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• Posted in thread: Bar build - Thanks All on 05-06-2013 at 01:08 PM
  Wow. That's fantastic!

• Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 05-03-2013 at 04:09 PM
  Quick yeast question. I have a couple of mr beer recipes, Jamaica Mon, Howling Red, and
  Octoberfest deluxe that all use the standard yeast from mr beer. If i substitued say US 05
  yeast for the mr beer...

• Posted in thread: Is Mr. Malty “pessimistic”? on 05-03-2013 at 03:59 PM
  I can't explain the numbers you are getting from Mr. Malty, but I will sat that Wyeast and
  White Labs have no reason to give bad info on their products. If they say one pack is enough, I
  believe them.

• Posted in thread: Need name ideas! on 04-28-2013 at 03:45 AM
  Beer-aid.

• Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 04-27-2013 at 07:59 PM
  I just drank the first bottle of this beer after about a week in the bottle and wow. This stuff
  is great. The rest will get two more weeks in the bottle.Now I am super pumped to brew more
  this is grea...

• Posted in thread: Type of sugars?? on 04-27-2013 at 07:51 PM
  I'll disagree with Yooper to a point. I've had some very good canned kits and some pretty good
  ones- but not by just using the can and some sugar. (The one exception is Brewferm's Triple
  kit, which do...

• Posted in thread: What's your favorite hop? on 04-27-2013 at 07:30 PM
  Gotta stick with cascade. So good in so many things!That would be my 2nd choice. Love it.

• Posted in thread: Y not use dry yeast? on 04-27-2013 at 07:01 PM
  Like others have noted, it isn't dry vs liquid. It's all about which strain does what you need
  it to. Luckily for my wallet, most of my favorite recipes can be made with dry yeast- but for a
  select fe...

• Posted in thread: Type of sugars?? on 04-27-2013 at 06:36 PM
  Yes, you can- but using a kg either is less than ideal. If you have a health food store or a
  high-end supermarket near you (Whole Foods, whatever) you can buy a jar of Eden Organic Malt
  Syrup, which i...

• Posted in thread: What's your favorite hop? on 04-27-2013 at 06:09 PM
  Only one? Saaz. It isn't my favorite, strictly speaking, but its versatile. I'd rather have an
  IPA or an APA made with Saaz than a Belgian or a Lager with American c-hops.