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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What was the best homebrew beer you ever made?

« on: December 19, 2012, 01:00:13 PM »

I don't know,I would have to do a side by side! 90% of my beers are really good in my opinion and the other 10% are just good.

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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: Would you pay this much?

« on: December 13, 2012, 08:07:32 AM »

I will be happy to buy your extra six.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What are you tappin'?

« on: December 12, 2012, 11:52:47 AM »

I have an American Pale Ale on Tap with large additions of Simcoe and Cascade at flameout. I just finished carbing 10 gal of Brown Ale but will only tap one. I have another 20 gal fermenting 10 in basement and 10 in my garage.

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All Grain Brewing / Re: step mashing or single infusion

« on: December 07, 2012, 08:05:17 AM »

Hello, after reading for a while i'm still confused. If i want to mash a belgian style beer (tripel) with 2 row pilsner, what do you recommend me? step mashing as Gordon Strong said or single infusion because of a 2 row malt.

thanks!

It is up to you. I am lazy so I do very little step mashes.  Gordon Strong is always worth listening to!

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Equipment and Software / Re: Variations in temp while lagering

« on: December 07, 2012, 08:00:37 AM »

I ferment and lager in my garage and pole barn. My garage is attached and and never gets below 48 degrees. I control fermentation temps by raising and lowering windows. I'll stick a keg out in my pole barn and forget about it for a couple months or till the weather gets warm. I am very happy with the quality of my lagers. Last year I fermented a lager with WLP 830 at 60 degrees and noticed no off flavors. I say your good to go.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's Brewing This Weekend - 12/7 Edition

« on: December 06, 2012, 08:28:48 AM »

Fri. Keging 10 gal of Brown Ale.
Sat. Brewing a English Barley Wine for 5 gal. and a ESB for 5 Gal.
Sun. Brewing 10 gal Bohiemian Pilsner.
I am planing on watching alot of football this weekend!

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Ingredients / Re: Dry Hopping research - Interesting

« on: December 04, 2012, 12:06:22 PM »

Wow. There is alot of info there! I wish it was in a book!

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's Brewing This Weekend - 11/30 Edition

« on: November 28, 2012, 11:34:08 AM »

I will be brewing an English Barly Wine and dumping on a yeast cake of WLP028 from a Brown Ale.

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All Grain Brewing / Re: Drink IPA's Fresh!

« on: November 28, 2012, 09:29:31 AM »

I also enjoy fresh IPA's although I also like the maturity of my homebrew after 8 weeks. It is all about your style of balance.

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Beer Recipes / Re: Parti-Gyle Belgian Dark Strong

« on: November 20, 2012, 09:32:07 AM »

Most BDS's Have some Special B in them. I am not sure you will get the color you desire with just candy sugar. As for your second runnings I would use the same yeast and have a Belgian Dark Single. Good luck!

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Ingredients / Re: Adding sugars in the secondary

« on: October 23, 2012, 11:16:09 AM »

I also would not use any sugar If anything you could boil some thick DME and add it to your secondary.

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Beer Travel / Re: San Francisco

« on: October 10, 2012, 08:03:04 AM »

I am also interested as I will be there in three weeks!

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Where'd my hops go?

« on: October 01, 2012, 09:38:33 AM »

I use 007 all the time and have never had a problem geting clear beer. I use 1tsp Irish Moss with 15 min. left in boil. I have also not gotten any fruity flavors from this yeast. When I want a malty ale I use this yeast.

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The Pub / Re: The Dunning-Kruger effect

« on: September 27, 2012, 08:06:55 AM »

You learn somthing new every day!

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Bottling With Bottles That The Caps That Twist Off

« on: September 27, 2012, 08:04:18 AM »

I have caped a few twist offs.( by accident ) They worked fine. I would not set out doing so.