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Extract/Partial Mash Brewing / Re: Brewing a 5 gallon extract with 5 gallon carboy
« on: May 06, 2013, 02:34:48 PM »
Time for someone to pick up a couple buckets!
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Equipment and Software / Re: Cleaning Beerstone
« on: May 06, 2013, 02:26:07 PM »
Bar Keeper's Friend seems to work pretty well too.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Drinking while brewing
« on: May 06, 2013, 01:48:08 PM »i must try this. maybe tonight. do you think its kind of alchoholic of me to brew just to drink this? HAHAI think inspired is a better word.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Drinking while brewing
« on: May 06, 2013, 11:39:31 AM »
This is why some folks wait until wort is in the fermenter before sampling the product. 
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Equipment and Software / Re: pH Meter
« on: May 06, 2013, 11:36:46 AM »
I've been happy with my Hannah Instruments.
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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Bottling from a keg
« on: May 06, 2013, 08:00:12 AM »
The beer gun is a lot simpler to operate and manage than a CPF in my opinion. I love mine. Before I decided to get one though, I used a bottling wand with a #2 stopper jammed into a picnic tap. I didn't purge the bottles with CO2, but the stopper did create "counter pressure" and the fills were not overly foamy. Beer gun bottling just seems to go much smoother when I have a lot to do and lack a second pair of hands to help with the capping.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: One last question before my very first brew this weekend
« on: May 03, 2013, 09:26:52 AM »
Get a bunch of hop socks, you'll use them. Or go nylon and re-use them. Point being get more than one, you'll use them in short order.
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Ingredients / Re: Hop Yard Sale
« on: April 15, 2013, 11:04:22 AM »
Nice, stocked up on some Saaz and Mittelfruh. Dangit, they were out of Centennial.
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Hop Growing / Re: Second Year Hops
« on: April 11, 2013, 02:46:12 PM »
Mine are already getting away from me, I need to get out and set up some trellis & twine this Sunday!
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Lagering in corny kegs
« on: April 11, 2013, 02:41:25 PM »We have three now50 gallons lagering in corny kegs as I type this.I really need another chest freezer and more kegs so I can do this...That sounds ridiculously awesome.
I'm picking up a new freezer tomorrow for this exact purpose.
You won't regret it!
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Lagering in corny kegs
« on: April 11, 2013, 12:18:52 PM »I am wanting to do an Octoberfest and was curious if anyone lagers in corny kegs? I have a fridg that is temperature controlled for the primary and diacetyl rest and was thinking I could rack off to a corny keg and let it sit at the lagering temp for 6 weeks.My Ofest primaries for two weeks, D-rests for one, crashes for another one or two then is transferred to cornies where it will lagers to sublime deliciosity for ~5 months.
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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: First State Microbe
« on: April 11, 2013, 12:14:38 PM »I guess since Washington has all the hops we can let Oregon claim yeast... way to go Wyeast!
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/04/05/176345680/craft-beer-crazy-oregon-poised-to-name-official-state-microbe
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Hey! We have our fair share of hops as well.
We're number two! We're number two!
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Ingredients / Re: dry hopping
« on: April 10, 2013, 07:47:16 AM »
You may have issues if you leave them in the keg at room temps for more than a week. I usually add my dry hops to the kegs and let them set at room temperature ~70 dF for seven days then put them in to storage or service <40. I never remove dry hops that are added to my kegs and I haven't had issues with grassy off flavors, even after several months.
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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: Ten Barrel Brewing
« on: April 08, 2013, 08:09:08 PM »
Now there are 14
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Ingredients / Re: Coconut Porter
« on: April 07, 2013, 10:17:23 AM »Well, Maui brewing does it in all 3 phases (to my knowledge): Mash, boil, and secondary.
I typically add mine to the keg post-fermentation, this allows me more control. I add it in a couple of hop sacks with weights. Anywhere from 0.5-1.5lbs/5gallons. It usually takes anywhere from 3-14 days depending on the style of beer and the amount of coconut added.. I generally toast it in the oven on the lowest bake setting for 10-15 minutes with frequent stirring until golden brown (the house smells fantastic, BTW!), before adding it to the beer. You want to use the organic stuff, not the coconut you find in the baking aisle.
Do you leave the coconut in the keg until it kicks or remove after 3-14 days?
How long would you expect for 12 oz of toasted flaked coconut to infuse well into a big porter?