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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's Brewing This Weekend - 2/24 Edition

« on: February 22, 2012, 11:33:58 am »

Saturday is Michigan Brewers Guild Winter Beer Fest.

Sunday will begin with the consumption of many fluids, vitamins, more fluids, some comfort food, fluids and then I'll bottle up an IPA

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Whitbread Ale 1099

« on: February 22, 2012, 02:56:12 am »

got home last night and it appears the temp increase and rousing did the trick. steady airlock action.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Favorite brewing podcasts?

« on: February 21, 2012, 12:08:43 pm »

all of the interviews with Charlie Bamforth are amazing

+100

He did one or 2 on Beersmith that are great too.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Favorite brewing podcasts?

« on: February 21, 2012, 08:57:44 am »

There is a ton of good stuff in the Brew Strong and Jamil Show archives from 2006-2008,

The most informative and creative podcasts I think are Basic Brewing Radio with James Spencer

Couldn't agree more. I learned quite a lot from the early shows from both. I've gone back and re-listened to quite a few of them too. Just finished the 3 parter Dave Logsdon from wyeast did with James Spencer. Good stuff. 

On the video podcast front, love me some brewing tv. Funny and informative.

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Equipment and Software / Re: Software?

« on: February 21, 2012, 08:29:50 am »

I'm on a PC, and my phone is a droid so no joy there. I've heard good things about Promash, but also that it hasn't been updated in ages and the support is less than fantastic.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Whitbread Ale 1099

« on: February 21, 2012, 05:42:18 am »

1.032 this morning. gave it a healthy stir and bumped the temp 2 degrees.

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Equipment and Software / Software?

« on: February 20, 2012, 06:14:59 pm »

I'm looking to get a brewing program. What do you use/recommend?

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General Homebrew Discussion / Favorite brewing podcasts?

« on: February 20, 2012, 05:14:28 pm »

I've found podcasts to be a great resource, and I have a 45 minute commute to work so I have plenty of time to listen. My favorite is Brewstrong. What are some of yours?

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Aging a Stout

« on: February 20, 2012, 01:57:43 pm »

Cream Stout (out of brewing classic styles)
OG 1.062
Expected FG 1.020ish

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Kegging and Bottling / Aging a Stout

« on: February 20, 2012, 01:42:07 pm »

How long would you cold condition a Stout before drinking?

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Whitbread Ale 1099

« on: February 20, 2012, 09:51:14 am »

All the ales Ive done to this point go for about 5 days, then slow down. I guess thats what "normal" is in my limited experience. having not used this strain before i was wondering if its a fast worker, as compared to say wlp001.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Whitbread Ale 1099

« on: February 20, 2012, 07:24:13 am »

First time Ive used this yeast, and airlock activity has slowed drastically after 36 hrs. One packet in a 2 L starter on the stirplate 24 hours. Chilled it 2 days, decanted and pitched at 62 degrees. Took off in 2 hours, maybe less. High kraeusen at 24 hours, constant airlock movement. Checked in on it this morning and the kraeusen dropped to half, airlock is bubbling every 15 seconds or so. Fermenting at 67.

Is it normal for this yeast strain to slow down that quickly?

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Going Pro / Re: Brewery internship?

« on: February 20, 2012, 05:49:26 am »

I volunteer at a local craft brewery from time to time. I was a regular/mug club member for a couple of years and got to know the head brewer a bit. After I was infected with the homebrewing virus, my insatiable desire to learn anything and everything about making beer prompted me to ask if they ever needed help in the brewery. The reply I got was "If you mean the work for pizza and beer kind of help then sure, we need help"  Its sometimes fun, sometimes a learning experience, but always hard work. Dont expect to have much to do with the brewing process, at least not for a while. Youll probably learn more than you ever wanted to know about packaging, bottling lines and stacking heavy things for hours on end. Some days you may not even have an opportunity to ask questons. When you do, try to make sure they are well thought out and ask them at an appropriate time.

If you're a hard worker and not a giant pain in the ass they'll probably ask you to come back.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's Brewing This Weekend - 2/17 Edition

« on: February 18, 2012, 08:22:45 am »

Sweet Stout. And it'll be my last extract brew

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: left my recipe at work

« on: February 18, 2012, 08:19:01 am »

Thanks so much!