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• Posted in thread: Ginger Rye Ale on 05-20-2013 at 03:40 AM
  UPDATEI brewed this on 5/9/13 and it fermented steadily for about four days. I ended up with 4
  3/4 gal of 1.059 wort.Today (5/19/13) I took a sample and got 1.008.1.059 OG1.008 FG6.97%
  ABVIt's pale an...

• Posted in thread: Ginger Rye Ale on 05-11-2013 at 09:29 PM
  10 lb 2 row3 lbs rye1 lb crystal 20 Mash @ 151 for 1 hourSparge @ 174 for 10 mins60 min 1/2 oz
  Magnum hops10 min 5 oz ginger juice10 min 1 lemon squeezed5 min 1 oz Liberty hopsKO 11oz honey

• Posted in thread: Moving beer to Seattle on 09-05-2012 at 11:22 PM
  I'm moving to Seattle (from St. Louis) and am super excited about it. The problem is that I've
  been a busy brewer and have three 5 gallon batches of beer conditioning in bottles right now
  (about 6 cas...

• Posted in thread: Fresh beer/small retail store on 08-22-2012 at 04:17 AM
  I work at a retail store that sells craft beer and it can be tricky to find out how old a beer
  is. Often times best by/bottled on dates are printed on the carton and not the 6-pack or
  bottle. If you a...

• Posted in thread: Suggested Priming Volume for Wheat Beer on 07-01-2012 at 02:44 PM
  I find that 1oz per gallon usually gets me to the carb level that I like. You may want to
  increase it to 1.5oz if you'd like an especially effervescent wheat beer.

• Posted in thread: American Black Ale on 05-29-2012 at 03:23 PM
  It definitely had a pronounced (but not overpowering) chocolate/roasty flavor which went well
  with the hoppiness and balanced the bitterness.

• Posted in thread: Black IPA suggestions? on 05-28-2012 at 06:17 PM
  I just posted my American Black Ale, check out my recipes.

• Posted in thread: American Black Ale on 05-28-2012 at 06:16 PM
  You put german chocolate male in it? Sick man! Haha. Kidding. I get auto corrected all the
  time, just thought that was funny. Great looking recipe otherwise!HAHA, I guess I'm not much of
  a proofreader...

• Posted in thread: Weizens too clear on 05-28-2012 at 04:49 PM
  I intentionally underpitch on this one to produce more esters and less phenols (cause I likea
  the banana). I also like the idea of using the powdered wheat (which I will have anyway after
  crushing my ...

• Posted in thread: American Black Ale on 05-28-2012 at 04:44 PM
  13 lbs 2 row1 lb English brown malt1/2 lb german chocolate malt (debittered)1/2 lb crystal
  60Doughed-in with 5 gallons water @ 166FMashed @ 155F for 60 min.Sparged with 4 1/2 gallons @
  180F7 1/2 gallo...