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ABOUT ME

City: Ames, Iowa
About Me: I'm a graduate student in Horticulture at Iowa State University. Have been interested in homebrewing for quite some time, finally getting around to doing something about that.

I enjoy woodworking, cooking and in general just kickin' back.
General Interests: cooking,woodoworking,playin banjo
Occupation: Graduate Student
Real Name: Android
Favorite Music: bluegrass and old school country
Home Brewing Biography: Started off with a kit from Midwest and some old brewing gear i bought off a friend for cheap (I still owe that fella some beer). I started with an extract, went to partial-mash on my second, and just couldn't resist all-grain. I've been there since, beside a partial-mash Belgian strong I brewed just to use up some extra extract that was lying around... Things have gone well so far, no BAD beers, I hope to continue refining the hobby and turn out some beauties in the near future.
Future Brews: American Pale Ale,
A stout,
Schwarzbier
Primary: Hefeweizen, Mead
Gender: Male
Status: Married

LATEST ACTIVITY

Posted in thread: Best price on bulk grains? on 05-02-2013 at 04:33 AM
+1 to checking in with a local micro. i get bags for like $28/ea.
Posted in thread: Dogs on 02-18-2013 at 04:48 AM
Here's my crazy dog. He's a red merle australian shepard named Oakley. First pictures from the
day I got him. His owner gave him back to the breeder because he was overly shy with some fear
aggression...
Posted in thread: infection? on 02-18-2013 at 04:26 AM
Should I let this bulk age? Or bottle age? how could this have happened? Im always very good
about my sanitation.i'd guess it came in with the berries. i'd let it bulk age and see what
kind of pellicl...
Posted in thread: I Don't Understand Beer...Help Me Please on 12-27-2012 at 10:46 PM
i would suggest getting your hands on as much brewing/beer literature as possible. here are a
few books that really helped me:Brewing Classic StylesDesigning Great BeersBrew Like A
MonkTasting Beer
Posted in thread: New HUGE Bourbon Cask! Pictures. Help... on 12-27-2012 at 10:43 PM
saul, i have absolutely no experience in this realm, but I might suggest you pour a bottle of
whiskey or something in there and slosh it around to help the hydration issue. as for
sanitation: are you ...
Posted in thread: really Happy Holidays.. on 12-21-2012 at 02:13 AM
I don't care what the holiday is, I'm just happy to have some time off with my
family.amen.Probably best just to go old-school and refer to it as a "Yule Tree."agreed...
nothing like celebrating the b...
Posted in thread: Dec 21 2012 Who has Plans??? on 11-29-2012 at 08:44 PM
gettin druck... duh.
Posted in thread: How will adding gypsum change the taste of my beer on 11-12-2012 at 09:01 PM
is Calcium sulfate, so you're not only adding calcium, but sulfate as well, which can enhance
the hop profile.
Posted in thread: Question on Beersmith Calculations on 11-06-2012 at 01:26 AM
i'm not sure why it said that, but what you ought to do is select a volume of water that is
easy for you to measure (like 20 qt) and just let BS calculate what the qt/lb ratio is. it
doesn't really ma...
Posted in thread: How is this American Pale Ale looking? on 11-06-2012 at 01:18 AM
my rough estimate says you'd get around 1.050 for a 5 gallon batch, so that's enough
fermentables depending on what the goal is. personally, I would ditch the caramel 60 and just
use the victory, but ...