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I'm pretty good now with a judge encouraging me to enter my beers into competition.
In 2010 I wrote:
My wife got me a Mr. Beer kit for my birthday last year. I did about three of those before I went into making my own extract-2 gal batches. I learned alot and made a few mistakes. After my 5th total batch I upgraded to 5 gal partial/tea batches.
Lately I have been getting to the partial mash stage which satisfies my love for the technical side. But in late Sept 2010 I may have gotten over my head with a big AG beer. I am short on the proper equipment but I can make it work!
I had a few batches recently that have been skunked by light. Now that I have learned that lesson I have my self made "A Lil Sumpin Sumpin" inspired clone. Since I have worked most of the major kinks out I believe my friends and I will finally be able to enjoy consistently good beer.
Setup: Piece by piece precept upon precept improvement in my equipment, 5+ gal prim, new 5+gal secondary, 3 gal -
Developing my Haus Pale Ale recipe. Perhaps next time with 100% Vienna.
I may do a Belgian batch for a friend that is coming for a visit in November. - Scenic World pale ale
- Don't use em anymore... They're all primaries!
- Oak Aged Imperial Chocolat Stout, French Torpedo IPA, Youngs: Dirty Dick's Ale Clone.
- Kelvinator Pale Ale- First use of the Kelvenator Kegerator my neighbor gave me. So I named my recipe for my 2nd kegged batch the "Kelvinator Pale Ale"
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Posted in thread: Hops are mature with no aroma on 10-03-2012 at 02:31 PM
Just when I thought I had it all figured out, my second year Cascade hops are putting out non
aromatic cones. I had a first harvest months ago. I picked them because the lupulin looked
"school bus/yie...Posted in thread: Vacuum sealer failure on 10-03-2012 at 02:23 PM
Be sure that the area to be sealed stays clean. When you put things in the bag make sure no
dust or oils are in that area. I have had no problems with pellet hops. Also the bag needs to
be totally fla...Posted in thread: help with aphids! on 10-03-2012 at 02:06 PM
:off:I think this year I have seen the most aphids ever!! ... I saw a swarm of them...Do you
mean ladybugs by any chance?Posted in thread: Did I pick too late? on 09-27-2012 at 10:00 PM
Just when I thought I had it all figured out, my second year Cascade hops are putting out non
aromatic cones. I had a first harvest months ago. I picked them because the lupulin looked
"school bus/yie...Posted in thread: Washing break/trub loss for more fermentables on 07-19-2012 at 02:09 PM
Thanks guys! Rob, your response is right on target. I really do try to adopt a policy of "no
molecule left behind".It is easer to compensate for this loss with larger batches, and smaller
batches it s...Posted in thread: Washing break/trub loss for more fermentables on 07-19-2012 at 04:06 AM
Has anyone tried this? I just brewed a 3 gal ag Pale Ale batch and tried to calculate for break
loss. I still ended up with only 2.5 gallons. I've always wanted to throw some boiled/sanitized
water in...Posted in thread: I'm so proud of my son on 07-13-2012 at 03:40 AM
When that happens just tell him it will be ready in a few weeks and ferment him a 1 gallon
batch at 90 degrees...You know you are a total beer geek when this is the funniest thing you
heard all week!I...Posted in thread: How do i kill Spider Mites? on 06-07-2012 at 07:11 PM
Err a bit on the thin side with your soap measurements. Perhaps a teaspoon per pint. I think
mine was a bit too much and I it washed away a protective leaf wax a lot of plants have. I
slaughtered the ...Posted in thread: something strange... on 05-16-2012 at 02:43 AM
It looks like it's twisting counter clockwise, correct? Do you have any artificial light
sources shining on it at night?My first thought is that maybe an insect may have bit the stem
causing it to cur...Posted in thread: South Florida Hop Growing on 04-22-2012 at 02:14 PM
Yep, Watering every other day.Good drainage, the soil is compost and sandy.Morning sun
afternoon shade.Day time temp is around 80oF this time of year.So I wait.Thanks. :(Last year I
had this happen. T...
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