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Beer Recipes / Re: Red Ale
« on: April 13, 2010, 09:49:32 am »
Ya gotta love it when a plan comes together! Good job by you!
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All Grain Brewing / Re: saison mash
« on: April 09, 2010, 11:21:44 am »Depends on your grain bill, OG, sugars, etc. Gotta give more info, but one thing is sure, a saison should be DRY.
Verrrrry Dry! Saison Dupont is so dry it evaporates in your mouth!
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All Grain Brewing / Re: Astringency Question
« on: April 09, 2010, 11:20:12 am »
Another thing to consider is the sulphate content of the water. Higher levels tend to accentuate hop bitterness and from personal experience this can be a problem if not controlled or accounted for, but I would definitely check the pH first.
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The Pub / Re: Baseball season just around the corner...
« on: April 09, 2010, 07:27:39 am »GO PHILLIES!!!
Should have kept Lee and offed Hamels
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All Grain Brewing / Re: Boil Times
« on: April 09, 2010, 07:13:38 am »I use whatever it takes with my boiloff rate to hit my desired gravity. Generally that falls around 75-80 min, but at times it is ~65 min.
Same here
+2
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's Brewing This Weekend - 4/9 Edition
« on: April 07, 2010, 11:56:33 am »
Looking to do an English IPA. I have a bunch of EKGs to use and keeping with my one German beer and one IPA on tap throughout the summer and having a hefeweizen kegged and a pils ready for lagering, it looks like an IPA is next.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What are your house styles?
« on: April 06, 2010, 06:36:19 am »
I only have roo for two in the fridge so in the summer, something German (pils, helles, hefeweizen, Dortmunder), and an IPA. In the winter, Wee heavy, stout, porter, and an IPA.
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The Pub / Re: Would you eat whale meat?
« on: April 01, 2010, 09:04:01 am »
I'm not big on killing whales, but if someone offered some blubber up to me, I'd eat it.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's Brewing This Weekend - 4/2 Edition
« on: April 01, 2010, 04:03:30 am »
Last week's German pils is perking away, This week I will probably do a starter for next weeks English IPA.
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The Pub / Re: Beer Drinking Music !
« on: March 30, 2010, 10:10:10 am »maybe some A's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rMh1yPubr8
Classic Philly rock! I may be dating myself, but I used to hang with those guys when I first moved to Philly and my wife and Rick's wife used to pal around. Fun times, what a friggin' party that was. Still have a copy of the Four Dances EP.
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Beer Recipes / Re: Let's talk about German Pilsner
« on: March 30, 2010, 09:41:55 am »
I think that soft water is a key here as well, although the Dortmunder style seems to be more balanced even with using water that is fairly hard (my well water, high in sulfates, mixed with store-bought spring water seems to lend itself to this style). That flavor that Ron described is also present in Czech pils, but to a much lesser extent and I believe the hop schedule (both timing and amounts) plays a big part in that. I would think that you certainly don't want to add anything past 5 minutes and may want to keep it more to the 10 minute mark. This will require much experimentation and tasting. 
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The Pub / Re: Too drunk....
« on: March 27, 2010, 06:03:39 pm »I am indeed from NJ. Born and raised in beautiful, Historic Camden NJ.
Only made the long and arduous journey to Philadelphia about 22 years ago.
At least you went from the fire to the pan instead of ther other way. At least you're not from Chester.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's Brewing This Weekend - 3/26 Edition
« on: March 27, 2010, 05:57:48 pm »
Just finished up the pils and drinking the Dortmunder just tapped this week. Will keg the Hefeweizen tomorrow. Really getting into the German beers although I still have an IPA on tap for the moments I'm digging the hops. This one's an all Centennial (West Coast style) very dry finish, smack you in the mouth up front bitterness, lots of hop flavor and aroma. This one is 7% crystal and no chill because of the snow issue we had back in February. I think I will stick to the 10 - 15% crystal formula though, I seem to prefer more body and a sweeter finish.
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Beer Recipes / Re: Red Ale
« on: March 26, 2010, 03:51:54 pm »Columbus, Centennial, Cascade and Amarillo.
and Simcoe