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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: 2 questions
« on: December 18, 2012, 07:22:54 pm »
I looked at a jar of Ovaltine the other day and DME was the third ingredient. Sugar was first and I can't remember the second, but if it is more sugar than malt that will not be as good for sure!

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Cold Steeping Dark Grains
« on: December 18, 2012, 07:17:44 pm »
I'm curious if this is better than substituting carafa for the roasted barley in the mash, since carafa is also supposed to reduce astrigency.

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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: Crispin Artisanal Ciders
« on: December 18, 2012, 02:14:11 pm »
I actually really like this cider - it is quite sweet, but that's how I like it.
http://organicscrumpy.com/

That cider mill is a few miles from my house. You get that out in WA? Never knew they shipped out of state. Don't expect too much of it this year, crop was devastated by frost.
Available in Delaware too.

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Beer Recipes / Re: spring style
« on: December 17, 2012, 01:34:18 pm »
I love helles and vienna lager, never made a lager though.

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Equipment and Software / Re: Rolling boil gathers no moss...?
« on: December 17, 2012, 01:31:22 pm »
There's no reason your gas stove should be that weak though - are you sure the gas pressure is where it is supposed to be?  It doesn't sound to me like the stove is working the way it should.
I used to have problems boiling 4G on my gas stove. I now have an electric stove that boils 6g easily. Different burner powers.
Weird, my electric stoves were always way under powered.  But then I started brewing outside long before we had a gas stove, so I guess I can't directly compare the two.

some of the newer electric stoves are beasts. I have a BIG element on my electric stove, meant for big pasta pot type boils that will make water jump out of the pot. It's about 14-16 inches across and if you crank it you can feel the heat across the kitchen.
Yeah, I have two large burners (same diameter) with a 0-10 knob. On one I saute in the 6-8 range. On the other I must keep it below 3 or scorch everything. I only go higher to boil water.

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: corny keg bottom fell off
« on: December 17, 2012, 01:27:09 pm »
I've used liquid nails successfully.
Just don't use real nails  ;)

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Commercial Beer Reviews / Re: Crispin Artisanal Ciders
« on: December 17, 2012, 11:34:03 am »
I've had them and thought they were fine, but whether you like them would depend on what kind of cider you want. Crispin is owned by Miller-Coors, so I'd guess from ownership that they are trying to compete with Woodchuck/Strongbow/etc. and not dry artisinal ciders.

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Equipment and Software / Re: Rolling boil gathers no moss...?
« on: December 17, 2012, 06:33:58 am »
There's no reason your gas stove should be that weak though - are you sure the gas pressure is where it is supposed to be?  It doesn't sound to me like the stove is working the way it should.
I used to have problems boiling 4G on my gas stove. I now have an electric stove that boils 6g easily. Different burner powers.

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Ingredients / Re: Maris Otter Floor Malted Malt?
« on: December 14, 2012, 09:21:26 pm »
I made an oatmeal stout last year and used floor malted maris otter for all of the base malt. I don't know why the LHBS said 20%, but I'd say they don't know what they are talking about. It is a base malt so there is know reason you can't use it for all of the base malt.  This is the description on Northern Brewer's site:
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This is a special craft malt from Britain's oldest working floor-malting facility. Still made by hand using many of the same methods as they were 200 years ago, Warminster's Maris Otter is a complex and bready malt. Use in any British style and many American styles for unparalleled depth of flavor.
I wouldn't spend the extra money on it if your not going to use it for all your base malt. Do or do not, there is no try!

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Dishwasher Sanitize vs. Jet Bottle Washer
« on: December 14, 2012, 06:51:06 am »
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P.S.  no reason to rinse iodophor

learn something new every day.
I suspect it depends how much you use. Tried some nasty-finishing beer at the last homebrewers' meeting that more experienced tasters and brewers than me (read: BJCP National) said was iodophor.
That may have been caused by iodophor being used at the wrong concentration. I bet a lot of lazy brewer don't measure and just pour a glop into a bucket of water. The actual dose is pretty small I think.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: My beer in a brewery!
« on: December 11, 2012, 08:01:59 pm »
Pretty sweet!

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: bottling small amount from full batch
« on: December 11, 2012, 07:51:20 pm »
You could put it all in a bottling bucket, add priming sugar, bottle a few and drain the rest into the keg. Let the bottled and kegged beer condition. Good to go.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Slowing Fermentation advice
« on: December 10, 2012, 09:06:07 pm »
Definitely DON'T aerate it any more now. You could try rousing the yeast but it may simply be done.
Check +

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The Pub / Re: Gas station growler fills
« on: December 10, 2012, 07:05:33 pm »
I wonder where something like that would work in Des Miones?  Hmmmm?

It probably wouldn't fly under Iowa law.  Law enforcement here fights brew-pubs selling growlers.  The pubs can't even sell their own beer in growlers without having a distributor pick it up and redeliver it back to the pub.  It might be a good little money maker if you could get a license though.

Paul
Yeah, and I think in many states only producers can sell growlers, not retailers.

You are correct. In Michigan, only Brewpubs and MicroBrewery licenses can fill growlers. The largest brewery in the state, Bells, can't fill growlers as they have a Brewers license (over 60k barrrels). That is moot for them, as Larry Bell did not sell growlers before they grew into the Brewers license.
Here Dogfish sells growlers at the pub but not the brewery (don't know if that is law or choice). Fordham, a smaller brewery, cannot sell any beer on-site due to partial ownership by AB, which technically puts them over the limit.

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The Pub / Re: Gas station growler fills
« on: December 10, 2012, 05:51:10 pm »
I wonder where something like that would work in Des Miones?  Hmmmm?

It probably wouldn't fly under Iowa law.  Law enforcement here fights brew-pubs selling growlers.  The pubs can't even sell their own beer in growlers without having a distributor pick it up and redeliver it back to the pub.  It might be a good little money maker if you could get a license though.

Paul
Yeah, and I think in many states only producers can sell growlers, not retailers.

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