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The Pub / Re: http://tinychat.com/roffenburger
« on: May 10, 2013, 06:54:10 pm »
I'll be on for a few minutes tonight, if anyone is around.
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Going Pro / Re: Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery (2nd Edition)
« on: May 10, 2013, 03:41:11 pm »I could take one of cheap 15 BBL brewhouses please.
They make those in China, but you get what you pay for.
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Going Pro / Re: Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery (2nd Edition)
« on: May 10, 2013, 03:06:36 pm »Yep. John Maier said to me a year ago that in 3 years you'll be able to buy used brewing equipment really cheap.
Whether you're an optimist or a pessimist, the current round of nanos/micros popping up is not sustainable for long. Either they'll grow a ton and have to upgrade their system, or they'll go under in a couple years. Either way, there should be a lot of 3-5bbl systems for sale soon.
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Going Pro / Re: Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery (2nd Edition)
« on: May 10, 2013, 02:07:34 pm »Also time of used equipment is over.
Just give it a year or two. . .
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Going Pro / Re: Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery (2nd Edition)
« on: May 10, 2013, 12:36:58 pm »
Holy cow! Four different people actually listened to me. I think that's the first time that's ever happened. . .
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The Pub / Re: Why I run Windows
« on: May 09, 2013, 07:58:34 pm »
I had a Thinkpad that was rock solid for years. IBM/Lenovo/whatever even replaced the motherboard for me for free, out of warranty. I put the service request in Monday night, got the return shipping box Tuesday morning, and got the repaired computer back Thursday evening. Unbelievable customer service. I don't use it much anymore, but it still runs fine. I think it's a 2006 model, IIRC.
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Going Pro / Re: Guide to Starting Your Own Brewery (2nd Edition)
« on: May 09, 2013, 07:53:55 pm »
Here's the book the guys on probrewer.com rave about, and it's only $20: http://www.lulu.com/shop/tom-hennessy/brewery-operations-manual/paperback/product-20402206.html
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Lemonade in beer
« on: May 08, 2013, 12:14:22 pm »Do you think you'd get a low pH from the lemonade that would adversely affect the yeast?
Probably not. I've used wine yeasts to ferment pre-soured wort to make sour beers without issue. Wine yeast is pretty hardy.
I should add, I've made 100% fermented grapefruit juice, and it was pretty undrinkable by itself, so I wouldn't ferment 100% lemon juice. Diluted in the ~50% range the fermented grapefruit juice was pretty good.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Lemonade in beer
« on: May 08, 2013, 08:32:57 am »Probably call it a "panty dropper" beer.
True story: I knew a guy that used that phrase a lot. He got indicted on Federal drug charges. It's definitely something "winners" say all the time.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Lemonade in beer
« on: May 06, 2013, 07:26:40 pm »I'm pretty open to experimentation, but cola and weizen sounds pretty nasty (says the guy who is attempting to brew a batch of hard Pepsi as we speak...)
AFAIK they typically use dunkelweizen, which I can see, more than a typical hefeweizen.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Lemonade in beer
« on: May 06, 2013, 03:51:00 pm »What the Germans call lemonade is often a soft drink like 7-Up or Sprite. Some radlers are made with those.
I just learned today that the slang name for a beer and Sprite (technically Limo, which I guess can be lemonade or soda like Sprite) is a "Russisch," and the slang name for a Cola and Weizen is a very inappropriate thing to call black people that I won't repeat here.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Brewstrong
« on: May 05, 2013, 03:13:06 pm »Once everyone liberates themselves from styles and brew what tastes good to you and your friends, family, and acquaintances, you will all feel better about yourselves.
I will never feel better about myself! You can't make me!
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The Pub / Re: Reinheitsgebot craziness
« on: May 05, 2013, 06:24:13 am »Frankly I don't view Europe as a great example of the free market.
You're absolutely right. They have a lot of regulations (eg dumping tariffs, appellations, etc.) to protect small and local businesses, which is why their self-employed and small business rates are a lot higher than ours.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Scoresheet comment... Inappropriate?
« on: May 04, 2013, 04:49:18 pm »man.... what the PC movement has done to folks...
Your reaaaalllly reaching for that one. Streeeetttch!!!
It's like two degrees of Kevin Bacon. . .
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The Pub / Re: Reinheitsgebot craziness
« on: May 04, 2013, 03:14:53 pm »They could be sold minus the beer title though, correct?
I'm not really sure. It might be a taxation issue, where if it's beer it's a lot cheaper, and booze might have a much higher tax rate. So it might be legal, but not feasible to do so commercially. It could also be just that lager steamrolled all the ales in northern Germany, so consumers don't want them anymore. One of my friends got back from Belgium recently and said that "normal" people drink macro lagers, and bums love to drink Duvel because it's basically malt liquor over there.