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• Posted in thread: Whiskey Barrel Aging on 06-18-2013 at 08:54 PM
  Good stuff, it can take an incredibly long time for barrel aged beers to carbonate. How is the
  flavor profile, has it changed much since 1 1/2 months ago as well?Yes, it has. I was surprised
  to see ju...

• Posted in thread: Whiskey Barrel Aging on 06-17-2013 at 04:50 PM
  Anyone have any Tales of Caution when bottling out of a whiskey barrel?I bottled my Imperial
  Stout a month ago and I just opened and it was flat - no carbonation! The stout was only 8.4%
  ABV going int...

• Posted in thread: Heady Topper- Can you clone it? on 06-15-2013 at 10:27 AM
  Last Conan grow-up I did got a little funky as well...followed a normal step-up schedule and
  somewhere between my 3rd and 4th step, the starter took on a really bad, old man rotting foot
  odor so I can...

• Posted in thread: IIPA using Wyeast 3711? on 06-14-2013 at 11:05 AM
  I've been thinking about this for a while now.I love 3711, it's my house strain. My DIPA recipe
  is a Heady clone using Conan yeast harvested from a few cans of Heady. I had planned on doing
  my DIPA th...

• Posted in thread: Conan Yeast Experiences on 06-12-2013 at 08:16 PM
  I harvested Conan a few time before with excellent results. I have a 400ml step going right now
  from a recent harvest and all I'm getting is bread-like aromas when I smell it. It is
  fermenting nicely ...

• Posted in thread: The Home Made Pizza Thread on 06-10-2013 at 11:22 AM
  Getting some toppings ready for a sausage, pepper and onion pizza. Sorry, no finished pic, it
  kinda got devoured! :D

• Posted in thread: 2nd Annual MVHBC Homebrew Competition on 06-10-2013 at 10:45 AM
  I saw my scores yesterday; I received a 34 for my Belgian Dubbel. I am looking forward on
  seeing the judges notes. Is there anyway to find out the scores in that category? I'm just
  curious to see how ...

• Posted in thread: 2013 NHC in Philly! Who's going? on 06-09-2013 at 10:14 PM
  I'll be there!

• Posted in thread: Is 16 hours enough for a lager starter? on 06-08-2013 at 12:28 PM
  I typically get my starter going at 7AM for a 5PM pitch time. So, I think you're fine. However,
  I don't brew lagers, so I could be missing something.-Mike

• Posted in thread: Whiskey Barrel Aging on 05-30-2013 at 10:05 AM
  Just a heads up: If you have a Balcones barrel, an auto syphon does not fit in the bung hole. I
  found this out the hard way when I was racking! -Mike