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• Posted in thread: First Beer Creation - Thoughts? on 01-31-2013 at 02:17 PM
  If you're really into the Old Bay idea, Flying Dog made a draught only Gose that had Old Bay in
  it. It was... not great, but I'd imagine if it could be done, a sour beer like Gose is the only
  thing yo...

• Posted in thread: Cocoa Mulch Tea on 01-31-2013 at 01:49 PM
  I'm no expert on the subject, but it seems like if you intended to use just cocoa nibs, you
  might want to just sift out the cocoa nibs. If you're fine with milk and paprika going in as
  well, then just...

• Posted in thread: Tiger Ravine Ale - thoughts? on 01-31-2013 at 01:13 AM
  I'm calling this one Tiger Ravine Ale, let me know what you think. The acidulated malt is a
  last minute change. Will be brewing either this weekend or in two weeks.Grains4lb Wheat malt4lb
  Pilsner malt...

• Posted in thread: Nickel Stir Bar? on 01-30-2013 at 11:46 PM
  So I built a stir plate, and I tested it with a small chain of nickel-coated neodymium magnets
  as my stir bar. Everything seemed to work just fine, so I ordered a teflon coated stir bar, but
  it turns ...

• Posted in thread: Nickel Stir Bar? on 01-30-2013 at 11:40 PM
  So I built a stir plate, and I tested it with a small chain of nickel-coated neodymium magnets
  as my stir bar. Everything seemed to work just fine, so I ordered a teflon coated stir bar, but
  it turns ...

• Posted in thread: One week diacetyl rest, still have some off flavors on 12-19-2012 at 07:06 PM
  Ah, I just checked out White Labs stats for this yeast strain and it looks like fermenting on
  the lower end of the temperature range for this yeast almost triples the amount of diacetyl and
  2,3-pentan...

• Posted in thread: Kölsch Yeast on 12-19-2012 at 07:03 PM
  I was actually just about to post a reply to one of my own topics on this matter. I just used
  White Labs German Ale/Kölsch yeast and fermented at 55F, which is its lowest limit. Check out
  the byproduc...

• Posted in thread: One week diacetyl rest, still have some off flavors on 12-19-2012 at 02:13 PM
  Thanks guys. I really need to improve my yeast wrangling. I recently finished making a stir
  plate so that ought to help me avoid this in the future. The worst part is I can tell that it
  would have a g...

• Posted in thread: One week diacetyl rest, still have some off flavors on 12-18-2012 at 05:31 PM
  A while back I brewed a an all-grain light doppelbock, OG 1.074, but rather than using lager
  yeast, because I don't have the capability of reliably maintaining lager temperatures, I went
  for White Lab...

• Posted in thread: Gamma amylase rest on 11-15-2012 at 12:33 AM
  Has anyone ever experimented with a gamma amylase rest during a mash? I understand that the
  optimal conditions for gamma amylase are a pH of about 3 and a temp of about 113F (45C). I'm
  curious about g...