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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's Brewing This Weekend - 3/8 Edition
« on: March 07, 2013, 09:45:42 AM »
Dry hops for a CDA and keg cleaning, lots of keg cleaning.
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All Things Food / FryDaddy Fodder
« on: March 07, 2013, 09:24:53 AM »
Some friends and I are having a FryDaddy potluck this weekend. Looking for some fun and delicious care-free ideas and I'm sure I'm asking the right crowd. What's your favorite deep fried delight?
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The Pub / Re: song title game
« on: March 05, 2013, 01:35:26 PM »
My My Hey Hey (Out of the Blue)
-Neil Young
-Neil Young
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's Brewing This Weekend - 3/2 Edition
« on: February 28, 2013, 10:21:38 AM »That which you resist you become!10 gallons of CDABetter watch it, bud! They'll get ya!
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's Brewing This Weekend - 3/2 Edition
« on: February 28, 2013, 09:58:58 AM »
10 gallons of CDA 
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Beer Recipes / Re: recommend an oktoberfest yeast
« on: February 21, 2013, 12:40:27 PM »
2633 is fantastic. If you can do a split batch, do so and compare 2633 to something else your curious about.
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The Pub / Re: Fly Fisherpeople....tyers?? BEAUTIFUL
« on: February 19, 2013, 03:48:28 PM »
Wow, those are beautiful feathers. Interesting that the body is black & white and the tail is, uh... awesome for lack of a better term. Hazel maybe?
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Equipment and Software / Re: FastRack
« on: February 08, 2013, 10:09:23 AM »
What about bombers? Do they mention how many (or if) bombers will fit and still stack with any stability?
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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Rehydrating Dry Yeast
« on: February 08, 2013, 09:48:04 AM »So, If I'm planning on boiling my water that I'll use to rehydrate some US-05 is there any reason I shouldn't add enough DME to the equivalent concentration of a typical starter and a pinch of yeast nutrient for the purpose of rehydrating? I'm wondering if this would provide a nice boost or if the yeast would be confused by spending a short time in a "starter" solution prior to being pitched (say, after a couple hours or so).
As I understand it this is a bad idea because the yeast, when first reintroduced to a liquid environment are not prepared to triage what goes in to the cells via dried out membranes. So they can not regulate how much and and what kind of things are coming in and this causes a lot of damage if there are lots of sugar and other stuff in the liquid. Plain water gives them a chance to wake up and get their membranes working properly before they have to deal with sugars and other chemicals.
They already have the reserves they need to get through this period well. Hence the manufacturers recommending rehydration in plain water.
That makes really good sense. I suppose I should have just asked myself what I would prefer if I were dehydrated. Thanks Mort.
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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Rehydrating Dry Yeast
« on: February 08, 2013, 08:49:14 AM »
So, If I'm planning on boiling my water that I'll use to rehydrate some US-05 is there any reason I shouldn't add enough DME to the equivalent concentration of a typical starter and a pinch of yeast nutrient for the purpose of rehydrating? I'm wondering if this would provide a nice boost or if the yeast would be confused by spending a short time in a "starter" solution prior to being pitched (say, after a couple hours or so).
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Events / Re: Conference website
« on: February 05, 2013, 11:37:29 AM »
Playing with the numbers a bit more... by the time its all said and done, or perhaps bought and paid for is a better term. I'm looking at close to a couple grand to pull this trip off. Think I'll put that towards a single tier and see you all next year. Cheers and have fun... now where's my MoreBeer catalogue?
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Events / Re: NHC 2013 Hotel?
« on: February 05, 2013, 10:53:29 AM »
Anyone know which alternate hotels are connected with a skybridge? I like skybridges.
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The Pub / Re: The OFFICIAL AHA 4M's NFL BULL SH$%^&TER'S THREAD!
« on: February 04, 2013, 10:47:52 AM »
Pretty damn good game really, and I rarely watch and entire NFL game anymore. To me college football is much more interesting and fun to watch. But last nights second half was really good drama.
Volkswagen was my favorite commercial. Big white office guy from Minnesota with the voice and vibe of Jimmie Cliff.
Volkswagen was my favorite commercial. Big white office guy from Minnesota with the voice and vibe of Jimmie Cliff.
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Kegging and Bottling / Re: keg lube
« on: February 04, 2013, 10:38:31 AM »Did you check that the lid was seated properly? Mine can get slightly off kilter and leak. I lubricate all the o-rings at once when I take the posts off to fully clean the keg.+1
I lube up the o-rings about every 2-3 cleanings. You'll develop a feel for how the o-rings, well feel when they need a fresh coat. I use the lid ring as my guide.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: I literally cannot wait any longer to try this
« on: January 30, 2013, 06:21:42 PM »If bottle conditioning, I'd always do one in a clear bottle to check.+1, another great tip.