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I've got a healthy fermentation and a lengthy write up on my first lager brew...check it out at: http://3ironbrewery.blogspot.com/2013/03/lob-shot-lager.html

Just a small update of me kegging up this beer. http://3ironbrewery.blogspot.com/2013/03/kegging-bourbon-bacon-ale.html

That sounds great if you could get that good oaky bourbon barrel flavor it would add a nice flavor to a really malty recipe. Update me when you brew it I want to know how it goes.

I didnt' but thats awesome

Here are some pics of my most recent brew day. I'm making a Bacon Bourbon Ale for a pork competition in New Orleans. I decided to go with a sweet malty ale recipe to balance out the salty smokiness of the bacon... 10 lbs Pale 2 Row 1.5 lbs Crystal 90 .5 lbs Dextrine 1 lbs Aromatic Malt...

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Uptown New Orleans here

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Well I tasted some of the wort after the boil and I haven't died yet so I think I'm goign to keep going with it.

They were skinny and white with a small brown head about 1/4 to 1/2 an inch long. i assume they were recently hatched larvae. I saw 3 of them and killed the ones I saw, but obviously there must have been many more I did not see.

So I was off and running on my first all grain mash and I opened up the tun to start pouring in the mash water when I noticed a few larvae crawling up the sides of the tun. I didn't really know what to do, but I figured it was "ok" since I know most grain has some bugs in it. I killed the ones...

Hey Gator, yea I pretty much use Aaron at the Brewstock exclusively. He is very knowledgable and has a good selection of grains. I'm just now starting to branch into all grain and I'm starting to formulate my own recipes, so it's an exciting time in my brewing. I know it's tough to be...

Homebrewer in New Orleans here. Made 3 batches so far this year. Weihenstaphaner clone current in fermentor, Sweetwater 420 clone currently aging in bottles and just made a coffee stout recipe I'm going to make soon. Any other homebrewers in New Orleans hit me up.

Just trying to avoid having my stopper blow out the top...I pulled it out for 5 seconds to check if it was clogged since the fermentaion foam made it impossible to see, it hissed and released all the pressure...hopefully this won't affect my fermentation, but worth it so my wife won't kill me if...