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I forget, what's the pH of StarSan? The FDA now says galvanized steel is safe for use with food if it's not too acidic, like  below 5.5 -- I'd have to look it up again.

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I'll be bottling a porter sometime this weekend. Probably not brewing for a month or so as supply has gotten ahead of demand.

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Events / Public Events at the Craft Brewers Conference
« on: March 29, 2010, 12:14:07 pm »
Happening in Chicago next week. Fritz Maytag pouring his beers sounds like fun.

http://craftbrewersconference.com/public_events.html

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Brew Balls?
« on: March 19, 2010, 01:57:04 pm »
i pretty much just wait a week or two after fermentation appears done to make sure its as low as it's gonna go.

Which is what you have to do with these balls as well since you need to be able to see which ones are still floating on top.

Maybe Zymurgy could have a "best and worst brewing gadget of the Month" colum.

Kai
Were I to waste $20 on these, I would only add those that were close to my target gravity, usually the 10 and 20. The higher gravities don't seem useful, other than showing that fermentation is occurring but there are plenty of other clues for that.

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I've got a few days off next week. I'm brewing a wit and something hoppy with 1272 -- made my starters tonight, so I've got time to figure it out. I love having ingredients in bulk 8)

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The Pub / Re: Revisiting old hobbies
« on: March 16, 2010, 06:45:41 pm »
My neighbor put in an invisible fence and it is adjustable to how much of a "Warning track" there is. It
may still work for you, Dean. I would not be to confident that coyotes will always keep their distances.
They study quite a bit. I have seen them brazenly walk within 200 yds of a house through my
neighbors property...They lost a cat to them...:(
I live in  fairly built up suburb and we see them around. A neighbor saw one chowing down on a rabbit at dusk the other evening.

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The Pub / Re: Startup beer company idea
« on: March 09, 2010, 02:28:38 pm »
Coincidentally, I saw this article the other day about cellaring. Your idea seems better than crawling under a house
http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-beercellar-20100304,0,4735994,full.story


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A Bert Grant's Perfect Porter clone on Monday. It's been years since I've had one of these but the recipe I found on Homebrew Talk looks like it will be tasty. I get sad thinking about how Grant's fell apart but I think this beer will cheer me up.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Batch size
« on: February 27, 2010, 04:09:53 pm »
I brew mostly 5 gallon batches, with the occasional 3 gallon one. It's mostly the wife and myself drinking it and that size keeps a decent selection around. The smaller batches are styles she doesn't like that don't lend themselves to aging, like a bitter.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Kegkits/Tom Hargrave
« on: February 22, 2010, 10:12:21 am »
I have send dozens of emails and left dozens of voicemails, and this guy refuses to respond.  However, he apparently trolls forums looking for anything about him and he leaves messages such as this one located at http://www.topix.net/forum/source/whnt/TTFEUBG9Q93FOFLOU/p3#lastPost

I'm not defending the guy, but Topix lets you enter any name you like and post on their sites. Look at the city on the first post by Tom on the first page and the post you link to. That's entered automatically by the system so it's a better gauge than the name. The Chicago Tribune used to use Topix and what a mess that was.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's Brewing This Weekend - 2/12
« on: February 11, 2010, 08:48:48 pm »
A Wee Heavy on Monday.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: anyone by chance
« on: February 04, 2010, 12:49:08 pm »
I know Matt well.  He not only judged the Sasquatch Homebrew contest for me last year, he brought a keg of their special Sassie beer for the judge's lunch!  I got a keg filled with theoir excellent IPA from him recently.  IIRC, the Cascadian uses a Belgian yeast and rye, besides being as hoppy as an AIPA.
Tell him Greg from Flossmoor says hello when you get a chance. We were sad to see him go but it sounds like he's making the most of his new opportunities.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: anyone by chance
« on: February 04, 2010, 12:18:54 pm »
There's a brewer I know in Eugene who is pushing "Cascadian Dark Ale" instead of Black IPA. I don't think that will stick.

That's a very different beer than a black IPA, though.....
Talk to Matt at Oakshire. You should anyway, he's a hell of  a nice guy and brews some good beers.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: anyone by chance
« on: February 04, 2010, 11:35:43 am »
I worked in Boston for a time.....................................

FWIW I consider a 3 hour commute to be BOTH WAYS, not just the occasional bad afternoon ride home

I never understood why anyone living outside of the city would do anything other than heigh your butt to the nearest commuter. I really do miss the T out here, but given the relative sizes of the cities.

And I have co-workers who do that 3 hours... One lives down in Manhattan Beach and it's pure traffic - about the same distance as my commute, much much longer times in. Another at least lives all the way out in Lancaster. By the time he realised he wasn't just working the job "temporarily" his son was well established in the community and he didn't want ot rip him out of there. Egads.
Man, I do not miss LA. Actually, I miss some things, but I don't miss working there.

There's a brewer I know in Eugene who is pushing "Cascadian Dark Ale" instead of Black IPA. I don't think that will stick.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Brewing less than 5 gallon batches
« on: January 24, 2010, 12:17:59 pm »
I brew 2.5 or 3 gallon batches regularly. There are styles that my wife doesn't like and I don't want to drink 5 on my own. It's also a way to experiment with methods and ingredients and to brew more often.

I started doing my small batches in a three gallon cooler that I got for mini-mashes. I didn't modify it at all and used a grain bag and a veggie strainer as a false bottom. My efficiency was horrible and looking back, it would have been just as easy to jump right in and get a bigger cooler. but I was intimidated by the AG process and I wanted to try things first.

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