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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: STROH'S?

« on: August 14, 2010, 08:00:43 AM »

speaking of Ranier, I used to drink Ranier dark on tap in the wheelhouse tavern in bremerton, wa.  only place i ever saw it.  not bad.  and speaking of used to be good (other thread) i loved the old henry weinhard's.  tried the stuff by - i think - snake river brewing company and just not the same

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The Pub / Re: What is the worst beer you have ever tasted?

« on: August 14, 2010, 05:18:34 AM »

okay i will say it.  i had a SA cranberry lambic that was terrible, as was a SA imperial white.  just not as bad as the south pacific San Miguel laced with formaldehyde.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Corn Syrup?

« on: August 14, 2010, 05:14:45 AM »

let us know.  the little amish general store near my ma's farm has some cheap, as well as pure fructose and some interesting varieties of wheat and oats that may be worthwhile now that i think of it.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Should the AHA Keep TechTalk?

« on: August 13, 2010, 04:45:54 PM »

i have never been able to actually find and use techtalk to try it.  and yes i am a member. 

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All Things Food / Re: Break out the smoker!

« on: August 13, 2010, 04:36:49 PM »

i think i need to plan an emergency visit to my in laws in oregon.....

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: out of curiosity...

« on: August 13, 2010, 12:31:58 PM »

i think i saw some red dog in the store. but everything blends together who knows

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Questions about the forum? / Re: Why was the "I'm Sorry" thread deleted??

« on: August 13, 2010, 07:30:48 AM »

so should all the food threads be deleted? I love those threads but they are not about brewing.  For that matter many of the threads even focus on commercial beers and not about brewing per se. 

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The Pub / Re: What is the worst beer you have ever tasted?

« on: August 13, 2010, 07:29:01 AM »

Since we are bashing pumpkin beers, we may be in luck this fall.  My daughter wanted to make pumpkin chip cookies last night.  I scoured the city.  There is no pumpkin to be had.  The shortage from the last two years of rainy weather in illinois is killing the supply.  Maybe Libby's won't be able to spare enough for the breweries.  I prefer my pumpkin in pie.  How else can I justify all the Cool Whip I am going to eat this fall

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The Pub / Re: What is the worst beer you have ever tasted?

« on: August 12, 2010, 03:01:34 PM »

just about every beer i drank when i was in the south pacific.  they all were laced with formaldehyde.  even in hong kong.  the guinness sucked.  i still can't touch it.  budweiser was formaldehyde free.  maybe that is why i still like it on occasion.  it rescued me.

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The Pub / Re: "The Denny Level"

« on: August 12, 2010, 10:58:30 AM »

i see it as a fun little thing too, but i already waste enough time with the one i already have
i do enjoy seeing the numbers

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Questions about the forum? / Re: What changes would make this forum more useful or easier for you?

« on: August 12, 2010, 04:30:41 AM »

I would prefer that the home page show the last dozen TOPICS posted too, rather than the last posts.  I rarely get to scroll through the unread and this way i would miss fewer topics.

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Extract/Partial Mash Brewing / Re: first batch down, now on to the next! (possible oktoberfest)

« on: August 11, 2010, 07:21:58 PM »

the trick is keeping the fermentation cool. with simple equipment there is a great thread recently with pictures of swamp coolers.  fundamentaly, thow your fermenter in a tub of ice water and cover with towels.  you can even insulate the outside of the tub.  or wait till weather a little cooler.  white labs makes a yeast, i think it is 810, that is a sanfrancisco lager yeast.  it can be a little more forgiving if the temp gets a little high on accident.  i have used it in the past, not my favorite yet but useful

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Corking Champagne bottles

« on: August 11, 2010, 03:58:56 PM »

i have been told that a plain old bottle cap will work.  i haven't tried it myself yet.

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Equipment and Software / Re: Lauter Tun

« on: August 10, 2010, 04:00:08 PM »

several options.  you could use nylon and or cpvc fittings.  you could use a grommet and feed your hose through the grommet and connect this to your ss braid from a supply hose. start looking at pics and i am sure it will come to you.  try not to get too complicated.  make something try it. and fix what doesn't work

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All Grain Brewing / Re: Starting the mash COLD ?

« on: August 10, 2010, 10:50:44 AM »

shouldn't have any problem, and enzymes don't denature instantly but will denature quite quickly.  and once denatured. they don't reform by cooling back down