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Commercial Beer Reviews / Full Sail Session Lager
« on: March 17, 2013, 12:41:45 PM »
It says its a Premium Lager but it tastes more like a Cream Ale to me. Light golden straw color, light body, bright white foamy head, very mild hop aroma and flavor with a pretty dry finish.
Would probably be good ice cold on a hot summer day after mowing the lawn or lounging at the beach.
The real reason I bought it was for the stubby bottles that have labels you can remove unlike Red Stripe that paints them on instead.
Would probably be good ice cold on a hot summer day after mowing the lawn or lounging at the beach.
The real reason I bought it was for the stubby bottles that have labels you can remove unlike Red Stripe that paints them on instead.
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Pimp My System / Even More Brewshed Ideas...
« on: March 11, 2013, 09:36:15 PM »
Found more brewshed designs and thought I would pass them along...
These are from Oaktree Sheds, local place in NJ.
There are alot more at this shutterfly link. Click the view album button.
I really like the idea of having that fold-out bar top, but the shed would obviously need to be alot deeper to fit a good amount of brewing equipment in it and not be cramped.
I was inside one of their basic models today, i think it was 8x10 with 2 front windows on either side of double doors and it seemed like enough room for a brewstand, a few shelving units or cabinets and a couple chairs.
These are from Oaktree Sheds, local place in NJ.
There are alot more at this shutterfly link. Click the view album button.
I really like the idea of having that fold-out bar top, but the shed would obviously need to be alot deeper to fit a good amount of brewing equipment in it and not be cramped.
I was inside one of their basic models today, i think it was 8x10 with 2 front windows on either side of double doors and it seemed like enough room for a brewstand, a few shelving units or cabinets and a couple chairs.
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Beer Recipes / Founder's Dry-Hopped Pale Ale
« on: February 15, 2013, 12:19:08 AM »
I found some notes from Jeremy Kosmicki of FBC on another forum so I put together this recipe based on that.
Founder's Dry-Hopped Pale Ale
10A-American Ale-American Pale Ale
Recipe Overview:
Fermentables:
Hops:
Yeast:
White Labs WLP001-California Ale
Mash Schedule:
BTW converting this html to bbcode was a huge pita so if you like the way it looks feel free to copy my table code and use it as a template for when you post recipes.
Thanks!
Tonyp
Founder's Dry-Hopped Pale Ale
10A-American Ale-American Pale Ale
Recipe Overview:
| Wort Volume Before Boil: | 6.00 US gals | Wort Volume After Boil: | 5.00 US gals |
| Volume Transferred: | 5.00 US gals | Water Added To Fermenter: | 0.00 US gals |
| Volume At Pitching: | 5.00 US gals | Volume Of Finished Beer: | 5.00 US gals |
| Expected Pre-Boil Gravity: | 1.046 SG | Expected OG: | 1.055 SG |
| Expected FG: | 1.012 SG | Apparent Attenuation: | 76.4 % |
| Expected ABV: | 5.6 % | Expected ABW: | 4.4 % |
| Expected IBU (using Tinseth): | 31.2 IBU | Expected Color (using Morey): | 6.8 SRM |
| BU:GU ratio: | 0.57 | ||
| Mash Efficiency: | 75.0 % | ||
| Boil Duration: | 60.0 mins | ||
| Fermentation Temperature: | 64 degF |
Fermentables:
| Ingredient | Amount | % | Time |
| US 2-Row Malt | 8lb 0oz | 80.0 % | In Mash |
| US Carapils Malt | 1lb 0oz | 10.0 % | In Mash |
| US Munich 20L Malt | 8oz | 5.0 % | In Mash |
| US Caramel/Crystal 40L Malt | 8oz | 5.0 % | In Mash |
Hops:
| Variety | Alpha | Amount | IBU | Form | Time |
| US Cascade | 4.5 % | 1.75 oz | 31.2 | Pellet | 60 Min from End |
| US Cascade | 4.5 % | 2.00 oz | 0.0 | Pellet | Dry-Hopped |
| US Crystal | 3.5 % | 2.00 oz | 0.0 | Pellet | Dry-Hopped |
Yeast:
White Labs WLP001-California Ale
Mash Schedule:
| Mash Type: | Full Mash | |
| Schedule Name: | Single Step Infusion (68C/154F) w/Mash-Out |
| Step Type | Temperature | Duration |
| Rest at | 154 degF | 60min |
| Raise to and Mash Out at | 171 degF | 10min |
BTW converting this html to bbcode was a huge pita so if you like the way it looks feel free to copy my table code and use it as a template for when you post recipes.
Thanks!
Tonyp
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General Homebrew Discussion / Beer Maker Builds a Raspberry Pi Tap List for His Home Brews
« on: February 14, 2013, 06:17:03 PM »6
Commercial Beer Reviews / Founder's Dry-Hopped Pale Ale
« on: February 14, 2013, 04:35:07 PM »
Absolutely fantastic! The hop aroma and flavor are awesome. As soon as you open the bottle you get blasted with a nose-full of cascade. So good it'll make you wanna smack your mama!
