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Beer Travel / Re: AHA Rally at Stone, anyone?
« on: March 13, 2011, 10:29:46 pm »
The guys in the red shirts never make it back to the ship, just sayin. 
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: I'm going to make a checklist...
« on: March 13, 2011, 09:57:18 am »
the first time i used my jet bottle washer i forgot to pull up on the lever before turning the water on, luckily i was wearing glasses, but that didnt help the nostrils one bit.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Hops and Lattice.....
« on: March 13, 2011, 09:54:46 am »
will the chemicals in the pressure-treated wood have any effect on the hops?
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Equipment and Software / Re: Minimum Size for Kettle and Carboys - 5 Gallon Batches
« on: March 09, 2011, 09:46:02 am »
I recently upgraded my equipment and bought a complete kit from William's, this 32qt kettle was in the kit, I'm very happy with it. The valve is great for transferring wort without having to lift that sucker when its pretty full. Just something to consider.
Brewer's Edge 32 Quart Brew Kettle
Cheers and welcome to the forum!
TonyP
Brewer's Edge 32 Quart Brew Kettle
Cheers and welcome to the forum!
TonyP
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: My LHBS employs a style nazi
« on: March 07, 2011, 01:35:23 pm »What about that time you got caught naked with a bowl of jello?
Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you?
You are chris knight, arent you? I hope, so I'm wearing his underwear.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: The definitive how-to-brew video......
« on: March 06, 2011, 10:34:59 am »daaaaaaaamn where can we get those giant ceramic crock pots?Tony, My father in law has quite a few of those old crocks...
that's awesome, now I have to find one, even if I just keep my brewing accessories in it heh
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The Pub / Re: So ya got this Car
« on: March 05, 2011, 11:00:24 am »
99 subie outback 30th anniv edition, never had to do more than typical maintenance (oil, filters, tires, etc). Its ok on gas but its def the best purchase i've ever made, $10k in 2003. I'd have to go look at the mileage but its def over 100k. If you're looking for another used car a Subaru should be near the top of the list imo.
Here's a pict of my baby playin in the snow:
Tony
Here's a pict of my baby playin in the snow:
Tony
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: The definitive how-to-brew video......
« on: March 05, 2011, 10:34:06 am »
daaaaaaaamn where can we get those giant ceramic crock pots?
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General Homebrew Discussion / Space beer reaches final frontier
« on: March 04, 2011, 12:49:09 pm »
Space beer reaches final frontier
"An Australian brewing company has, for the first time, manufactured a space beer. As in, a beer that can actually be consumed in space! This is most certainly one giant leap for beer affectionados."
"An Australian brewing company has, for the first time, manufactured a space beer. As in, a beer that can actually be consumed in space! This is most certainly one giant leap for beer affectionados."
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Pimp My System / Re: Keezer build
« on: March 03, 2011, 09:10:54 pm »
Nice job! It really looks good. How far apart are the taps (on center)? They look a little close together once the tap handles are on.
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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Bottling Temp and Taste Correlation
« on: March 01, 2011, 12:13:03 pm »
good info guys, thanks I appreciate it
Cheers,
Tony
Cheers,
Tony
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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Bottling Temp and Taste Correlation
« on: March 01, 2011, 11:43:19 am »
Ah ok, so if i let both sit for a few minutes and reach the same temp then the flavors, etc would be the same?
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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Bottling Temp and Taste Correlation
« on: March 01, 2011, 11:42:09 am »The bottles weren't fully carbonated when you put them in the fridge. The lower temps slowed down or stopped the yeast from consuming the remaining priming sugar. So they're less carbonated and have less head. The higher carbonation level in the garage ones are affecting your perception of the flavor, making it "pop" more.
Gotcha, so should I wait 2 weeks at room temp before putting in the fridge or 1 week room temp then 1 week at garage temp, then fridge?
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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Bottling Temp and Taste Correlation
« on: March 01, 2011, 11:41:00 am »465
Kegging and Bottling / Bottling Temp and Taste Correlation
« on: March 01, 2011, 11:36:06 am »
I recently bottled an Irish Red Ale and after 1 week of room temp carbonation, as an experiment I put half of the bottles in a fridge (approx 45deg) and half in the garage on the floor (exactly 60deg), each for another week.
After tasting them, my wife and I both agree that the bottles stored in the garage have a much more pronounced flavor, a much thicker/richer head. The fridge bottles have less of a head and you really have to chug it into the glass to get a head at all, and the bubbles are noticeably smaller but it has less of a bitter aftertaste.
Does this make sense? Can anyone explain why this is?
Thanks,
Tony
After tasting them, my wife and I both agree that the bottles stored in the garage have a much more pronounced flavor, a much thicker/richer head. The fridge bottles have less of a head and you really have to chug it into the glass to get a head at all, and the bubbles are noticeably smaller but it has less of a bitter aftertaste.
Does this make sense? Can anyone explain why this is?
Thanks,
Tony