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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Zymurgy Top-Ranked Beers

« on: Today at 05:07:03 PM »

I haven't seen the list yet. It Elysian Bete Blanche on it?

Here's the link to the eZymurgy edition.

http://digital.ipcprintservices.com/publication/frame.php?i=162776&p=&pn=&ver=flex

I got my hard copy in the mail yesterday.

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Beer Recipes / Good Morning Stout

« on: Today at 02:58:31 PM »

I'm brewing my first attempt at a breakfast stout tomorrow.....What do you think? (The dark grains are already steeping, other grains are crushed and yeast was started yesterday)

Batch = 5.5 gallons
OG = 1.078

24 hour cold steep (room temperature) in 2 gallons of water (2 quarts per pound)
Chocolate Malt = 2 lb
Roasted Barley = 1.5 lb
Black Patent Malt = .5 lb

60 minute mash @ 155
Batch sparge @ 185

80% Two Row Pale = 12 lb 6 oz
18% Flaked Oats = 3 lb 4 oz
2% Caramel/Crystal 120L = 5.5 oz

60 minute = 1.5 oz Nugget
30 minute = .5 oz Willamette
20 minute = Add the 2 gallons of dark grain tea from cold steep (return to boil to start 20 count)
0 minute = .5 oz Willamette
0 minute = 2.5 oz ground Sumatran coffee
0 minute = 2.5 oz Ghirardelli bittersweet chocolate
0 minute = 1.5 oz Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa powder

White Labs 001 California Ale (Starter)

Rack onto 2.5 oz of ground Kona coffee in the secondary

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Zymurgy Top-Ranked Beers

« on: Today at 10:23:30 AM »

Bell's Two Hearted is very good, but I don't know about number 2. There are a ton of very good ipas. Dark Horse Crooked Tree is very legit... Not on the list. Great Lakes Commador Perry is a great IPA, but GL is only available in 12 states.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Zymurgy Top-Ranked Beers

« on: Today at 08:24:58 AM »

Was it a fill in the blanks survey or circle your favorite?

Fill in the blanks of your top twenty beers... No word bank lol

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Zymurgy Top-Ranked Beers

« on: Today at 03:11:37 AM »

Could it be that the actual recipe is available to anyone who wants it and it has been brewed by so many? Not saying a homebrewed version will taste like the original but it likely tastes great. I'd guess that a lot of homebrewers are simply voting for the recipe. I haven't had Pliny, original or homebrewed, but it just moved up on my to-brew list! Cant....resist.....hype!

It could be. I think it's awesome that Vinnie has released it for us. I also feel that he does a lot for the homebrew community. I've brewed the recipe. It's not my best brew ever, but it's certainly in my top five. Be prepared to use 9 metric tons of hops lol.

All of my beer buddies say that Pliny is the best beer out there, but again, none of them have ever tried it.

Any takers on shipping me a couple bottles ?

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Zymurgy Top-Ranked Beers

« on: June 18, 2013, 06:50:33 PM »

Exactly... How many people haven't tried it but still voted for it.

Like I said, I want to vote for it! Russian River needs to extend it's hand to Ohio!

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General Homebrew Discussion / Zymurgy Top-Ranked Beers

« on: June 18, 2013, 06:38:17 PM »

I see that Pliny the Elder is once again the top ranked beers voted on by the people. By no means am I saying that this beer isn't the best beer in America...Just wanted to put that out there first. I can't wait until the day that I get to try it. But that's the thing...The only city on the East Coast that you can get it is Philadelphia from what I understand. Everytime that somebody I know goes to the West Coast, I have them on the search for Pliny the Elder. They never find it. This beer is mythical in my part of the country. This beer could very well be the best beer in America. I am not questioning that. I'm questioning if people (who have never tried it) voted for this beer just because it's Pliny the Elder. I voted for my top 20. This beer was not on my list, because I have never tried it. Many of the beers that I voted for are on the list and very high on the list. I just wonder if gets votes, because of its prestige. Maybe like the athlete that is injured for 3/4's of the season, but gets voted to the All-Star game because of who he is.

Now...if anybody would like to ship me this gem, I would much appreciate it..... Maybe I'll vote it first place next year 

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All Grain Brewing / Re: mash efficiency question

« on: June 14, 2013, 09:02:13 AM »

You need a blue one

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All Grain Brewing / Re: mash efficiency question

« on: June 14, 2013, 05:14:35 AM »

yeah I should have said in my original post that I have a MaltMill and feel like I am getting good crush based on everything Ive read (hulls intact but everything inside grain pulverized). now I'm wondering if I need to check the spacing on my rollers, or just send it through 2x?

I would close your gap a bit. I know that everywhere you read says exactly what you said. Crush the grain up beyond intact hulls. Whether it's right or wrong, my grains are all but pulverized. I also have a pipe manifold and actually find that the grain bed settles and filters much quickly than the hulls intact crushed grain.... And have never had to deal with a stuck sparge.

I also batch sparge and is much faster with just about the same result. I used to also sparge around 170 degrees and per some advice on here, I've upped it to 185. The increased sparge temp has also increased my efficiency.

One more thing.... What color is your cooler? I would guess red...

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: BJCP Category for Coconut Porter

« on: June 12, 2013, 06:01:09 PM »

I would say fruit... Coconut is definitely a fruit

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Straining your wort

« on: June 05, 2013, 01:44:00 PM »

I drain my wort through a spigot and hose. I attach a sanitized lady's leg stocking to the hose with a zip tie. I drain into a bucket and then pour the bucket through a funnel into a carboy. It is very effective and cheap. I just bought 20 pair at WalMart for 18 cents a pair.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Air leak in siphon

« on: June 05, 2013, 07:51:24 AM »

I had this issue too. I'm thinking my tubing us off by a 1/32" or 1/16". I wrapped it with a zip tie and it works perfectly fine.

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Beer Recipes / Re: Good Ale for BMC Drinkers

« on: May 31, 2013, 01:14:36 PM »

My girlfriend hated trying my beers because she thinks that the hoppy APAs and IPAs taste like dish soap. She was always reluctant in trying new beers and stuck with wine. All until she tried Sierra Nevada Tumbler. That beer opened more doors. She now lovers porters, stouts, and reds. The hoppy beers still are out the window. She doesn't touch wine and now considers herself a beer snob lol. She was intimidated by the color of stouts but realized they are her favorite. So maybe go that route.

In saying that, I think people have to want to like craft beers before they start to begin enjoying them.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Priming Sugar or DME

« on: May 30, 2013, 07:23:37 PM »

Save the DME for yeast starters

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's Brewing this Weekend - 6/1 edition?

« on: May 30, 2013, 06:09:43 PM »

I just racked my Amarillo IPA. I'm brewing a ten gallon batch of a "4 C's IPA" Saturday... It will include 18 ounces of a combination of Columbus, Chinook, Cascade, and Centennial hops. Looking forward to it. I haven't brewed a ten gallon batch in awhile.

I made one of those a couple of months ago, and just kicked my second keg.  That hop combination is killer. I'm trying a rebrew using Falconers Flight 7Cs to see how it compares.

I was going to buy a pound of FF 7Cs a few months ago, but figured I had for of them already to make my own blend.