Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
10-24-2013, 04:30 AM
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
09-14-2013, 07:11 AM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?
Just transferred my experimental small batch "Backyard Brown" into secondary: it's an American brown ale with roasted acorns, rosemary, and wet-hopped with Cascades, all from my backyard.
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
03-01-2013, 07:46 AM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?
I had heard lots of negative feedback about the quality of the judging in the Pittsburgh regional last year. My anecdote: I entered 6 beers, a total of 12 judging sheets returned. Less than half...
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
02-27-2013, 08:26 AM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?
Anybody manage to get entries registered for this year's National Homebrew Competition? The site was fubar yesterday, but I was successful in submitting entries to the Atlanta regional: a chocolate...
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
01-02-2013, 07:48 AM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?
Had to start the new year off right, even though the weather was not cooperative for an outdoor brew session. Good thing I cobbled together a 3-tier from scrap back in the fall, for just such an...
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
11-09-2012, 05:19 AM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?
5.5 gallons of Saison du Noel is bubbling away, just added D-90 and 16oz of wildflower honey last night. Smells great, should be ready to drink by Christmas.
Will be bottling up my holiday ale...
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
09-18-2012, 08:33 PM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?
Ferg I'm thinking of going extract + grains at those two parking lot events. Definitely for Winston's, it's just gonna be too complicated & long to mash. I may change my mind for the cluster brew...
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
09-07-2012, 01:39 PM
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
08-14-2012, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 1,398
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?
I have that half-barrel AB keg sitting in my brewhouse, not sure if I'm ever going down the 10 gallon path. Maybe we can work out a deal. Do you know anyone with a plasma cutter?
Don't beat...
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
07-24-2012, 08:27 AM
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
07-11-2012, 12:11 PM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermenter?
Spent last night bottling up my Falconers Flight IPA, and my split-batch English ESB. I think that makes my homebrew volume just about 50 gallons for 2012. :noon
For the first time in more than a...
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
06-11-2012, 04:05 PM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter?
My Rosemary Honey Saison is just about finished primary ferment, got an ESB split batch (Dry English Ale and Burton Ale yeasts) from a 20 year old recipe sitting in secondaries, and yesterday brewed...
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
06-04-2012, 11:58 AM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter?
Another vote for this model from Johnson Controls, however I bought mine pre-assembled from Northern Brewer:
http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/johnson-controls-a419-digital-temp-controller.html
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
05-16-2012, 08:07 AM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter?
Added oak chips & bourbon to my imperial stout last night, need to let it sleep for about a month.
Have a Belgian Blond (another small batch) just finishing up primary fermentation, plan to rack...
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
05-07-2012, 09:34 AM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter?
Awesome showing in your competition, congrats on the IPA and 37 is a great score for the pils!
Can't help you on sourcing the infection, as I'm still stuck in the bottling dark ages. :D
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
05-06-2012, 07:29 AM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter?
Celebrated National Homebrew Day/Big Brew yesterday by brewing up an American Imperial Stout small batch. Pitched it on top of some yeast I harvested out of Blue Mountain Brewery's Dark Hollow,...
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
04-30-2012, 09:00 AM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter?
Another Brewherf yesterday with Ferg & Matt, although I couldn’t officially brew since all my fermenters are currently tied up.
However, we made Attempt #2 at an unconventional second runnings...
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
04-07-2012, 04:52 PM
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
04-04-2012, 05:07 AM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter?
It's almost weizen season, so that's an option. I'd go with a robust porter or an American brown, either are more malt-centric in flavor/aroma and can be low IBUs. Here's my most recent easy brown...
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
04-02-2012, 10:37 AM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter?
Homebrew Herfest II on Saturday with icantbejon, Matt, and Doug (from Winston's Humidor fame,) all brewing up different beers:
http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showpost.php?p=1605562&postcount=1664
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
04-01-2012, 10:30 AM
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
03-27-2012, 04:02 AM
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
03-23-2012, 09:14 AM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter?
Question for the enlightened lager-ers:
How long will a lager yeast cake last in my primary fermenter, until I can pitch a new batch of wort on top of it?
I just racked a maibock into the...
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
03-22-2012, 08:39 PM
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Re: Homebrewers - Whats in the fermeter?
Yea, 13 days isn't really all that long. 5oz dextrose seems like a lot, so you should have no problems with getting it carbonated but give it a few more weeks at room temp.
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Forum: Wine, Beer, and Spirits
03-22-2012, 03:37 PM
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