Browse Members
Registerdefalcos
Gift Premium Subscription To defalcos
Join Date:
01-26-2010Last Activity:
05-21-2013 11:31 AM3 Likes on 1 Posts
- homebrewing,classic railroads,computers,history
- homebrew shop proprietor
- Charles Scott Birdwell
- folk, blues, jazz, classical
- The Shawshank Redemption
- The Closer
- Foam Rangers, Fermenters International Trade Association (was Home Wine & Beer Trade Association)
- I've been homebrewing for thirty four years now. I started working at DeFalco's within two months of starting. A few months later, I was working here full-time, a year later, I became the manager. In December 1980, I bought the shop and haven't look back since. I have been on the Board of Advisors for the American Homebrewers Association and have been active in the trade association (now-Fermenters International Trade Association, was-Home Wine & Beer Trade Association) for over 30 years. I am currently serving as the vice president of the association, although the organization seems to be in hibernation mode currently. Over the past three decades, I have helped tens of thousands of customers learn to make their own beer, wine, mead, & cider. Over two dozen customers and employees have gone on to become professional brewers and around ten professional winemakers. Personally, I brew all kinds of beers, but am partial to hoppy IPA's, Porters, and Barleywines.
- Hopefully, more hoppy IPA's, Porters, & Barleywines!
- Just bottled a porter last night!
- Berry Cider
- Male
- Married
- Houston
- TX
ABOUT ME
LATEST ACTIVITY
Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 05-21-2013 at 04:31 PM
I've been brewing a few more Mr. Beer kits lately and i've had pretty good success so far.Did
the Diablo IPA with the extra LME softpack. Turned out very well, had good flavor and nice
color. Seemed a...Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 05-21-2013 at 04:13 PM
You'll want to follow the Mr. Beer instructions for that part. Mr. Beer is a prehopped no boil
kit. Basically you need to boil for a few reasons, [*]The main reason not to boil is because it
will chan...Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 05-14-2013 at 04:30 PM
It's your choice. I brewed a number of beers that used Mr beer refills as a base (even in 5
gallon batches). You could always buy a 5 gallon kit and split it in half. You can overfill the
LBK. I made ...Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 05-13-2013 at 04:29 PM
How warm was it when you pitched the yeast? How warm was it when it was "still hot and
fermenting like crazy" and how long did it stay that temperature?Since it was fermenting, it
wasn't hot enough to...Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 05-08-2013 at 04:38 PM
I just started another brew last night. I did the American light (unfortunately) as it came
with my mr beer kit. I did not fill up the LBK completely to the 8.5 qt line but left about a
quarter inch u...Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 04-17-2013 at 04:53 PM
Yes. Yeast are more active at higher temperatures. And fermentation is an exothermic process,
so once the yeast got going, they could produce enough heat to keep fermentation temperatures
significantl...Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 04-17-2013 at 04:09 PM
I have porter plus a softpack in my keg. Checked on it today and it 'boiled' over. Bubbly foam
on the ceiling of the keg and some wort in the cooler, and I can see the liquid residue on the
top of the...Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 04-12-2013 at 08:03 PM
I just bought a second keg and bottling wand from mr beer and am thinking about racking to the
second keg after 2 weeks to clear and then bottle a week or so after that. Thoughts? Or should
i just kee...Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 04-11-2013 at 10:18 PM
I suppose I'll wait until July fourth instead. That should be about enough time to let them age
properlyNothing wrong with trying one around Memorial Day! But, if it tastes rough & bitter,
just sit on...Posted in thread: Mr Beer - Read all about it and ask questions on 04-11-2013 at 03:56 PM
Hello friends, I just brewed mr beers northwest ipa refill, but I began with 1.5 lbs of dme and
boiled 1 oz of fuggle and 1 oz of liberty hops for 13 minutes.Then I removed from heat, added
the nwipa ...
Leave Comment
.gif-1367621329.gif)
Newest Threads
- General Concentrate Wine
- What are you drinking now?
- Yahoo Groups Help for my LHBC
- How do you guys keep people from taking your good beer at parties?
- The Great HBT Stogie Thread
- April 2013 New England Group Buy
- Keg force carbing, absorption rate?
- Wanting to do a cherry wheat with flaked wheat
- First All Grain Batch
- Two weeks of activity
- Rain barrell beer
