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Yeast and Fermentation / Wyeast 1968 - Wow

« Last post by yso191 on May 22, 2013, 09:54:48 AM »

Wow this yeast is flocculant!  I started this starter last night and got up to this this morning.  I'm also impressed with how well that little stir bar works!

http://s787.photobucket.com/user/yso191/media/IMG_0194_zpsf7ee27b1.mp4.html

I couldn't get the short video to post here so I just linked to photobucket.  Is there a way to post video?

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The Pub / self driving car

« Last post by denny on May 22, 2013, 09:53:37 AM »

I've often wondered if this concept would ever be realized in my lifetime.

Depends on how long ya live, Ron!

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Kegging and Bottling / Re: SS Bottles

« Last post by klickitat jim on May 22, 2013, 09:50:26 AM »

Beer of Steel?

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Events / AHA Rally & Up Cup Competition

« Last post by wmbolling on May 22, 2013, 09:48:53 AM »

Come join your fellow homebrewers for an AHA Rally at Upland Brewing Company on June 8th at 5pm! The rally will be held in conjunction with this year's Up Cup Homebrew Competition. Entries for the Up Cup are due on June 1st and entries are $5/beer- one entry per person.

Complimentary food and beer samples will be available, as well as great merchandise for sale. Each attendee will have a chance to win great prizes from Upland and the AHA, as well as the opportunity to learn more about competition procedures, mingle with local homebrewers, and meet Upland Brewing staff!

At the end of the night, the Up Cup winner will be chosen. The winner receive a trophy, and their recipe will be brewed by Upland brewers along with the homebrewer.  This beer will be entered in the Pro-Am competition at the Great American Beer Festival in Denver, Colorado.  The winning beer will also be featured on tap at all Upland locations.  Awards are given to second and third place, as well.

http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/events/event-list/show?title=aha-rally-upland-brewing-co
http://uplandbeer.com/events/upcup/

Questions?
Please contact Matt Bolling, AHA Events & Membership Coordinator
matt@brewersassociation.org
1.303.447.0816 ext. 184

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Beer Recipes / Witbier grain bill: Unmalted wheat vs flaked wheat

« Last post by guido on May 22, 2013, 09:42:31 AM »

Is there a real advantage to using unmalted wheat for my Witbier rather than flaked wheat.  I understand that unmalted wheat is difficult to grind (it has to be almost flour, right), that I'll need an extended protein rest, and lots of rice hulls--just to be sure.   I've also heard that I might need 6-row for more enzymatic power.  But everyone says the wheat flavor and body is outstanding.  It's really tempting.

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The Pub / Re: self driving car

« Last post by bluesman on May 22, 2013, 09:41:25 AM »

I've often wondered if this concept would ever be realized in my lifetime.

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The Pub / Re: West Sixth vs Magic Hat

« Last post by HoosierBrew on May 22, 2013, 09:38:37 AM »

I read a news article from 2 years ago where commenters noted the similarities in the logos. It takes a pretty big lapse of judgement to think having a logo so similar, even if "legal," is a good idea.

+1.  I also feel that whoever mistakenly buys it thinking it is Magic Hat is probably getting a better beer.

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Equipment and Software / Re: Those little red cans of Oxygen

« Last post by bluesman on May 22, 2013, 09:37:58 AM »

I use the little red canisters of pure O2 from Home Depot/Lowes with a sintered stone on the end of some tygon tubing, and stir while adding the O2 for better dispersion. One minute for medium gravity ales and two minutes for lagers. I find it to be very easy, and I seem to be getting good results with the final product.

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The Pub / Re: West Sixth vs Magic Hat

« Last post by tonyp on May 22, 2013, 09:33:33 AM »

Edit: here's some more research...
http://beerpulse.com/2013/05/magic-hat-calls-bs-on-west-sixths-media-campaign-after-lawsuit-407/

In letters proposing a resolution to avoid a court case, West Sixth Brewing agreed to:

1. Remove the design element that mirrors Magic Hat’s #9 starburst/dingbat star packaging;

See now this is an important point that wasn't in West Sixth's blog post. Like I said in my last post I could see this being a problem, and its easily fixed.

If West Sixth's intentions were for the star to be a compass point you could scale it to fill the entire bg of the circle turning the whole logo into a compass.

2. Use and promote the wording West Sixth Brewing in conjunction with the design (Magic Hat agrees that this will help eliminate confusion);

3. Work in good faith to phase out and replace any existing materials that may contain the prior version of the encircled “6” design;

These 2 are absolutely ridiculous to me, nowhere on Magic Hat's packaging is there a 9 in a circle. If all those abstract wavy lines are considered a circle they need their heads examined.

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The Pub / Re: West Sixth vs Magic Hat

« Last post by AmandaK on May 22, 2013, 09:29:38 AM »

I read a news article from 2 years ago where commenters noted the similarities in the logos. It takes a pretty big lapse of judgement to think having a logo so similar, even if "legal," is a good idea.

Exactly. We should keep in mind that this logo is interpreted by the general public, not graphic designers.

In the articles I posted above, a Kentucky distributor refused to carry the brand because the logo was so similar to the other.