Recent content by hollsa

yah, YooperBrew...i was at the lhbs a week or so ago to buy some equipment and the old dude behind the counter, er, Pro Specialist Homebrew Helper, suddenly assumed mid-conversation that i was there shopping on behalf of a male brewing partner. odd, i hadn't mentioned any partner. but i went...

happy yeasties

hi i-hop, i don't know if i'm sold on the idea of the hop tea thing at this point. apparently hops attenuate (sorry if this isn't the right word, i'm in a hurry) more efficiently in water. i was shooting for a sg of around 1.085, and this is what the guy at northern brewer suggested i do...

oh yeah? ya know, i don't think i have tried fishtail. thanks for the love! yes, it really is one of the most layered ipa's i've ever had the pleasure to enjoy. so many overtones. for my bday i went out with loved ones to old lompoc and had a few. then i came home to a surprise party...

thanks, dontman...flameout...makes perfect sense. doi. yes, it's going to be a luscious double ipa. my first since august! i can hardly wait. thanks fratermus and everyone, excellent feedback.

i'm gonna work on this! should be a lot of fun coming up with the tasty trial n errors. if anyone in the pdx area wants to work on this with me, please pm me.

thanks for pitching in everyone and for the quote, jvetter. in retrospect, i must've initially read too much into his statement, "these are the points during the boil when you should add the hops". for some reason, i literally thought he meant at the appointed time of the hour, not the...

hi, i don't have the magazine on me right now so i can't provide the quote, but in essence, the latest b.y.o. magazine has a feature -- something along the lines of "26 tips for the beginning brewer". someone wrote in to provide a tip about an apparently common misconception about new...

hi, wondering if anyone can offer tips & advice on getting in the ballpark of the new old lompoc's c-note. i'm only equipped for partial mash at this point. from their site: "C-Note Imperial Pale - This HUGE Imperial Pale Ale (100 IBU!) is a hop head’s dream. Using Crystal, Cluster...

hmm, thanks for the tip, gplutt. and thanks, bull8042. all things in good time. it's a happy problem, as my mom would say.

maybe i shoulda posted this in the equipment area. anyone have any thoughts about using one of these vintage couplers?:mug:

so i just bought an old kegerator last saturday with the provision that i take the seller's shoe-box o' parts and sundries off his hands. amongst the sordid grunge, much to my joy, was a golden gate coupler (tap-rite), in pretty decent shape, considering. on the one hand, i'm thinking...

hi kriznac! welcome! albany is awesome. sounds like you're off and running.

Thanks, TexasStu -- you rock. And thanks, Kilted Brewer! I'm not too far from you. I'd head down to Milwaukie for any of your brews...they look delicious. :)

thanks so much, you guys! i'll definitely give the bubblewrap a shot.