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- Got interested in homebrewing through a neighbor who showed me the ropes about 2 years ago. I started with a Mr. Beer kit that my wife bought me for Christmas one year, moved onto extract kits and now I have about 4 batches of all-grain under my belt and I love every minute of it.
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Irish Red Ale (Fall)
Oatmeal Stout (Winter) -
OktoberFAST Ale,
Apfelwein - Blue Balls Belgian Ale
- California Common
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- Married
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Posted in thread: Kegged Batch Lacks Flavor on 02-13-2013 at 01:05 AM
Thank you to everyone on the responses! I'm going to take the advice of everyone and pill it
from the fridge as its been cold right out of the primary (no secondary). I'll give it some
time and retry ...Posted in thread: Kegged Batch Lacks Flavor on 02-11-2013 at 07:17 PM
I recently kegged a batch of English mild brown ale. After 3 weeks in a keg it still seems to
lack much malt flavor. Regardless of the style and how much malt should be tasted, I'm not very
happy with...Posted in thread: Drop Them Panties Again - Sweet Sparkling Cider on 03-11-2011 at 07:13 PM
I haven't tried this as of yet, but hope to this weekend. Some quick questions for those who
have:1.)Is a secondary necessary for this... some have, some haven't?2.)For those who have
bottle carbonate...Posted in thread: San Fran for the weekend...suggestions.. on 03-11-2011 at 05:51 PM
Not sure if this was mentioned or not, but Beach Chalet is a good place for lunch, good beer
and incredible view. Go place to go if you are traveling with a woman. Not too chickish though.
Awesome reu...Posted in thread: Cold Start in Primary on 02-15-2011 at 10:04 PM
Yeah, I'm still torn on the hydrate - not to hydrate theory. It has worked for me so I stick
with it the dry pitch, but I can see a benefit for hydrating too!I used a bucket, so I might
need to take a...Posted in thread: Cold Start in Primary on 02-15-2011 at 09:51 PM
Thank you Yooper and SKMO!Posted in thread: Cold Start in Primary on 02-15-2011 at 09:51 PM
It was dry and no, I did not rehydrate.Posted in thread: Cold Start in Primary on 02-15-2011 at 09:11 PM
I pitched a pale ale with Nottingham on Saturday night and shelved it in my basement. Checked
it the next morning expecting activity, but with no signs.Thought the temp in my basement was
in range, bu...Posted in thread: Sparging/Boiling in P.M. / Pitch Yeast in A.M. on 01-29-2010 at 10:36 PM
I have looked for this question before I posted it and didn't see anything so I apologize if
there is a thread that I missed.Has anyone tried this method: mash, sparge, boil, use an
immersion chiller ...Posted in thread: Gelatin Question on 10-29-2009 at 07:58 PM
Gotcha, that makes sense. I was thinking that C.Cond. was similar to lagering but wanted to
make sure. Thanks!
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Secondary: N/A
On-Tap: Blue Balls Belgian Wit
On-Tap: Oktoberfast Ale
On-Tap: EdWort's Apfelwein
Bottled: Apfelwein, Cali Common
On-Deck:Irish Red, Oatmeal Stout, Guinness Clone - Gettin' ready for the fall
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Originally Posted by Timberwolf
Non-Alcoholic beer is like going down on your cousin, it might taste the same but it just ain’t right!
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