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Beer Travel / Re: PHL
« on: April 13, 2012, 11:31:16 AM »
If you'd prefer, you can take the train from PHL into Philadelphia and get a few blocks from Nodding Head, et al.
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Questions about the forum? / Re: Log out...log in...log out...log in...
« on: April 12, 2012, 07:32:52 AM »Still waiting for answers to: why were the changes made?
Because if nothing ever changed, we'd all be driving a Chevy Nova.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Starting a homebrew club
« on: April 12, 2012, 07:10:11 AM »
Make a poster with contact information and ask put it up at the homebrew shops in Wilmington. Many homebrewers from your area probably go to those shops, at least occasionally. Also, club leaders may know homebrewers who don't attend their club meetings because of travel distance.
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Kegging and Bottling / Re: 3/8 cup vs. 3/4 cup for kegging?
« on: April 09, 2012, 05:59:59 AM »[Say there's one fluid ounce of headspace per bottle, so roughly 50 fl oz (1500 mL) total, versus maybe 500 mL (one pint) of headspace in a keg.
I don't think the difference is even that dramatic. Assuming the headspace is formed by removing the bottling wand, then a 3/8" diameter wand in a 9" tall 12oz bottle would leave 1/2 oz of headspace per bottle. Also, 1 pint in a keg is 0.44" of vertical space - many homebrewers are leaving more space than that. So headspace is probably close to equal or even greater in a keg.
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Kegging and Bottling / Re: 3/8 cup vs. 3/4 cup for kegging?
« on: April 07, 2012, 10:27:03 AM »
The fermented beer will have some dissolved co2 in it, and maybe some of it is forced out of solution during bottling. A bottling wand is a pretty right constriction. Perhaps combined with a preference for kegged beer to have lower carbonation?
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Beer Travel / Re: Asheville
« on: April 07, 2012, 08:50:33 AM »Asheville's on the top of my list of places to visit this year. I'll have to go to the Oyster house for sure. I'll look you up if I can make it down.
We're planning a trip there too Ron. Probably in the fall.
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Kegging and Bottling / Re: bottled a beer in a screw top growler, wish me luck....
« on: April 07, 2012, 08:31:47 AM »
You'd have to really screw up to have a bottle bomb in two weeks anyway.
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The Pub / Re: regional Sayings
« on: April 05, 2012, 06:46:35 AM »
I visited Texas last year and all of the major state roads are called Farm to Market XX or Ranch to Market XX, instead of Route or Highway XX. Has to do with the legislative bills that originally funded their construction.
In Maine, if you were not born there, you're "from away".
In Maine, if you were not born there, you're "from away".
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Temp control for fridge/freezer
« on: April 05, 2012, 06:10:44 AM »
Some older refridgerators work by cooling the freezer air, then using a fan to circulate that air down into the refrigerator. A thermostat turns the fan on when the bottom needs more cold air. You could probably hook your own thermostat up to that fan if your in the mood for a project. Then the freezer would run as normal, but the refridgerator section would be warmer. If it is a 12V fan, you could do it with the temp controller and an old 12V cell phone power supply.
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Questions about the forum? / Re: How do I show my new pimped system
« on: April 04, 2012, 06:45:26 AM »
Those instruction could use an update after the forum software upgrade. Steps 3/4 are now done through a dialog box.
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Pimp My System / Re: My 25 Gallon System - Theres more than Wine in Walla Walla
« on: April 04, 2012, 06:41:05 AM »
Well, Damn!!
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Congratulations to the newly elected AHA GC members, and thank's to all that ran
« on: April 04, 2012, 06:33:59 AM »Gongrats Ron!!!! now you just need to bring the conference to delaware....lolI second that!
I'm not sure all the attendees would fit in Delaware.
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Ingredients / Re: elderberries / juniper berries
« on: April 04, 2012, 05:37:46 AM »
I used elderberries in a pale ale and liked it. I used ~ 3lbs, froze them, then put them in a nylon grain bag and threw it in the kettle after flameout. After 10 minutes I lifted it and suspended it just above the wort to drain the juice out (I gave it a little squeeze with some spatulas too). The juice will stain your fingers BTW. It's on tap now and the beer is fruity/berry with a nice red color.
Elderberries contain tannins in their skins like grapes, so be careful about leaving them in contact with beer for too long and I'd really advise against pureeing them as it will speed up tannin extraction.
Elderberries contain tannins in their skins like grapes, so be careful about leaving them in contact with beer for too long and I'd really advise against pureeing them as it will speed up tannin extraction.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Okay Princess Bride fans...
« on: April 04, 2012, 05:29:35 AM »
Obscure reference that most people won't understand even after you explain it? This sounds like one of my ideas.
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Beer Recipes / Re: Bar Harbor Brewing - Thunder Hole Ale
« on: April 02, 2012, 03:51:26 AM »
I don't have a recipe, but they are pretty friendly to homebrewers there.