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Beer Travel / Re: Belgium 2010 52 beers, 7 days

« on: March 30, 2013, 06:44:23 AM »

Sounds like a great trip.  I've yet to make my way over to Europe, but when I do Belgium is definitely a place to stop.  Like Euge, I would definitely want to stay at least a week.

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Pimp My System / Re: 1 BBL garage system with automation

« on: March 29, 2013, 10:51:18 AM »

Wow, great set up and really like the touch screen!

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: recommended homebrew shops in CO.

« on: March 28, 2013, 09:01:48 PM »

Although not near Wheat Ridge, the best place is The Brew Hut! Everyone there is great and like mentioned above, they are connected to Dry Dock which is one of the best breweries in CO.  Of course, I live only a few minutes from Dry Dock/ Brew Hut so I'm a little biased.

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The Pub / Re: The right tool for the job

« on: March 27, 2013, 07:07:39 AM »

Wonder how far that bottle cap flew...not that I'm going to do any experiments to find out.

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Ingredients / Re: how long for dry hop pellets to settle out?

« on: March 27, 2013, 07:04:51 AM »

If you chill it, the pellets will fall out pretty quickly.  Otherwise, you might be waiting a while.  You can siphon from underneath.  A mesh strainer bag tied over the end of the racking cane will help filter out any debris.

+1 for tying a mesh bag over the end of the racking cane.  I've never done this to filter any dry hops, but have used this technique to filter out coconut in my Coconut Milk Stout and it works great.  Dry hops are mostly settled by 5-7 days for me.  Whatever gets into the keg as I rack will settle to the bottom of the keg. 

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Beer Recipes / Re: Pale Ale Recipe

« on: March 26, 2013, 08:07:36 PM »

Also try bumping up your dry hops from .5oz to a 1oz ounce each of Cascade/Amarillo for a total of 2oz.  Like others stated above, try something like Mangum at 60 mins as your bittering addition.

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The Pub / Re: Any Lord of the Rings fans here?

« on: March 22, 2013, 06:26:45 PM »

I really liked it a lot.  Then again, I'm a big fan of the books and movies.  My wife really liked it too...then again, she doesn't like any of the Star Wars movies.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Belle Saison Dry Yeast

« on: March 22, 2013, 08:42:04 AM »

Steve - I'm not sure of the science behind it, but I've done a couple of Belgian beers which I started ferment temps in the mid 60s and let it ramp up to 78-80 by the time "active" fermentation was over.  These beers came out great and had no presence of any fusels.  The yeast I have done this with is 3711 and 3787.

Kyle - thanks for the feedback on the strain, gonna grab some and try it out soon.

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All Grain Brewing / Re: Mash-in

« on: March 20, 2013, 06:00:56 PM »

I add grain to water also.

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All Things Food / Re: Corned beef and cabbage

« on: March 14, 2013, 08:17:45 AM »

My recipe is to head on over to a friends house that does it really well!  If you asked him for bbq or cajun recipes, he would tell you that his recipe is to head over to my house!   Interested to see everyone's recipes/ techniques as this is something I may try to do myself sometime because the thing I miss out on when going to someone's house for corned beef and cabbage are the leftovers!

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: US-05 - pretty amazing stuff

« on: March 14, 2013, 08:13:44 AM »

Big fan of US-05 myself and looking forward to how the beer turns out. 

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The Pub / Re: BB King tonight

« on: March 11, 2013, 02:14:46 PM »

I've seen BB King about 20-25 times dating back to the early 90's but haven't seen him since 2008.  The last couple of shows were inconsistent where he would sing and play a lot in one show, but then the next he would just sing and not play much at all.  So maybe each show just depends on his health.  However, even the couple of shows that he didn't play much, it was amazing to watch how much vibrato he would get using just his pinkie finger. 

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All Things Food / Re: BBQ Style

« on: March 07, 2013, 07:39:24 AM »

Figure this is relevant... Trying to organize a KCBS event in Paris. I'd love to hear if any of you guys have done those before, and what your thoughts are.

My family in Alabama have a team and I've helped out a couple times at a few of their KCBS events in Nashville, Miss., and Alabama.  They are a lot of fun (especially when you win!) and each time I head down south to help out, the competitions get bigger and bigger.  They are very competitive events but you will meet some of the nicest people and of course some of the worlds best bbq.  I highly recommend KCBS competitions to anyone that enjoys cooking bbq!  I'm not 100% sure on how to go about organizing the event, but your toughest part may be getting enough certified judges and maybe finding enough teams to compete.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What is your favorite music to listen to while homebrewing?

« on: March 01, 2013, 07:07:15 PM »

I'm still brewing in my kitchen and my house has an open concept, so I've got the TV on most of the time.  However, with a 3-year-old daughter, that usually means that Dora, Bubble Guppies (they've got some catchy tunes!), Octonauts, and Doc McStuffins is on.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Belle Saison Dry Yeast

« on: March 01, 2013, 06:51:02 AM »

Thanks Kyle, really looking forward to your updates!