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    ABOUT ME

  • Learned to love beer as an exchange student to Belgium in the '70's.
  • Go upta camp,fish,hunt
  • Accounting
  • Dave
  • Neil
  • Deadwood (technically a series), Serenity/Firefly, Godfather, Forest Gump, Conair, Shawshank Redemption,
  • NFL, MLB, NHL, Battlestar Galactica
  • YNY
  • Portland Mashing Maineiacs
  • Took a 20 year break from homebrewing...My goal is to streamline my process/technique, find 3 recipes I like then lather, rinse, repeat, repeat, repeat. Update: Along the way I moved from extract to all grain to recent single-tier, 3 vessel, 20.8 gallon @ brew station and no-chill...big step!
  • I plan to do a big beer (like Imperial Porter) with first runnings and then a regular brown with 2nds. Mostly I work on IPA, brown ale, coffee porter and a lemon wheat with caraway that the ladies enjoy.
  • 5 gallos IPA and 5 more of the same IPA cube hopped with 2 ounces wild hops found on a farm near Dexter, Maine (Clusters?) Also 11 gallons Lemon Wheat.
  • Not big on secondaries at this time.
  • Harpoon IPA clones #7 and #8, Moose Drool clone #2 & 3, Adventurous Joe Coffee Porter #3 plus the stuff I stash for a year or so...
  • Male
  • Married
  • Near Portland
  • ME

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  • Posted in thread: Glass carboy vs. plastic bucket on 05-22-2013 at 03:10 PM
    Quick question...are there any cleaners that should NOT be used on Better bottles?

  • Posted in thread: Glass carboy vs. plastic bucket on 05-21-2013 at 12:48 PM
    Better Bottles and the "house brands" from sites like AHS and midwest boast BPA free (if you
    care). I know you shouldn't necessarily just categorically believe their hype but one mentions
    "anti-wettin...

  • Posted in thread: Exploring "no chill" brewing on 05-13-2013 at 10:23 PM
    Although not precisely an answer to pjcampbell...I wanted to share an experience that I hope
    will be of interest...I had made an 11 gallon batch of IPA...adjusted hop additions according
    to the table ...

  • Posted in thread: Recirculating active fermentation... has anybody done it? on 05-13-2013 at 09:46 PM
    Let me preface this comment with the fact that I just stumbled onto this thread looking for
    something completely different but got interested...oh, and this is way above my head but I
    commend your wil...

  • Posted in thread: Have not seen this wort chiller before on 05-13-2013 at 05:18 PM
    I once used a pretty strong white vinegar with a little warm water mix to clean the inside of
    some old copper tube...worked pretty well and at least vinegar's cheap. I'd try that. Maybe you
    could fill...

  • Posted in thread: Glass carboy vs. plastic bucket on 04-12-2013 at 11:19 AM
    No matter what you decide I strongly recommend you do a few batches in the carboy to watch
    what's going on (even if you must scale down the recipe to avoid blow-off). It was really
    important for me to...

  • Posted in thread: Bottling Tips for the Homebrewer on 04-05-2013 at 03:03 PM
    My method...and I can not remember ever having a bad-tasting bottle...1 or 2 have been
    flat...probably a bad cap seal.This assumes you start from clean/rinsed bottles that you
    already "trust".1) Alway...

  • Posted in thread: It's back! 1/2" SS tubing now on sale with a HUGE discount. Hurry, before it ends! on 03-28-2013 at 12:50 PM
    I must tell you all what a great experience I had working through an order for a custom IC with
    Zach at stainlessbrewing. First of all the $20 off sale hit right at the peak of my shopping
    for a chill...

  • Posted in thread: Any new news on Home Depot Homer buckets? on 03-26-2013 at 06:01 PM
    I checked out my local Lowes. These are pretty nice buckets. 2 things I like about the
    lids...(1) they have gaskets and (2) they are smooth inside. Most of my expensive bucket lids
    have a ring of "rib...

  • Posted in thread: Any new news on Home Depot Homer buckets? on 03-21-2013 at 12:22 AM
    Hey Zbouri...have you seen the accidents-with-carboys thread? (the one with pics) I love glass
    carboys (and have about 8 or 9...but I will use them less from now on. It is a truly
    frightening thread.

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Quote: Originally Posted by nutty_gnome Everyone has to walk their own path as a brewer. Each home brewer must consider time, cost, feasibility, and results of their efforts. If a homebrewer can strike a happy balance between those 4 aspects, then they are doing it right regardless of the brewing method. Quote: Originally Posted by Revvy
Noone should have to defend themselves about what they want to brew or justify it to anyone... This is supposed to be about having fun. In whatever form it takes.

Don't be a troll about it.
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