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Ingredients / Re: Fermcap, how much is too much?

« on: May 07, 2012, 10:10:17 AM »

Thanks for the link. 

So what are some alternatives?

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Brewing at Rogue today

« on: May 07, 2012, 09:22:15 AM »

Kettle filling now....

Dang, Denny, that's a frothy stream!

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Ingredients / Re: Fermcap, how much is too much?

« on: May 07, 2012, 09:06:20 AM »

Hmm,  I just found this post from Denny:
 http://hbd.org/discus/messages/50162/50540.html?1304008514

So we shouldn't use fermcap-s without filtering?

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Ingredients / Re: Fermcap, how much is too much?

« on: May 07, 2012, 08:19:51 AM »

I think you're only supposed to use it either / or. 

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Brewing at Rogue today

« on: May 07, 2012, 08:18:31 AM »

*jealous*

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Ingredients / Re: Fermcap, how much is too much?

« on: May 07, 2012, 07:54:09 AM »

I've still needed the blowoff tube with fermcap but I'm using a 6 gallon better bottle filled to 5.5 gallons.  Still better with the fermcap though, same brew and same fermenter and the non-fermcap one spews everywhere. The fermcap one stays mostly contained.

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Beer Travel / Re: Best SF brewery tour or brewpub?

« on: May 07, 2012, 07:46:56 AM »

Hehe yeah I guess it looks that way.  Just too lazy to use edit.

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Beer Travel / Re: Best SF brewery tour or brewpub?

« on: May 07, 2012, 07:16:57 AM »

My brother says he goes here a lot:
http://www.southernpacificbrewing.com/

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Beer Travel / Best SF brewery tour or brewpub?

« on: May 07, 2012, 07:08:58 AM »

I'll be in SF for a couple of days in August. I thought I would tour 21st Amendment but it doesn't look like they have brewery tours. Anchor seems to only do tours on weekdays and I'll only be there on a Saturday and Sunday.

If I can't do a tour, are there any suggestions for the best brew pub?

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Squeezing wort out of hops

« on: May 06, 2012, 11:29:51 AM »

I don't know but I prefer my beer free of any bajeezus. 

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LOL

Finally, I get a LOL! 

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Ingredients / Re: Rhizomes?

« on: May 05, 2012, 10:44:57 PM »

I picked up a big bag of old coffee grounds from Starbucks today. Any idea how much to put on top of the soil?

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Extract/Partial Mash Brewing / Re: Brewing with my dad

« on: May 05, 2012, 10:33:52 PM »

So I am doing either a Blonde or a Saison. I had a blonde today that was so good. I'll ask him what he wants to brew and will make it. Will come back after brewing with the recipe we used and how it went.

Leffe Blonde is my favorite. I just bottled my first Belgian blonde yesterday, I wish mine could be as good as Leffe.

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Ingredients / Re: Post your water report

« on: May 05, 2012, 09:41:02 PM »

I assume you can still just send it in your own container and pay the lower price, either $16.50 for W-6 or $26.50 for W-5.

Yeah, I got the $16.50 one.  I just used a cheap 16 oz bottle of water and emptied it/rinsed it and filled with my tap water.

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Ingredients / Re: Rhizomes?

« on: May 05, 2012, 09:36:48 PM »

I had the same issue with cascade and ordered 2 more last month. Now 1 is growing and the other isn't. Seems like a crap-shoot.

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Ingredients / Wind Turbine for Capturing Brewing Water

« on: May 04, 2012, 10:15:06 AM »

Wind Turbine for Creating Capturing Water

The wind turbine...is in the testing phase in the Abu Dhabi desert (in Mussafah, to be specific). Even from the desert air, it can pull 500 to 800 liters of clean water each day. With some improvements, Eole Water says that could be increased to 1,000 liters. All the wind turbine needs is wind speeds of at least 15 miles per hour.

I wonder what the mineral content of the water would be, if any? Imagine being able to power your brewery AND create capture all your water with this!



[Edited for the pedants!   ]