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Ingredients / Re: Fivestar's 5.2 mash buffer

« on: January 29, 2010, 11:04:04 am »

I didn't see anything else notable in the report... a small amount of bicarbonate, is there something not listed?  Or is table salt not the same as sodium phosphate?

table salt is sodium chloride not sodium phosphate

Is there an echo in here?

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Beer availability........... East Coast/West Coast

« on: January 29, 2010, 09:49:05 am »

Nugget Nectar is a very good beer.  Pretty well balanced at >90IBU.

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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: Ommegang

« on: January 27, 2010, 01:01:23 pm »

I wish I could, but the styles don't do it for me.  Hennepin is OK, but I'm not a big saison fan.  Their abbey ale is pretty good though.

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Commercial Beer Reviews / SN Torpedo

« on: January 27, 2010, 12:59:44 pm »

Good beer, just not great.  Has a nice balance of maltiness and bitterness, but seems to be missing something in the hop flavor and aroma department.  It has the Chinook flavor coming through and a little bit of citrus, but it's just not quite there for me.  Very drinkable though, but I think the Celebration Ale is better.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's brewing this weekend 1/29

« on: January 26, 2010, 01:23:30 pm »

Cascade/Centennial APA.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What's Brewing This Weekend - 1/22

« on: January 26, 2010, 11:54:56 am »

If I am gonna drink maibock in May....I better put one on the yeast cake...like....Tomorrow!  

3 - 4 weeks to ferment, 6 - 8 for lagering.  Yep, yer cutting it close bro'.

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All Things Food / Re: Ethnic Cooking

« on: January 26, 2010, 05:52:35 am »

Jerk pork with beans and rice (to mitigate the heat).  Pictures taken after we pigged out.  Pardon the pun.

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All Things Food / Re: Black-Eyed Peas

« on: January 26, 2010, 05:39:42 am »

Looks good Professor, and healthy too!

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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: 4 Hefeweizens

« on: January 26, 2010, 05:36:32 am »

2 - Franziskaner - this one was second.  Very similar to the Schneider in flavor and color, but the flavors were a little less strong and this one was a bit lighter in color.

this one has always seemed to be a lot better on tap than from the bottle for me.  YMMV.

I hate the green bottles. I cant get over the mental thought of a skunky hefe.

The one I got came in a brown bottle.

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Other Fermentables / Re: Alcohol limit of Natural Cider yeast.....................Cyser

« on: January 22, 2010, 01:51:35 pm »

Yea...I'd let that stuff age for at least a year, two would be better. It's probably going to taste similiar to an apple wine. I have a cider at 11%ABV that's about a year and a few months that is spot on right now.

Of course you keep forgetting to bring me some

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: East Coast vs. West Coast IPA - A Bitter Divide.

« on: January 22, 2010, 12:54:56 pm »

I think it has a lot to do with what you've been exposed to and how your tastes have developed.  Where hops are grown, the beers have an abundance (over-abundance perhaps) of bitterness and good flavor and aroma.  If this is all you drink, your palate will get used to it and anything less will pale in comparison.  It's kind of like eating spicy and/or hot food.  If you eat Indian food the way most of my Indian friends eat it all of the time, the stuff they serve in restaurants will taste like white bread.  What amazes me, is after drinking the super bitter IPAs and DIPAs we can still pick up on the subtleties of a Kolsch.  The IPAs I brew pretty much run the gamut as far as IBUs go, but I tend to go toward the upper limit, even for an east coast guy.   I do love my crystal malts though.

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The Pub / Re: Tornado!

« on: January 22, 2010, 08:09:45 am »

Keith,  I'm glad all are safe.  That's more excitement than I need.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: "healthy fermentation" defined.....

« on: January 22, 2010, 08:06:34 am »

Yep!

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: How Long to Lager after Long Fermentation

« on: January 22, 2010, 08:05:17 am »

Regardless, most people lager their lagers way too long. A doppelbock .... yeah, I can see 6 months on that one. A Marzen, although at one point in time was lagered for 6 months probably needs no more that 6 weeks. But you need to take a taste to see. It could be that at 6 months lagering it is past its prime!

Can I get an AMEN!

AMEN!   I usually lager for 4 to 8 weeks depending on the beer.  I have found lighter styles (i.e. Helles) don't benefit from a very long lager period.

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Ingredients / Re: Base malt for irish red ale

« on: January 22, 2010, 08:02:11 am »

I'm experimenting with Halcyon for the first time on Monday morning.  Looking forward to it!

I would like to hear the result when available

Me too!  I usually use MO for all ales other than Continentals these days.