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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: What beverage to drink this weekend?
« on: April 21, 2011, 10:13:55 PM »
Marzen? it's a little late but... Mai bock? Belgians are almost always welcome in my fridge.
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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Fresh filled keg storage without refrigeration
« on: April 21, 2011, 10:10:57 PM »
I don't know so hopefully you will get better advice elsewhere on the kegging aspect but i wouldn't worry about the quality of the beer itself. As long as it's not to hot or to variable in temp.
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Kegging and Bottling / Re: Getting started with kegging
« on: April 21, 2011, 10:09:19 PM »
I get my tax refund tomorrow so it's a go. and yes indeed on the bigger CO2 tank, turns out that with that extra 10 bucks I hit the free shipping level and total bill is actually 20 bucks less that with the smaller tank. Kegging here I come!
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Black IPA / Cascadian Dark Ale "Style"
« on: April 21, 2011, 01:02:30 PM »Cream Ale. Someone 'splain that name to me, Lucy.
I don't think CDAs are a fad and I don't agree they are the same as Stouts or Porters. No, sir. Well made, they can be very tasty. It's just that there are few well made ones out there. Oakshire is the only one that comes to mind for me right now. Unfortunately, I can't get it here.
The debate rages on...
I believe 'Cream Ale' is called that due to the creamy nitro head on it.
I never had a genesee on nitro! might that make it drinkable?
I never had a genesee period. Not too good, I take it?
Great for killing slugs in the garden.
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Kegging and Bottling / Getting started with kegging
« on: April 21, 2011, 12:57:26 PM »
Does this seem like a reasonably good deal to start with? I need kegs in time for a wedding on June 25th
http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=326
http://stores.kegconnection.com/Detail.bok?no=326
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Black IPA / Cascadian Dark Ale "Style"
« on: April 21, 2011, 12:19:17 PM »Cream Ale. Someone 'splain that name to me, Lucy.
I don't think CDAs are a fad and I don't agree they are the same as Stouts or Porters. No, sir. Well made, they can be very tasty. It's just that there are few well made ones out there. Oakshire is the only one that comes to mind for me right now. Unfortunately, I can't get it here.
The debate rages on...
I believe 'Cream Ale' is called that due to the creamy nitro head on it.
I never had a genesee on nitro! might that make it drinkable?
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Black IPA / Cascadian Dark Ale "Style"
« on: April 21, 2011, 12:14:48 PM »Cream Ale. Someone 'splain that name to me, Lucy.
I don't think CDAs are a fad and I don't agree they are the same as Stouts or Porters. No, sir. Well made, they can be very tasty. It's just that there are few well made ones out there. Oakshire is the only one that comes to mind for me right now. Unfortunately, I can't get it here.
The debate rages on...
I LOVE the dead horse emoticon! and on topic, I was under the impressions that the difference between a (CDA, BIPA, ABA...) and an american stout or robust porter is the roast flavour. where the noonanian ale is dark in color it has very little roast flavour. I have heard about using debittered roast barley and adding it at the end of the mash to get color but not much else. It seems like the BA guidlines posted earlier support this as well.
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The Pub / Re: New Guy Here Saying Hi
« on: April 21, 2011, 09:25:49 AM »
Welcome! Xavier is an awesome name! It's not my real name at all but I have used it as a pen name/forum name for years now. Good luck with your first brew and remember if it doesn't turn out just right it's just a place to start.
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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Need some help choosing the right yeast
« on: April 20, 2011, 03:55:59 PM »thank you so much for the quick responses. i think im going to go with the dry yeast, since this is my first brew and i have no clue how i would control my temp. thanks again guys.
Nick Miranda
California Castaway
www.californiacastaway.com
The quick and dirty temp control is a big rubbermade bin that your fermenter will fit in, filled with water and frozen plastic soda bottles of ice depending on your climate you can even get away with a tee shirt over the fermenter and kept wet.
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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: High terminal Gravity
« on: April 20, 2011, 03:54:09 PM »
sounds yummy. I like heather beers.
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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: Now why didn't I think of this?
« on: April 20, 2011, 03:48:55 PM »
even asprin is not great as it can increase the chances of stomach bleeding. But from what I have been told by doctors is that the tylenol/alchahol combo is THE ONE to avoid. Some people with tendencies towards liver problems have had deadly reactions even days after drinking after taking tylenol
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All Grain Brewing / Re: So your Barley Crusher won't Crush?
« on: April 19, 2011, 01:19:37 PM »
I started looking into a mill and one of the options that many of them have is a hardened steel roller set. It says on several websites that the knurls will last much longer with the hardened metal and, at least the ones I looked at, specifically state the worn out knurls are not covered by the warrantee. It's like the brakes on your car. They WILL wear out so they are not covered by any warrantee. The hardened ones are a lot more expensive but I suppose it it's cheaper to spend up front than have to replace or re-knurl the rollers every couple of years it might be worth it.
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All Grain Brewing / Re: Transition to all grain?
« on: April 19, 2011, 07:42:56 AM »
Get some 2 litre soda bottles and freeze some water in them, sanitize them well and add them to the wort, swapping out as needed. Or the no-chill method if you can get big foodgrade plastic gerry cans
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The Pub / Re: This Full Moon
« on: April 18, 2011, 12:29:27 PM »
I have always suspected that the right to Secede thing was a myth anyway and I have never been able to find any thing definitive about it. but there has long been a strong Secessionist movement in VT. It's a fun thought but I doubt anything would come of it. It's just a really different culture than in much of america. It is the only state with no mcdonalds in the capital and there is a law against billboards. The house just passed a single payer healtcare bill too. First state to officially allow same sex unions, Although we kind of wimped out with 'civil unions' instead of marriage but...
So the movement didn't stop but the (possibly mythical) constituional right to Secede did.
So the movement didn't stop but the (possibly mythical) constituional right to Secede did.
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Equipment and Software / Re: Cheap Fermentation Temp Control?
« on: April 18, 2011, 12:15:12 PM »No, same batch. I'm just trying to keep it cool for this second week to prevent any further heat-related "damage." I'm going to bottle it this weekend. Next batch I do, it's going in here the whole time.
you might think about giving it another week. Even though the bulk of the fermentation is over leaving it on the yeast for a while might help clean up some of the yeast byproducts from a high fermentation temp. I generally leave things in primary for 3 or 4 weeks mainly out of time presure but I think it helps.