Founder's just keeps hitting it out of the park for me, another home run in my opinion.
Highly recommended.
Founder's just keeps hitting it out of the park for me, another home run in my opinion.
Highly recommended.
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The Pub / Pliny Documentary
« on: January 26, 2013, 09:49:30 AM »
A short video about Russian River Brewing Company's Pliny the Younger
(and they pronounce it 'pliney' not 'plinny', hah!
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(and they pronounce it 'pliney' not 'plinny', hah!
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Equipment and Software / BrewPi - Raspberry Pi-based Fermentation Controller
« on: October 02, 2012, 12:21:32 PM »
BrewPi - Raspberry Pi-based Fermentation Controller
BrewPi website
edit: added BrewPi website link
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"BrewPi is an open source fermentation controller that runs on an Arduino (for now) and a Raspberry Pi. It can control your beer temperature with 0.1 degree precision, log temperature data in nice graphs and is fully configurable from a web interface. If you are not into brewing, but do like to thinker with electronics, give the article a read. I had to invent many little things that could be very helpful for other projects too. I can think of a lot of cool things you could that involve controlling an Arduino from a web browser."
BrewPi website
edit: added BrewPi website link
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General Homebrew Discussion / One of the best brew days ever
« on: September 26, 2012, 05:04:57 PM »
I'm really lucky to have friends that love craft beer and who also love the brewing process. My wife and I have had them over on a few brew days and I find teaching how to brew almost as satisfying as brewing.
As part of my friend Jessica's birthday gift, I ordered an extract kit of a "fat tire" clone (one of her favorite beers) and invited her over to brew it at our place. She was so excited! I only made the starter, setup the equipment, and answered questions, I let her do everything else.
Right in the middle of heating up the water it started to rain so we moved everything under the metal awning attached to the house and continued undeterred. The rain kept getting worse and worse and turned out to be the worst storm we've had all summer. We used beach umbrellas to shield us from the wind and rain but there was still almost an inch of water that slowly crept up as we moved closer and closer to the house. It was miserable, and turned out to be the most fun brewing we've ever had.
We unanimously named it Rainy Day Ale and three weeks later we presented it to her on her birthday. It was deliclous. I don't know what was better, the brew day, the beer or the smile on her face when she opened the bottle and took her first sip.
She did a fantastic job and we all had a great time. I highly recommend doing this for your friends, you'll be happy you did! I know I was!
tony
As part of my friend Jessica's birthday gift, I ordered an extract kit of a "fat tire" clone (one of her favorite beers) and invited her over to brew it at our place. She was so excited! I only made the starter, setup the equipment, and answered questions, I let her do everything else.
Right in the middle of heating up the water it started to rain so we moved everything under the metal awning attached to the house and continued undeterred. The rain kept getting worse and worse and turned out to be the worst storm we've had all summer. We used beach umbrellas to shield us from the wind and rain but there was still almost an inch of water that slowly crept up as we moved closer and closer to the house. It was miserable, and turned out to be the most fun brewing we've ever had.
We unanimously named it Rainy Day Ale and three weeks later we presented it to her on her birthday. It was deliclous. I don't know what was better, the brew day, the beer or the smile on her face when she opened the bottle and took her first sip.
She did a fantastic job and we all had a great time. I highly recommend doing this for your friends, you'll be happy you did! I know I was!
tony
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Ingredients / How to make Flaked Maize/Corn?
« on: September 18, 2012, 03:42:39 PM »
Anyone know of the proper procedure for making flaked corn? We have amazing locally grown sweet corn here in jersey and i'd like to start using it in my cream ales. I searched a bit but didn't find much that helped.
Any help appreciated,
Thanks!
Tonyp
Any help appreciated,
Thanks!
Tonyp
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Commercial Beer Reviews / Yard's IPA
« on: August 25, 2012, 11:09:43 AM »
I really love Yard's Philadelphia Pale Ale and when the local liquor store didn't have it, my wife picked up the IPA instead. I totally dig this one too. A def "buy again" beer, which is getting harder and harder to do with so many choices lately. <<--#CraftBeerProblems
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The Pub / Irish mathematicians explain why Guinness bubbles sink
« on: May 30, 2012, 10:33:12 AM »14
Questions about the forum? / New forum category suggestion
« on: May 07, 2012, 12:13:42 PM »
Mistakes, Mishaps and Disasters...
I'd volunteer to be the moderator for this section! (as well as a contributor, unfortunately...)
I'd volunteer to be the moderator for this section! (as well as a contributor, unfortunately...)
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Pimp My System / More Brewshed Ideas...
« on: April 23, 2012, 01:06:22 PM »
In my never-ending quest to find a brewshed that i like, i ran across this site and thought i would share:
Alpine Storage Sheds
Alpine Storage Sheds