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01-20-2009

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04-19-2012 7:36 PM

ABOUT ME

City: Austin, TX
General Interests: Brewing,wood/metal working,gardening
Real Name: Jeff Jones
Home Brewing Biography: Started in the early 90's in N. VA w/kit (the 6-gal plastic bucket and prehopped extract). Made a yeasty, drinkable, ale. Moved to a 7 gallon canning pot and a cajun cooker and stayed w/extract kits before going to all-grain. Kept at it, but never more than 5 or 6/year. Setup was makeshift and labor intensive. Really hated bottling. Got a bigger house, but set brewing aside for a while, though I tried to stay with it. I bought a kegging setup, but just lost interest. I'd never really fallen in love with my results. Back in Austin in '03. After a few Dogfish Head 120's in '07, got bit by the brew bug again. To AHBS for 15 gal SS pot and IPA mini-mash kit. Scored a burner and a pile of carboys & kegs on CL. Went all-grain, 10 gal batches on most brews, 4 taps, & push legal limit. Provide adult beverages for all family gatherings each year. For Christmas, treated myself to March, Love, and 20-gal Boilermaker. First recirculating mash 2 weeks ago.
Future Brews: On deck: 02/15/09 - Bulldog in the Rye IPA; 03/01/09 - Staring at an Aircan Barleywine; 03/08/09 - Brother Earl's Belgian Golden; 4/6/09 - Fart of Darkness Imperial Coffee Stout
Primary: Lester is Good, Lester is Weizen Weizenbock
Secondary: I don't typically secondary.
Bottled: I try not to.
Kegged: Spotlit Varmint Double IPA;
Over the River & Hit by a Truck Christmas Ale
Gender: Male
Status: Married

LATEST ACTIVITY

Posted in thread: How many gallons of homebrew in 2010? on 08-08-2010 at 10:37 PM
25 gallons Belgian Golden21,546+25 = 21,571
Posted in thread: Music Match on 07-26-2010 at 12:49 PM
Satan's Got To Get Along Without Me - Buck Owens and his Buckaroos
Posted in thread: How many gallons of homebrew in 2010? on 07-23-2010 at 09:03 PM
25 gallons of pale ale19979+25 = 20,004
Posted in thread: How many gallons of homebrew in 2010? on 07-13-2010 at 06:31 PM
25 gallons of Pale Ale15 gallons of Imperial Coffee Stout (OG = 1.126)19304+25+15 = 19344
Posted in thread: How many gallons of homebrew in 2010? on 05-05-2010 at 03:08 PM
13,306 + 20g dipa = 13,326
Posted in thread: How many gallons of homebrew in 2010? on 04-26-2010 at 02:39 AM
11,100 + 25 Kolsch = 11,125
Posted in thread: Crazy cooling idea #826 on 04-22-2010 at 10:04 PM
Yuri did something with a refrigerated keg cooler, some copper lines, and a conical. Here's the
link DIY Chilled Conical/Keg Fermenter. Starts off as a jacketed glycol chilled fermenter but
it evolved...
Posted in thread: Starting siphon with mouth on 04-22-2010 at 07:13 PM
I've been in situations where I had no choice but to siphon by mouth. What works for me is to
take a good mouthful of bourbon, vodka, scotch, or whatever is within reach and swish it around
like mouth...
Posted in thread: Music Match on 04-21-2010 at 05:37 PM
Saw that one coming. :pHead Like a Hole - Nine Inch Nails
Posted in thread: Music Match on 04-21-2010 at 02:40 PM
Really, really appreciate that! :DBlack Sunshine - White Zombie

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