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11-12-2010

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05-19-2013 10:55 AM

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ABOUT ME

State / Province: New York
General Interests: Viva la Gunks!!!
Home Brewing Biography: Love apple trees, apples and growing. Starting to use my excess fruits, plants and flowers for something interesting!! Waiting for wines and ciders encouraged me to start brewing beer.
Future Brews: 1. Hoegarden 2. Kaiser Alt 5. Yeti Stout 6. Stone Smoked Porter CIDERS/CYSERS/WINEs/MEADS:1. JAOM 2. Chai Spiced Cyser3. Ginger Mead____________________________________________________
Primary: BEER ---------------------------------CIDERS/WINE
Secondary: BEER - Abbey Dubbel (5/6/2012); Double Chocolate stout (8/4/2012); Belgian Golden (5/13/2012); Torpedo (5/20/2012); Roggenbier (6/3/2012); Altbier (7/21/2012); BoPils (6/3/2012); Marzen (8/4/2012); Scotch Ale (8/3/2012); Summit Pale Ale (11/4/2012); Edmund Porter (11/4/2012); Amarillo IPA (11/4/2012); Breakfast Stout (11/9/2012); Bitter Me This (11/11/2012); Black IPA (11/25/2012); PLINY (12/5/2012); Ode to Pecher (12/9/2012)
Bottled: 1. Dandelion wine 5/10/11 - Bottled 2. Elderberry wine 8/26/11 - Bottled 3. Denny Bourbon Vanilla Porter - Imperial Porter - 11-13-2011 - racked on 11-25-2011 to keg and added vanilla (Vanilla seems all good at ~12 days 12-7-2011) 4. Carmel Apple Mead - 11-5-2011 - Remove vanilla and rack 12/30/2011 - Bottled 5. Wild grape wine - 10/30/2011 (~1.090 - L-212 pitched/racked/medium oak 6 weeks on 11/25/2011 then bottled) 6. Kate the Great - Imperial Stout - 11-13-2011 (on oak 12/6/2011) 7. Raspberry Melomel - 11-6-2011 - Kegged on 11/30/11 and backsweetened to 1.014 since I was at 1.010. 8. Scotch ale wee heavy - 1/1/2012
Gender: Male
Status: Married

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Posted in thread: Dandelion Wine - Ginger Clove on 05-12-2013 at 06:23 PM
this recipe calls for 3 quarts per gallon a big differenceI also use a different method to
steep the petals (I don't) boil.
Posted in thread: WAORGANY Brewing e-HERMS Brewery Build on 04-16-2013 at 07:26 PM
Regarding your mash temp over shoot take a look before for autotuning steps. Autotuning must be
similar for that PID, and most likely will be required. If not your PID will overshoot like you
are desc...
Posted in thread: WAORGANY Brewing e-HERMS Brewery Build on 04-16-2013 at 07:04 PM
Cidah...You need some roof jugs up on the ceiling!! I'd love to come check that out some
time..never have time to climb...as a matter of fact I need to put a panel back on my wall from
when I ran my w...
Posted in thread: WAORGANY Brewing e-HERMS Brewery Build on 03-26-2013 at 12:23 PM
Here are a couple, thought it doesn't show the features on the lest most wall. We just got
another metolious 60 pack to help round out the wall. 110780
Posted in thread: WAORGANY Brewing e-HERMS Brewery Build on 03-25-2013 at 12:48 PM
Sweet! I have a rock cave built in my garage 22x30 but is only 8 feet tall. I could spot biners
on slings from a mile away :)There is a rock gym planned to go up in syracuse area soon. I like
you have...
Posted in thread: Dandelion Wine - Ginger Clove on 03-25-2013 at 12:42 PM
No seed pods. Likely it is just washed looking petals. When you pinch the dandy head the base
of the petals are white. Avoid any green pieces as it adds a bitter flavor. With the sun tea
method I use ...
Posted in thread: WAORGANY Brewing e-HERMS Brewery Build on 03-23-2013 at 02:04 PM
congrats on the system! you rock climb?
Posted in thread: All Group Buy Participants - NCM Price Change on 03-19-2013 at 12:11 PM
Well that's great that NCM will work with LHBS to pull off bulk buys, but one issue... none of
the HBS around me have accounts with NCM =/exactly. Looks like back to the drawing board for
us. I am cer...
Posted in thread: All Group Buy Participants - NCM Price Change on 03-18-2013 at 05:36 PM
Just got off the phone with the GM from North Country Malt. I'll post full details tonight on
what their plans are. It's going to be easier for everyone to get grain at group buy
pricing!Excellent wor...
Posted in thread: All Group Buy Participants - NCM Price Change on 03-15-2013 at 06:01 PM
Soski - stop bashing NCM. That sounds like they are just realizing a better business practice
and it sounds to me like they just gave you great customer service ;)