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• Posted in thread: My top 10 tips for new brewers on 06-03-2013 at 02:37 AM
  Excellent post. Thanks.

• Posted in thread: How much lemongrass in a wheat beer? on 05-31-2013 at 02:53 PM
  I put about 5 oz in a 5 gal batch, dropped in at 3 min. Used Soriachi hops at flame out.
  (recipe was an IPA).When I bottled, I was blown away by the aroma of lemongrass and was worried
  that it would b...

• Posted in thread: How much lemongrass in a wheat beer? on 03-12-2013 at 11:21 AM
  Well I plopped a small handful of stalks in at 3 min. Soriachi went in at 5 min. I have added
  about 2 pounds of honey at around 5 minutes to this otherwise very basic "two hearted" recipe a
  few times ...

• Posted in thread: How much lemongrass in a wheat beer? on 03-10-2013 at 10:13 PM
  Brewing with lemongrass fresh picked from my yard tonight. Doing an IPA, sort of a honey-amped
  version of a two-hearted base recipe.Got a couple ounces of soriachi ace, considering switching
  one ounce...

• Posted in thread: Brews that get better with age. on 12-03-2012 at 12:27 AM
  So far all of 'em! But I don't have any that have aged that long.Even 2IPAs, which I thought
  needed to be downed within a couple months, have been great when I find them in the back of the
  fridge 8 mo...

• Posted in thread: Tuesday suds on 09-19-2012 at 01:34 AM
  Enjoying a Lagunitas Imperial Stout right now. Not gonna crack my top-5 list of stouts, but not
  bad, I'm enjoying it.

• Posted in thread: Imperial Stout missed target on 08-03-2012 at 02:29 AM
  How long has it been in the primary? Oh, and what was the temp when you took your reading?I'll
  avoid giving suggestions since I'm a rookie, but thinking out loud (well, you know what i mean)
  I'd say i...

• Posted in thread: I need your opinions... on 07-19-2012 at 04:01 AM
  3. Yes, he was there....DOH!Guess you'll have to force that moonshine on him straight up.Hope
  your beer works out. I know that pressure, I just had a friend over last night when I brewed,
  trying to su...

• Posted in thread: I'm switching to Better Bottles GRAPHIC on 07-19-2012 at 03:55 AM
  Well, I for one would have a VERY hard time not lying about those scars and coming up with some
  kind of very interesting, violent, heroic shark bite story. Or one that starts off with "There
  I was, th...

• Posted in thread: I need your opinions... on 07-19-2012 at 03:34 AM
  Not that I am asking because I know WTF I'm talking about, but:1. How long was it in the bucket
  before you opened it for this reading? Was it the first reading - and if not did the first
  crack at it l...