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• Posted in thread: Desert Hackberry on 06-18-2013 at 09:02 AM
  Never heard of Desert Hackberries... are they just a local AZ thing? I drive thru AZ a few
  times a year .. would love to grab some and try them out as well. Where do you find them? Local
  grocery store...

• Posted in thread: IPA with own hops on 06-08-2013 at 05:02 AM
  Personally, I would take out the flame-out Cascade, and add it to some dry-hops with some
  Liberty. Maybe 2-1... e.g. Dry-hop 2oz Cascade, 1 oz Mt.Hood for 7 days.Mt.Hood is a Halluertau
  type hope, but...

• Posted in thread: Hops headache? on 06-08-2013 at 04:56 AM
  I'll bite ... :DI've not tried glacier before, but it appears to be a fuggles derivative ... so
  a pleasant hoppiness, with maybe a touch of earthiness.Nugget is in a similar boat. Columbus is
  more dan...

• Posted in thread: Ginger Root Question on 06-08-2013 at 04:50 AM
  how much ginger depends on your tastes...Not to dissuade you from earlier recommendations, but
  for my brews, 3 oz of fresh peeled, sliced ginger root in the end of the boil (15 mins), gives
  a nice gin...

• Posted in thread: water analysis please on 06-08-2013 at 04:44 AM
  Depending on your water chemistry laziness...1) Read this post ... quick easy 1st steps...2) At
  the very least create a nomograph for your brewing water. This will tell you what kind of beers
  your wat...

• Posted in thread: What Hops for Imperial Porter? on 06-07-2013 at 03:58 AM
  What does the recipe look like? Porters come in lots of different flavors! :DOff the cuff, I
  wonder if Nugget & Willamette would do the trick? I like the earthiness and herbal character
  with a dark ma...

• Posted in thread: Basil Lavender White IPA on 05-31-2013 at 04:55 AM
  Not sure about the amounts, but Lavender can go from a nice hint in your beer, to a whole lot
  of perfume/soap flavor in a real hurry. I would be cautious with my quantities.Also, I think it
  would perf...

• Posted in thread: First Batch Pale Ale on 05-30-2013 at 07:06 AM
  Looks good to me! :)Grain bill looks good. I like your hop schedule too. I've used Cascades a
  bunch, but never Nelson Sauvin. From what I've read, I think it could be a good combo.I would
  mash low'ish...

• Posted in thread: Stronger Scotch Ale on 05-30-2013 at 06:57 AM
  The keys to big beers are pitching enough yeast and keeping them going! For a 5-gallon batch at
  OG 1.105, you probably needed 4 packs without using a starter. If you only used 2 packs without
  a starte...

• Posted in thread: Adding DME on 05-29-2013 at 06:31 AM
  I'm kinda thinking you should avoid adding DME after fermentation starts. Once you get past
  primary fermentation, you don't want to add any oxygen to the beer by stirring in a powder, as
  that may intr...