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Ingredients / Re: I want to over hop...

« on: May 31, 2013, 05:43:36 PM »

I think a single 30 minute addition of an ounce of Columbus or Chinook really makes for a nice heavily bitter brew without sacrificing much of the flavor. Primarily, you want to go with 50-60 BU's for a 5.6% brew and the one addition. Add the all the hops after the hot-break and all you need is 30 minutes.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: ~40 gallon plastic coke barrels

« on: May 30, 2013, 04:48:38 PM »

Oxyclean. Soak overnight.

But, ferment one batch and the sprite smell will be gone and I doubt you'd taste it in the beer.

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The Pub / Re: Looks nice but it's just an opener...

« on: May 30, 2013, 04:12:26 PM »

Something ridiculously inefficient and requiring protective gear!

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The Pub / Re: Looks nice but it's just an opener...

« on: May 30, 2013, 03:40:27 PM »

I did not like the way that they screwed one of these into that poor innocent tree...


Aesthetically pleasing design. However, does it really matter if the cap is not bent? I've taken a few bottles off at the neck with mine but they would have broken anyway.

Mine cost less than $10 and will out last me...

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Going Pro / Re: Can filler and seamer

« on: May 29, 2013, 08:49:46 AM »

I think it would be logical to price them in terms of kegs. Perhaps something like "it cost me [the equivalent of] 400 kegs..."

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Naturally Carbonating a Keg

« on: May 29, 2013, 08:44:10 AM »

If you have an empty keg available you could carbonate in one, crash it and transfer under pressure and gravity. Then you could take bright beer out to the woods. But if the beer is served in Solo cups with poor light conditions does it really matter?

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All Things Food / Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread

« on: May 29, 2013, 08:28:22 AM »

First attempt at carrots. Picked on Memorial Day.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Naturally Carbonating a Keg

« on: May 29, 2013, 08:22:45 AM »

Well, the best thing to do is to try the technique multiple times. Then one can see if they favor priming and how it'll work for them.

And as an afterthought the beer probably will be cloudy- but from lugging the keg around. Letting it rest for a couple hours will improve matters IMO

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All Things Food / Re: Growing food - The Garden Thread

« on: May 29, 2013, 06:56:29 AM »

I got an olde irrigation dam like that up in the rafters of the barn. It has
faded from age and prolly dry rot.  Never used the thing so other than
spider hang out you are not getting help from me....lol I suspect
that you just don the hip? waders and forge ahead.

Hopefully I led you down a good potato patch path....

Quoting himself again I see...

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Going Pro / Re: Can filler and seamer

« on: May 29, 2013, 06:28:48 AM »

Man that can design looks awfully similar to Magic Hat. Just sayin be keerful.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Naturally Carbonating a Keg

« on: May 29, 2013, 06:00:37 AM »

I've been doing his for years now and caught a bunch of flack for it initially. Use the same amount of sugar that you would with bottles depending on temp and desired volumes of co2. And, the notion that priming a keg produces cloudy yeasty pints is BS.

As far as never hooking up the keg to a tank- you'll need something to push the beer out at some point. There won't be enough psi to move the beer once you've drawn the keg down. Unless there are plans to use gravity; perhaps laying the keg on its side and switching the "out" to the "in" and using its shorter tube will work.

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The Pub / Re: Good day

« on: May 28, 2013, 05:10:44 PM »

I'm probably going to get a Komodo this summer. But the brinkman works ok. Just plan about 9+ hours for a pork shoulder. Yer gonna have to build the fire again at least once and that means tearing the whole thing apart. Otherwise u can add coals and wood throughout the day.

You'll be able to do a 24hr+ cook with one load of charcoal in a Komodo if it is anything like an Egg. If you do it right. Might have to give the coals a stir once or twice.

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The Pub / Re: Good day

« on: May 28, 2013, 12:38:43 PM »

Do the modifications on the Brinkman for it to work right.

I almost bought a Brinkman but it looked too draughty.

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The Pub / Re: Good day

« on: May 28, 2013, 04:05:05 AM »

Sight for sore eyes!

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All Grain Brewing / Re: Water to Grist Ratio

« on: May 26, 2013, 12:50:42 PM »

Thanks Denny! I've done this and never felt there was much of a difference but it makes sense.