ByramMike
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- I am married 19 years, two children (daughter 17, son 13) and I live in a small town in Northwestern New Jersey. We have 2 cats, a dog and 2 guinea pigs and are soon to have a corn snake (or some other slithery reptile).
- brewing,fishing,reading,drumming,canoeing,hiking,camping
- System Consultant
- Michael Benoit
- Grateful Dead, all rock, most metal (Sabbath, Iron Maiden most of all)... Neil Pert (I am a drummer
- Original Star Wars, Kelly's Heros, any war movie made between 1975 and 1990, Jaws, Men in Black, Pow
- Mythbusters... it's all crap after that.
- Authors: Tolkien, S. King, George RR Martin, Lee Childs, too many others
- I started brewing in May 2011 with kit from Midwest Supplies, and it was love at first boil. I've brewed three batches, I have one in secondary now, and I have scheduled my batches out until June of 2012!
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Autumn Amber Ale
Carabou Slobber
Weizenbock - Zippo...
- Zippo...
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Autumn Amber Ale (aka: Padre's Summer Solstice Ale)
Irish Red Ale (aka: Padre's Western Ale)
John Quincy Adams Marblehead Lager (aka: Padre's Uncle John's Ale) Turned out horrid...
Bavarian Hefeweisen (aka: LRCB's Hot as Hell Hefeweisen)
American Amber
Cream Ale (aka: My Dad's Beer)
Holiday Ale (aka: Padre's Holiday Brew)
American Amber (special brewing) - I kegged the Irish Red Ale using the tap-a-keg system. The process was easy and fast... the beer had a much fresher taste. I kegged my Uncle John's Ale, and part of my hefe.
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- New Jersey
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Posted in thread: Label/Logo giveaway! on 01-27-2013 at 02:23 PM
Sorry, everyone else... I may do this again if it goes well, so keep an eye out!Thanks for the
opportunity. Congrats Ezekiel!Posted in thread: Sugar Question on 01-26-2013 at 03:55 AM
Brand name for a mason jar (like Ball) thanks! Much appreciated.Posted in thread: Starting all grain from extract brewing, don't want to do it twice. on 01-26-2013 at 03:53 AM
I am going to try to get into all grain brewing, i am a fair metal fabricator and intend to
build a gravity fed 3 tier system fired with propane. i have been looking around at mash tuns
and boil kettl...Posted in thread: First AG attempt tomorrow, water question, please help.... on 01-26-2013 at 03:40 AM
OK guys thank you. I never made a bad beer with bottled spring water, well at least not because
of the water. So I will concentrate more on process and procedure, and just use the water as
is.Enjoy yo...Posted in thread: Sugar Question on 01-26-2013 at 03:29 AM
Hello everyone. I am on my first batch and had a question. I was going to bottle last weekend,
but the batch still needed to settle a little more. In the process I mixed the sugar and water
together f...Posted in thread: Fermenting concern on 01-26-2013 at 03:26 AM
I brewed a batch of northern brewer nut brown 3 days ago. I have it in a plastic fermentation
bucket in my closet. The closet is a steady 72 degrees and no fermentation yet. Should I be
concerned? Sho...Posted in thread: The Brewer's Resume on 01-25-2013 at 06:22 PM
When I interview candidates I ask about their hobbies. It's amazing how people open up when
they talk about their hobbies. You get to the real person. And I get a chance to learn a thing
or two... I i...Posted in thread: Crossing the void on 01-25-2013 at 05:55 PM
Before you jump into it, read up on the what all-grain entails. Don't get hung up on too many
details, but don't discount them, and get an understanding of the steps and how much time it
takes. If you...Posted in thread: Is my sterilization overkill? on 01-25-2013 at 11:37 AM
Rinse bottles after use with water to get the wash and any yeast out. To clean, rinse out with
a bottle washer well. Put them in a bucket of oxyclean for 20 minutes. Take them out, rinse
with bottle w...Posted in thread: I need all your help getting a job at a brewery! on 01-24-2013 at 09:14 PM
To piggy back on markm's and aip's comments... I don't work for a brewery, but I visited one in
Ft. Worth in December for their Saturday "tour". I spoke with about 10 people who had "Brew
Crew" shirts...
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