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ABOUT ME

Home Brewing Biography: Currently brewing all-grain beers using a 5-gal mashtun with stainless steel braid and using a 6.5-gallon boil. I specialize in Koelsch, Pale Ales and their relatives, Witbiers, as well as Apfelwein-derivatives.

I started out brewing with a Mr. Beer Kit, then moved on to extract with steeping grain kits, partial mash kits and ultimately custom partial mash and all-grain recipes. Austin Homebrew Supplies is my main supplier, although I have also had good luck with Midwest Supplies, Northern Brewer and Brewmasters Warehouse.
Gender: Male
Status: Married

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Posted in thread: How do you keep track of how much is left in your keg? on 05-14-2013 at 02:06 PM
It's easy to tell by the level of condensation on the keg. Doesn't work well as an indicator in
a chest freezer, but works great in a fridge. Just leave the door open for a couple of minutes.
In a che...
Posted in thread: Use reclaimed sanke on 05-10-2013 at 01:37 PM
There are keg leasing companies like Keg Credit you may want to look into.
Posted in thread: What is this piece of metal on the kettle? on 05-09-2013 at 03:01 PM
Looks like a port for a dial thermometer. Interesting that the picture is showing a brass ball
valve.
Posted in thread: Belgain yeast=short bubbling in airlock? on 05-08-2013 at 02:30 PM
Airlock bubbles are fairly meaningless, especially if you are using a bucket fermentor. If you
are using a clear fermentor, you can use visual cues (mostly what the surface of the beer looks
like, and...
Posted in thread: Line cleaning advice on 05-08-2013 at 02:27 PM
I use CO2 to push PBW and StarSan through the lines as part of my standard keg cleaning and
sanitizing procedure.
Posted in thread: Stopping a Fermentation on 05-08-2013 at 02:23 PM
The easiest and most reliable way to fix this is to add 4-8 oz of maltodextrin to the beer.
Stopping the fermentation is not advisable if you bottle condition your beer, and would likely
result in a h...
Posted in thread: Oregon Brew Crew Announces New Homebrew Competition, The “Heart of Cascadia” for CDA on 05-08-2013 at 02:17 PM
I thought it was the other way around. Every Black IPA I've tasted was malty, sweet, and
roasty. The best CDAs I've had have been basically what you described as a black IPA.
:confused:I think you're ...
Posted in thread: Seeking dry substitute for Safale US-05 on 05-07-2013 at 02:32 PM
BRY-97 is probably reasonably close. Not a big fan of Nottingham, but it would be ok as well.
Both of these strains are from Danstar/Lallemand.
Posted in thread: Oregon Brew Crew Announces New Homebrew Competition, The “Heart of Cascadia” for CDA on 05-07-2013 at 02:27 PM
Calling it a black or dark ipa is silly and also creates confusion especially amongst the
commercial guys I've noticed. I am more and more convinced that they are different styles. CDAs
tend to have a...
Posted in thread: Increasing ABV on 04-26-2013 at 11:57 AM
You can add Brewer's Crystals to boost the ABV of a beer by 1% or so without any ill effects,
unless it's a very light-flavored beer. But to echo what other people have said, I would
suggest brewing t...