Brewing / Does this sound right?
« on: February 20, 2012, 07:38:20 PM »
Grain bill
11 lbs Rahr 2 row
1 lb Munich
12 oz Victory Malt
8 oz Rahr Malted Wheat
OG 1.076
FG 1.012
I checked the hydrometer several times on each reading. I used Nottingham yeast. Can it attenuate that much?
11 lbs Rahr 2 row
1 lb Munich
12 oz Victory Malt
8 oz Rahr Malted Wheat
OG 1.076
FG 1.012
I checked the hydrometer several times on each reading. I used Nottingham yeast. Can it attenuate that much?
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The Pub / Re: Compact fluorescent bulbs
« on: February 09, 2012, 07:49:55 AM »
Ty for the link. Believe it or not I am getting them at our local Lowes for the same price.
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The Pub / Re: Compact fluorescent bulbs
« on: February 08, 2012, 09:04:02 PM »
I was sitting in my kitchen having morning coffee when my lights went dim, then they went bright again. Then there was a buzzing noise coming from my light fixture followed by the smell of melting insulation. Being an electrician by trade, I turned the light off and climbed up to investigate. First thing I saw was a big burn mark on the base of one of my CFLs. I took it out and sniffed it and sure enough that is where the smell was coming from. I have since removed all of those bulbs from my home and am little by little replacing with LCDs.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Hello...
« on: February 06, 2012, 05:02:31 PM »
Welcome. I am somewhat new here also. It is a great forum. Like some of the others, if it hadn't been for Mr Beer I wouldn't be here.