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ABOUT ME

About Me: Married w/ kids. I'm in my 40's not 30 as my bio states... I never put my real birthdate into online forums. I'm kinda paranoid that way.
General Interests: Homebrewing &
Saltwater Fishing
Real Name: Don
Favorite Music: Traditional Hawaiian
Home Brewing Biography: How I got here:
Homebrewing about 7-8 years; I started after my brother returned a gift of a Homebrewing setup I'd given him for Christmas. He explained he wouldn't take the time to learn. I tackled it and have been hooked ever since.

How much I brew:
Only brew about 5-7 five-gallon batches per year. I'm an All- Grain brewer w/ moderate understanding of techniques and the art & science of beer making.

Equipment:
I have a 10-gallon Polarware brewpot w/ a false bottom, a converted 10-gallon Igloo Drink Cooler (w/ a cpvc manifold) as my Mash Tun, and a converted 5-Gallon Igloo Drink Cooler as my Lauter Tun. I cool wort w/ an immersion chiller, but hope to upgrade that to a pump/plate chiller soon. I use both a hydrometer and a refractometer. I use glass carboys (5 and 6 gallon) to ferment, and almost always do both primary and secondary ferments (I know, old school). I have the equipment to keg, but I still bottle condition... I like it that way for now.

What I brew
Primary: 2010 Belgian Blond
Secondary: 2010 Barleywine (my own concoction). Started just shy of 1.100 and currently is at 1.019.

Mole Porter (that's Mo-lay not the animal). It'll get an infusion of ancho chile tea at bottling soon. Tasted the sample a few days ago and the chocolate and coffee tones are perfect.
Bottled: My last few 2007 Barleywines... they are fantastic now.

Recently bottled APA.

A few holdovers: A Scotch Ale, a few Spruce Tip Ales and maybe som Rye-PA.
Gender: Male
Status: Married

City: Corvallis

State/Province: Oregon

LATEST ACTIVITY

Posted in thread: Finally Kegged After 10 Years on 10-03-2012 at 01:31 AM
Update on my first kegging experience:After a week, my beer was coming out as pure foam. I
spent a couple weeks dorking around with the pressure, down to 6, up to 12, back down again to
9. tweaking ar...
Posted in thread: Keep One, Drop One - Word Game on 10-02-2012 at 07:56 PM
Duck Blind
Posted in thread: Keep One, Drop One - Word Game on 09-22-2012 at 09:26 PM
she crab
Posted in thread: Just got the new "Cereal Killer" Grain Mill on 09-18-2012 at 08:10 PM
I ordered mine and it arrived intact and looking ready to crush... except it has a tacky
machine oil residue or corrosion resistant film all over.Did anyone clean theirs off first or
just start crushi...
Posted in thread: Finally Kegged After 10 Years on 09-17-2012 at 05:56 AM
Just curious, what freezer did you find for $131?It was the Kenmore White 7.1 cf model. It was
$181 out the door (no tax in Oregon) and the State offers a $50 cash rebate on this one (18702,
I think) ...
Posted in thread: About to Toss a Brew (High Mash temp) on 09-17-2012 at 04:05 AM
I will look into gelatin as a possible solution, thanks.Whitehause, I was assuming the same
thing, that's why I'm confused by what I'm tasting. Instead of sweeter and fuller-bodied, it's
thin and astr...
Posted in thread: About to Toss a Brew (High Mash temp) on 09-16-2012 at 09:48 PM
... for the first time ever.A few weeks back I brewed an AG German Wheat and mashed way too
high. I was targeting 153-154, but because I was distracted with several other things I didn't
notice that t...
Posted in thread: Finally Kegged After 10 Years on 09-16-2012 at 01:29 AM
I've been brewing for 10 years, but change has come slowly for me. My first 3 years I did
nothing but extracts and partial mashes... I wanted to try going AG, but was timid to start. I
think it has so...
Posted in thread: 40 Plate Chiller $89 - KegCowboy.Com on 09-06-2012 at 03:22 AM
Can I get a coupon as well? Thanks.
Posted in thread: Who wants a free Fermenator™? on 05-31-2011 at 05:38 PM
Both my hands as well as all those in my family are raised...

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