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03-24-2010

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ABOUT ME

City: colma
About Me: started brewing 2009
growing hops 2010
growing barley (i hope) 2010
only partial mash so far
General Interests: gardenening & high
power rockets
Occupation: auto mech
Real Name: mike
Favorite Music: rock
Favorite Movies: pulp fiction, red october
Favorite Television Shows: northern exposure,
Clubs and Associations: tripoli, golden gate goats
Home Brewing Biography: I learned from another person at our community garden, growing his own hops and made 10 gals of all grain at the garden.
He gave me a couple of samples that he made, as good as any I have ever bought.
1 month later I started my first batch of partial mash a simple pale ale. So far I have made 7 batches all different. I even tried root beer. bought 2 used 5 gal kegs, now I need to build a jockey box. When it first became legal in Ca. my dad and his friend made bad tasting beer in about 10 days.
Future Brews: all grain with my own hops and grain
Secondary: none
Bottled: Imperial Calif. common brewed on 12 25 2009
wheat beer
red ale

all should be ready around April
Kegged: Calif. common
and root beer
Gender: Male
Status: Married

LATEST ACTIVITY

Posted in thread: Carboy/ Keg Cleaner Giveaway on 06-01-2011 at 05:53 PM
looks to be better than the old bottle brush
Posted in thread: Home Malting and Kilning on 05-13-2011 at 07:15 PM
Johney's seeds sells two row in 1, 5. and 25 pound amounts. Harvesting and threshing by hand is
time consuming. check out the brewers garden it has method for malting in 5 lb batches
Posted in thread: Purple Hops on 04-14-2011 at 07:51 PM
buds for you
Posted in thread: Going to San Francisco for a week. Need suggestions. on 08-26-2010 at 05:50 PM
Too late for this year but if you come back I would recommend Speakeasy, The Beach Chalet in
Golden Gate Park and If you like your Beer and lots of it Do not miss the tour at Anchor Steam
(FREE, but r...
Posted in thread: Happiness is: Home malting on 08-24-2010 at 06:08 PM
Way Cool! I am in the threshing stage. I will be malting as soon as the temp. gets cooler Thank
for the info and pictures. I think this will really help. I still have another plot fo Barley
growing sh...
Posted in thread: Annual toasting of the bines in progress. on 08-24-2010 at 05:47 PM
What type are you growing?I planted 14 types this spring. I am by the coast near SF CA. Some
never sprouted , old risonmes + too small, Some are barely growing while others (Fuggle,
Cascade, Goldings,...
Posted in thread: What to do with all those Hops on 06-24-2010 at 05:41 PM
I have been pouring the trub? on my ferns near the front door and they have never ever looked
so good. smells good too. :) Mike
Posted in thread: new bottles with premanent labels(painted) on 03-25-2010 at 07:42 PM
Does anyone have a source for custom painted bottles? I want to make my on design but want the
labels to be permanant like Corona or Speak Easy bottles.I would buy up to 500. Mike
Posted in thread: Brewery names--what's your story? on 03-25-2010 at 07:29 PM
I live in colma Ca. enuff said
Posted in thread: grow your own grain on 03-25-2010 at 05:49 PM
Any one have info on where to buy grain seed? I bought some 2 row from Johney's seeds but would
like some other kind to try. Must be the kind for making beer not to feed animals or cleaning
your pond....

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