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• Posted in thread: California V on 02-28-2013 at 06:08 PM
  I like cali v in ipas, pales, and wheats. The fruity flavors work well with citrusy late
  additions/dry-hop in my experience.

• Posted in thread: 2012 hops harvest on 08-27-2012 at 08:29 PM
  I didn't weigh mine prior to drying, but I've got 10 oz. Cascade, 4 oz. Centennial, and 2 oz.
  Columbus, dry weight.First year on everything except the cascade. Didn't get anything off of
  the chinook o...

• Posted in thread: Anyone use WLP051? on 07-24-2012 at 07:42 PM
  I've only used this strain for wheat ales, but I have an IPA in the primary right now that I
  used it in as an experiment. I've found with the wheats that if I let it get up into the 72-74
  degree range...

• Posted in thread: Bells Oberon Clone on 06-20-2012 at 04:56 PM
  I have this one going in my kegerator currently. I didn't do the decoction, fermented at room
  temp (70 degrees plus whatever heat the yeasties kicked up). It's two weeks since I took it off
  the dry-ho...

• Posted in thread: How long should Dry Hop last and why? on 05-18-2012 at 02:58 PM
  What's your process when you DH in the keg? I've been wanting to try that, and I'll be brewing
  a 2ipa in a couples weeks. Do I just throw then in whole? Or do you put them in hop bags? I was
  planning ...

• Posted in thread: Seeking Lost Trappist Recipes on 05-10-2012 at 01:38 PM
  Subscribed. I love trappist ales. I wonder if any forgotten yeast strain cultures are viable
  and hiding out there in cobwebby vaults somewhere?

• Posted in thread: Anyone here from Amsterdam??? on 05-09-2012 at 01:34 PM
  Brouwerij 'Tij is a wonderful place. I travelled to Amsterdam for my 40th birthday and went
  there for drinks on the actual day, even though it is off the beaten path. As I recall the
  brews were all ki...

• Posted in thread: Brew shops in Indiana on 05-01-2012 at 02:41 PM
  I've been buying brewing supplies from Butler for 20 years now. Their main gig is wine, but
  they make a point to know brew and to hire staff who know brew, and I've found that their
  ingredient prices ...