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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Bottling bucket spigot contamination!
« on: March 20, 2012, 07:35:48 AM »
You can buy just the spigot part. Keep the bucket and through the old spigot away.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Possibly the worst homebrewing article ever
« on: March 20, 2012, 07:31:08 AM »
The whole thing is just making me cry. Especially because it appears to be written by a brewer at our nearby Fordham/Old Dominion and received some credibility through a link on Fordham's facebook page.
http://breweryblager.blogspot.com/2012/03/lesson-before-homebrewing.html?spref=fb
http://breweryblager.blogspot.com/2012/03/lesson-before-homebrewing.html?spref=fb
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: How to Add Vanilla
« on: March 20, 2012, 05:44:34 AM »
I used 4 is 5G of stout several years ago and it came out great. I just split and threw them into secondary. I didn't chop thinking they'd be easier to separate that way at racking.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: American Homebrewers Association 2012 Governing Committee Election
« on: March 20, 2012, 05:36:58 AM »Please vote for Ron AND me!
I voted for both of you.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Where is a Homebrew Supply Store Needed?
« on: March 20, 2012, 05:35:46 AM »And, that little dissertation does not mention the internet. The get a part of those $150.....
As an aside.....$150 a year? Heck, I spend that a month........in a quiet month!
No, it doesn't mention the Internet, but if you were to do both at the same time you'd have to account for the additional overhead. You'd have to buy packaging materials (boxes, peanuts, etc.) and have extra space to keep that stuff. You'd also have the costs of hosting the site, building the site, and maintaining the site. Although I haven't done a complete analysis of it, there is a concern that the extra costs required to get a few extra dollars might not be worth it.
I think oscarvan meant competition from the internet.
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Homebrew Competitions / Re: Maryland Microbrewery Festival 2012 Homebrew Competition
« on: March 20, 2012, 05:24:11 AM »
I'm referring to the title that shows up in the browser above the address bar, or in the tab if using a tabbed browser. I noticed because I posted it to my club's facebook page and it shows up as "2009 Competition."
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Ingredients / Re: More floral hops, less grapefruit
« on: March 19, 2012, 01:15:18 PM »
ncbluesman? I detect copyright infringement!
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Going Pro / Re: Another view about commercial Nano brewing.
« on: March 19, 2012, 01:13:29 PM »I know it's apples-to-oranges, but I asked about production volume over on winepress.us (a site for amateur and small wineries), and I thought the response was interesting:
"My advice is to start small and let sales drive your future volume increases. Running out of wine and putting up a sign that says sold out is far better that putting up a sign that says "selling our wine cheap because it's not very good and we overproduced and can't sell it". Of course you're sign won't say that but this is modern America and customers are very perceptive. When a winery is constantly running promotions and sales there is a subtle message of desperation sent that devalues the brand. When you put up the sign that says sold out the underlying message is "this stuff is damn good and you should have gotten off your butt and bought some when it was available and next time you see it available you'd better buy a case before it's sold out again."
Who knows? Maybe if you're really marketing saavy you can turn ultra-low production into a selling point, and command a high price for you beer.
I think that is easier for a winery which has a seasonal/annual product. Customers know that you can't just 'buy more grain' and the culture is more geared towards customers buying for storage (even if it is just short term).
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Equipment and Software / Re: Is this a poor shape for a mash tun?
« on: March 19, 2012, 01:06:11 PM »
If I were upgrading from the 5, I wouldn't stop at 10. Get at least 15gallons so you have the option of doing 10g batches. (Even then, a 15G mash tun will really only do 10G of 7.5% beer.)
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Other Fermentables / Re: Acid in cider
« on: March 19, 2012, 12:58:44 PM »I've never tried tea, so I don't know if it is better. My statement was 60% convenience (my homebrew shop is 1 hour away, tea is in the pantry), 20% because I just don't like that most wine tannin is made from chestnut bark - not grapes, and 35% unjustified prejudice.
115%. You really must have some extra unjustified prejudice.
Don't try to confuse the issue with science. Perhaps my reasons are not mutually exclusive?
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All Grain Brewing / Re: Preheated MLT strike water calcs
« on: March 19, 2012, 12:56:01 PM »
Seriously, though, the preheating is to avoid adjusting your temperatures. If you're heating your mash tun up in the 150 range, you shouldn't have to worry.
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All Grain Brewing / Re: Preheated MLT strike water calcs
« on: March 19, 2012, 11:34:30 AM »
Maybe you could paint it blue
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Homebrew Competitions / Re: Maryland Microbrewery Festival 2012 Homebrew Competition
« on: March 19, 2012, 07:49:52 AM »
You should tell your web person to change the page title from 2009 Competition.
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Beer Recipes / Re: Juice concentrate
« on: March 19, 2012, 07:37:30 AM »
Add the whole can and let it ferment. If it is too strong you can back-blend with pure wheat beer to dilute the flavor.
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Other Fermentables / Re: Acid in cider
« on: March 19, 2012, 06:41:30 AM »
I've never tried tea, so I don't know if it is better. My statement was 60% convenience (my homebrew shop is 1 hour away, tea is in the pantry), 20% because I just don't like that most wine tannin is made from chestnut bark - not grapes, and 35% unjustified prejudice.