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Kegging and Bottling / Craberry Wheat: Add yeast at bottling?

« on: December 08, 2012, 08:59:56 AM »

There should be plenty of yeast in it, but if u r worried about, add a half pack or so of 05...only downside is you might have a bit more sediment @ the bottom of your bottles..

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Beer Recipes / First lager!!

« on: December 05, 2012, 09:11:01 PM »

there have been a few occasions when, and i'm not proud of this, i have been too drunk to pitch until the next morning.

The yeast are doing the work at that point!  You're too drunk to dump something into something else!!??

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Beer Recipes / Critique IPA recipe

« on: December 03, 2012, 06:26:16 PM »

What about FWH with Columbus go give a smooth earthy note in the flavor?  I find that for an IPA, I want layers of hop flavor and aroma.  The hops you are using (I don't count the warrior, since it's so clean) might just be too much citrus/stone fruit and one dimensional.  One mans opinion.  I bet this would be a great beer tho if brewed as is.  Those hops are in short supply for a reason :-)

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Beer Recipes / First lager!!

« on: November 27, 2012, 07:50:48 PM »

Big +1 to jamils method.  Made my first lager (ok fest) and it turned out GREAT.  Clean and malty. 

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General Homebrew Discussion / FWH with BIAB

« on: November 19, 2012, 03:22:47 PM »

I didn't end up FWH ing, but i don't understand how, if I FWH and leave the fwh hops in for the boil, why I don't get similar bitterness.  Is this assuming u remove FWH hops before boiling (but after lautering)? 

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General Homebrew Discussion / FWH with BIAB

« on: November 15, 2012, 06:29:14 AM »

Last dumb question, I am making jamils cc which is VERY malty.  Will I get similar ibu s from a FWH as a 60min addition?  I want to make sure I have enough bitterness to stand up to it.

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General Homebrew Discussion / FWH with BIAB

« on: November 12, 2012, 08:24:28 PM »

Gotcha.  When I had done it in the past, I had added them to the runoff vessel.  Will just throw them in when I pull the bag.

Re: the Cali common, the FWH REPLACES the 60 minute addition?  So a total of two ounces NBs in it, FWH and 20 minute?

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Equipment and Software / Upgrading Equipment vs Learning Your System

« on: November 12, 2012, 08:21:38 PM »

Some things you NEED decent gear for.  My answer would be to learn your system, but also learn what those critical components are and could benefit from either monetary or time investment if u are particularly handy.  In this order:

-Chest freezer/temp controller
-blichmann top tier burner
-stir plate
-kegging

Are all great brewing investments, with the first being out to a HUGE lead, and the second helping the most with beer made:time spent brewing ratio (my BIAB brew days are down to 4 hours, cleaned and on the couch with a coldie). 

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General Homebrew Discussion / FWH with BIAB

« on: November 12, 2012, 03:23:59 PM »

any ideas on how best to do this?

Was thinking of just tossing a FWH addition between the bag liner and the kettle, then leave them in while I am warming up to and during the boil?

SUB-question:  anyone ever FWH a Cali common?

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Commercial Beer Reviews / DFH b****es Brew

« on: November 08, 2012, 07:33:38 PM »

Great beer,  I'm finding that while Im lukewarm on their standard/flagship beers, their special releases simply rock, and are worth the money on special occasions.

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Equipment and Software / Thermometers

« on: November 08, 2012, 07:32:18 PM »

My view on thermometers:  you can spend a ton of dough over a bunch of time I a bunch of junk that clutters up your house, drives your wife crazy for cluttring up the house, DRIVES YOU crazy because they never agree....or you could spend the same amount in one shot, skip all the other nonsense, and buy a thermapen that will give you accurate temps for years on mashs and standing rib roasts. 

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Beer Recipes / American Saison

« on: November 08, 2012, 07:18:53 PM »

Make sure to post back on how this comes out.  Looks really interesting!  I've used wlp566 a lot, but saison buffs hate on it.  Heard good things about 3711.

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Other Fermentables / Cranberry cider help

« on: November 08, 2012, 07:14:44 PM »

I would recommend putting the purée ina paint bag as well.  Much easier to remove the bag of pulp from the liquid than remove the liquid from the pulp :-)

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All Grain Brewing / BIAB efficiency

« on: November 08, 2012, 07:12:12 PM »

75-80% squeezing the bag and a single batch sparge.

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Beer Recipes / Amber recipe with leftover specialty grains ?

« on: November 04, 2012, 09:56:55 AM »

I'd go with w coast ale.  Just did an experiment using British ale yeast in am ipas, and while they are good, the Brit ale yeast gives a weird tart character in hop-forward beers.  Recipe looks great, good luck!