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Kegging and Bottling / Re: air stone

« on: November 11, 2009, 11:26:33 AM »

Kegs on its side and I'm rolling it like I'm working dough. But constant motion, back, forth for the whole time.

Wonder if you maybe have a leak on the poppet?

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: How long for your lagers to drop clear?

« on: November 11, 2009, 03:08:45 AM »

Either cut down the water with RO to reduce the akalinity or if it's not that far off you can probably bounce it closer in line with acidification.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: air stone

« on: November 10, 2009, 11:48:00 PM »

maybe i didn't pray enough or something.

Zee,

Do you remember roughly how long you shaked and prayed for? I find that it takes me a good 10-15 before its done. (of course the last 5 is all about trying to squeeze in that last little bit.

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The Pub / Re: Banned!

« on: November 10, 2009, 11:42:43 PM »

Did you ever have a mullet?

Oh god yes, fortunately no one has ever decided to take my senior high school yearbook photo and put it online!

Or Kevin Smith...(a.k.a. Silent Bob)

I met Kevin Smith once at a signing. He looked at me, did a double take and laughed when I told him "No seriously, this is my natural look"

Now for the fun embarrassing photo of me that a college roomie of mine posted a while back. This is me in my Freshman year of college.



What do I mostly wear these days? Black work boots, jeans and black t-shirts. Only difference is the beard, the gut and the grey hair.

Ok, I think I've now helped turn this thread into a complete "Embarrass Drew" thread.

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Questions about the forum? / Re: Images

« on: November 10, 2009, 08:34:43 PM »

Robert,

we don't host the pictures directly - you have to put them on anoterh site, like your own website or photobucket, etc and then click on the img button, place the url between the [img] tags.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: air stone

« on: November 10, 2009, 06:00:07 PM »

I tried, but it's tricky cause the right way to do it is with an airstone and a slow release mechanism for quick carbonation. (aka crack the vessel open slightly and apply the correct CO2 level for an hour as the gas bubbles through the beer.)

For me, I just look up my pressure on a chart, hook it to the keg and roll it back in forth for 10-15 minutes or until the gas stops hissing. It takes more time, but I get more precise that way than the old slam and shake.

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The Pub / Re: Banned!

« on: November 10, 2009, 05:45:39 PM »

Another board had a poll recently - I knew there were some old guys on the board. Didn't really realize I was one of em until the bar graph showed the poll results. As far as the bell curve went - I was definitely over the hill.

Its only going to get worse (aka better). I look forward to a younger crowd and their ideas, but they better respect their elders! (Says the 35 year old)

Seriously, looking at the crowd at the AHA conference since my first in 2001, the shift if very apparent and has been accelerating ever since the Denver Conference.

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The Pub / Re: Brew Dawgs!

« on: November 10, 2009, 05:35:20 PM »

The fiancee has a 10 year old white terrier mix rescue guy named "Toby" who's help on brewdays usually consists of coming over every 20 minutes or so to check out that I'm there doing my thing before finding a quiet place to collapse.

Tomorrow we pick up another rescue guy... an 8lb red squirrel looking Chihuahua named Sammy. He's 5. We'll see how he does as a brew dog. Gotta remember not to lose him in the mash tun!

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Ingredients / Re: Thomas-Fawcett a good substitute for Simpsons Golden Promise?

« on: November 10, 2009, 04:38:30 PM »

MO should be fine. They're both very similiar. Halcyon's a cousin, lower protein levels, lighter in color

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The Pub / Re: Banned!

« on: November 10, 2009, 04:25:05 PM »

you might want to look into changing your avatar then, drew.  ba-zing!

Damn, what is it with today and my pride/ego taking shots?

Sad part is... that's about the best damn picture of me out there. I can't help it if I make Jojo the Dog Faced Boy look pretty.

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The Pub / Re: Banned!

« on: November 10, 2009, 04:14:53 PM »

I missed the original avatar in question - how can such a small pic contain enough pixels to be offensive? (just wondering aloud)

The trick is this: This forum is supposed to be the public face of the AHA and all of our members. We want to maintain an open and inviting environment to everyone and a part of that means keeping it from turning into "boyzone". While the hobby is largely comprised of 30-50 year old married men with a college degree, we have large swaths of the population that don't fall into that group and it's currently changing at a rapid rate. (Seriously, we're heading towards a youth skew that makes me feel old)

An alternative way of thinking/filtering for those of you who've ever met the AHA staff, would you say the things you post or show in front of Kate, Janis, Jill Lindsey, Erin or any of the 16 women who make up the AHA/BA's 31 staffers?

We're really just getting started here and are feeling our way out on where the balance lies. This is a first of what I hope will be many pathways that allows the membership to contribute to and shape what the perception of the AHA is to the world. I guarantee you there will be missteps along the way, but for now we're erring on the side of caution towards ensuring we meet our goals.

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The Pub / Re: Banned!

« on: November 10, 2009, 03:50:54 PM »

I'll put mine up against yours anytime

Great, now I'm not even manly enough for the beer forum. *sigh* Will I ever win? Will I ever fit in?

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The Pub / Re: Banned!

« on: November 10, 2009, 03:48:30 PM »

Surely you guys can understand that, right?

I would feel threatened and less confident with that for comparison, but at least Brad Pitt doesn't have my awesome beer powered belly!

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The Pub / Re: What do you like besides homebrew

« on: November 09, 2009, 06:39:47 PM »

Umm, walk my dog, write (about beer) and umm.. shoot, not much else really! :-D

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Other Fermentables / Re: Fermcap in Wine Fermentation?

« on: November 09, 2009, 05:25:06 PM »

Unless you're fermenting with crushed grapes, don't worry about it. Wine yeasts don't throw the same krausen

And if you're fermenting grapes, then you need to punch down the cap, not something fermcap will help with..

so the overall answer is no need.