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Home Brewing Biography: 2002: two college buddies, Sauer and Miller, start S&M Brewing ("We've got Beer Whipped!"). Mostly canned-kits...rn2006: The "s" drops out of S&M; the "M" blows out a knee playing hockey, and is left with lots of time to brew. Kit hacks lead to extract brewing.rn2012: New house, new job, new possibilities lead me into all-grain, making my own malt, growing hops (and wine grapes)...and to HBT.
Future Brews: Homemalted Weizen Round 2; Homemalt/Roast Stout; honey lager
Secondary: The Mead of Many Adventures; Marzenesque Lager
Bottled: Anchors Aweigh California Common; Dunderhead Dry Stout; Homemade Malt Weizen; Cream of Three Crops; Pacific Northwest inspired hoppy ale (Hammerhead Clone)
Kegged: I've got a CO2 tank...stay tuned...
Gender: Male
Status: In a Relationship

City: Winnipeg

State/Province: MB

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Posted in thread: Beer ingredients on an airplane? on 02-18-2013 at 08:40 PM
I'm not a Turkish customs agent, nor a Turkish lawyer, but a quick web search reveals no reason
why there would be a problem with importing these kits into Turkey.Essentially, you are flying
canned go...
Posted in thread: Wierd Idea..? on 02-18-2013 at 08:16 PM
been 5 days... try it now, it will be green bean beerYup. I guess I could drink it with a bowl
of mushroom soup, and perhaps sprinkle fried onions in the glass...!*It appears to be bottle
carbing nice...
Posted in thread: One gallon batches on 02-13-2013 at 02:34 AM
I'm thinking it's gonna be hoppy. Too much? That's between you and your taste buds.Another
bonus of the one gallon batch - if it's too hoppy - make up more low-or-no hop wort, and mix
the two. Ferment...
Posted in thread: One gallon batches on 02-13-2013 at 02:22 AM
Hey PackerFan!1-gallon is a good size if you ever want to experiment with malting your own
grains. That's why I've grown to love the small batch!It's also a good chance to build/practice
the same skil...
Posted in thread: Yeast starters and a mess on SWMBO's stove... on 02-13-2013 at 01:27 AM
I don't mean this in any condescending way, but...a bigger pot?I brew one-gallon on the stove
top in a 2 gallon pot, and have had no trouble. Full 90 minute, big rolling boils.
Posted in thread: Milk Stout with Real Milk on 02-13-2013 at 01:15 AM
I've had kumis - Mongolian-style fermented milk. It was passable - kinda like drinking the
liquid off the top of a tub of yogurt, with estery and alcohol notes.I like a good stout. I'd
drink kumis aga...
Posted in thread: You know you're a hophead when... on 02-13-2013 at 12:14 AM
I saw "Hop tincture" in the pharmacy the other day. There was all sorts of new-agey, herbalist
claims on the packaging. "Sleep Better!" "Improve Digestion!" "Male Enhancement!" "Not
Evaluated by FDA!"...
Posted in thread: Other woods on 02-12-2013 at 11:57 PM
My (over)reaction yesterday is explained as follows: even being aware of the salicin content, I
still chose to make a nice roasting stick out of willow. Picked a particularly potent one, too,
and had ...
Posted in thread: Other woods on 02-11-2013 at 11:35 PM
Don't willow, whatever you do!I don't know for sure if there's salicyates (aspiring-like
compounds) in the wood, but it sure tastes like there is. Bitter, bitter, bitter - nasty. If
you have pain, and...
Posted in thread: You know you're a home brewer when? on 02-11-2013 at 11:30 PM
You're making spaghetti sauce, and you add basil and oregano at 60 minutes, 30 mnutes, 10
minutes, and flameout."Will it ferment?" becomes a family road-trip game.