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General Homebrew Discussion / Dry hopping a porter

« on: November 08, 2011, 10:08:38 AM »

So i am racking my porter to a secondary fermenter tonight. I am putting 4gallons in one fermenter and a separate 1 gallon batch in another.  I am going to dry hop the 1 gallon batch in the name of science.  I plan on using Willamette and no more than an ounce.  The IBUs right now are 25.5 and the projected ABV is 6.3.

Has anyone done this and if so, any comments or thoughts are much appreciated.  If I lose the gallon I am not to unhappy as I will still have 4 gallons in the other container.

Tim

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The Pub / Re: Why hide behind a Alias?

« on: November 02, 2011, 04:38:17 PM »

This is an issue?  Seriously, this is an issue?  You may need to find a new hobby.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Sometimes Supply Outpaces Demmand....

« on: October 10, 2011, 09:09:05 AM »

I have the opposite problem.  I have a handful of people who drink almost all of the beer I brew.  I usually get a few of them but I am definitely on the supplier side of things.  I guess the best thing is they ask for seconds so that is good.

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The Pub / Re: Signed 'Souvineer' Bottles - Save forever or drink at some point?

« on: September 29, 2011, 06:41:48 AM »

I say drink them.  The brewer would hate to find out he has beer out there just going to ****.  Plus, this rings of my past fascination with baseball cards so I would end up looking for a plastic sleeve that would fit a bottle just like people do with signed baseball cards.

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The Pub / Re: Video Arcade Games That You Would Love To Get Your Hands on Again

« on: September 29, 2011, 06:39:34 AM »

The sit-down version of Ms. Pac Man.  You can sit your beer down on it while you play.

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Ingredients / Re: Blackberries

« on: September 21, 2011, 11:18:39 AM »

And here I was trying not to hijack this thing.  So we were talking blackberries? 

I was thinking of using these for a porter.  With out overpowering the beer, how much would be recommended for a 5 gallon batch?

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Ingredients / Re: Blackberries

« on: September 21, 2011, 11:12:16 AM »

And here I was doing it for 400 years!

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Ingredients / Re: Blackberries

« on: September 21, 2011, 11:05:38 AM »

What is a long primary?

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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: Timothy Taylor Landlord Best Bitter

« on: September 21, 2011, 10:53:53 AM »

This can be one of the most consitently good pints in this country as long as it has had time to sit on the stillage.  If it is served to soon it has separate flavours. Time is one to be savoured with this one.

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Kegging and Bottling / Does anyone use Growlers to bottle with?

« on: September 21, 2011, 10:39:48 AM »

I am looking to use larger vessels for bottling and was wondering if anyone uses growlers?

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Ingredients / Re: Blackberries

« on: September 21, 2011, 10:23:52 AM »

Not to hijack the thread but will a secondary fermentation make for a clearer beer in the end by removing the heavier sediment?  Just trying to figure a few things out.

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Ingredients / Re: IPA hop preference

« on: September 21, 2011, 10:14:49 AM »

Mmmmmmm, grapefruit!  I am over in England (Air Force) and was adopted by my local brew pub.  We got the green light to bring out our one APA that hasn't been done in a couple of years.  It happens on Friday and we are making around 7 barrels worth of it.  Here's to spreading the taste of an APA to the locals.

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The Pub / Re: Beer drinking and brewing music

« on: September 20, 2011, 02:32:34 PM »

Brewing music???  I assume we all have something in the playlist for brewing and to be honest some of the examples are to be questioned and some are to be praised.  Here are a couple that get me going.  Maybe not the particular song but the artist does it for me.

The White Buffalo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_wShHl2Rm0

Clutch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eepsCXpLY4

Both these bands are big beer drinkers.

Thanks for the cool contribution!  

...and a belated welcome to the AHA forum firedog.

Thanks!  Although good music can help me get into the mood for a lot of things to include brewing, I know I have a long way for my beer to be where I would hope it can be and that is consistent.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: great beer article

« on: September 19, 2011, 12:34:17 PM »

Bud is going to be around for a while.  Doesn't mean I will ever drink it but it is not going anywhere...

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The Pub / Re: Beer drinking and brewing music

« on: September 19, 2011, 12:27:55 PM »

Brewing music???  I assume we all have something in the playlist for brewing and to be honest some of the examples are to be questioned and some are to be praised.  Here are a couple that get me going.  Maybe not the particular song but the artist does it for me.

The White Buffalo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_wShHl2Rm0

Clutch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eepsCXpLY4

Both these bands are big beer drinkers.