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All Grain Brewing / Re: Mosaic/Martin IPA

« on: May 09, 2013, 04:36:30 PM »

Could you post a link to that post? I'm interested.

Martin, do you have plans to update Bru'n Water and include more target profiles?

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The Pub / Brewer's Kids

« on: April 25, 2013, 02:52:18 PM »

I was pouring a beer last night, and my glass wasn't even half-full when my 3-year old son said, "Brown Porter!"

What a proud moment.

I told my boys that they can drink beer when they can grow a beard. So these guys are already making plans. "Daddy, when we are grown up and have beards, we should make a men's club, and we'll brew beer."

They help me pick my hops, help me brew, know how to pour a perfect pint...

This may sound corrupt, but I think it's cool that my boys are seeing the whole process, and also able to experience the responsible enjoyment and appreciation of alcohol. Anybody else have some fun stories to share?

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: New Hop yard...any advice?

« on: April 16, 2013, 06:55:22 PM »

I planted my rhizomes horizontally, and have since found through reading and experience that planting them vertically is better.

Horizontally, they will really spread laterally through your hop yard. I grow many varieties only about 3 feet apart, so it's an ongoing battle to keep them restrained to their area. This spring I will dig them all up and replant them with a wider spacing, and hack back the crowns at the same time.

Have fun with those new hops!

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The Pub / Beer-Candied Bacon

« on: March 20, 2013, 06:36:55 PM »

Sweet sweet mother of God. This looks amazing. I am picking up some bacon on the way home tomorrow. Kind of thinking I really should have some bacon on hand at all times anyway.

Beer-Candied Bacon

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Homebrewer Bios / Re: Offiicial Weaze bio

« on: March 19, 2013, 07:00:51 PM »

Those are some shiny smooth legs, Weaze!

Are you a hardcore bike racer/swimmer, or just a fancyman?

Cheers, brother Weaze.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Re-use of dry hops

« on: January 16, 2013, 11:12:02 PM »

I did something like Tim there did. I recently brewed a double IPA (Surly Abrasive clone) with 3 oz of Citra at flameout.

Then I brewed a partigyle IPA, using the flameout Citra as FWH. It worked really well, actually. Now the IIPA is kegged, with 3 oz Citra in the keg too. I'm tempted to do what you were thinking and try to get some more mileage out of my Citra, but I may skip it.

I think it would work, if it came down to it. You'd have to do some experimentation to see what the effects are.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Pot beer could be next high for some home brewers

« on: November 15, 2012, 08:52:31 PM »

I know somebody who made a tincture by soaking some herbs in everclear for a month or so, then adding the strained liquid at bottling time. They reported that the effect was noticeable even in one bottle, but not to a large degree. I wonder if it was just the added alcohol boost from the everclear?

Seems kind of silly if you ask me, but whatever floats your boat!

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Beer Recipes / Re: Hop Bomb IIPA

« on: November 10, 2012, 07:05:46 PM »

DOH!! I wish I would have seen this thread sooner - I would have warned you that 19 is an extremely unlucky number. I see you used 19 oz of hops. What were you thinking? Don't you read Stephen King?

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The Pub / Re: Stratos (highest parachute jump attempt)

« on: October 15, 2012, 06:06:48 PM »

I liked this video as well:

Life on the Edge - Felix Baumgartner

He talks about goal-setting and constantly reaching for the next thing. I plan to use this with my students as we talk about those issues in a school context.

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The Pub / Re: Global Bacon Shortage

« on: September 26, 2012, 07:25:52 PM »

Hey, here's an idea! Let's stop force-feeding corn to our livestock and let them eat grass, which grows for FREE!!

Grass-fed is the way to go. Time to break our obsession with corn. C'mon people, let's get real here. If you're still in the dark about the corn issue, check out one of the following:

The Omnivore's Dilemma (Michael Pollan)
Food, Inc (documentary version of Omnivore's Dilemma, essentially)
King Corn (documentary)

What's it going to take to wake America up?

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The Pub / Re: Backcountry beer

« on: August 17, 2012, 10:43:13 PM »

I went on a 3-day trip this summer and thought long and hard about bringing some Torpedo or Furious in cans, but decided to pack some dry goods instead...

That said, if I was going to pack in booze, I'd go for a flask of port. A buddy of mine brought some on last year's canoe Manventure, and it was awesome at any time of the day. Just smooth, rich, delicious and boozy.

That link looks like total BS to me! Not enough info to make a true judgment though.

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