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• Posted in thread: OMG! I've Discovered IPA's !! on 04-29-2013 at 01:19 PM
  I just had my first Stone IPA -- Not bad. Very good actually. It's like a Red Hook Long Hammer
  with more flavor and aroma.Maybe I should have tried the Ruination IPA instead.Other IPA's I've
  tried inc...

• Posted in thread: OMG! I've Discovered IPA's !! on 04-29-2013 at 01:18 PM
  My first was Blind Faith by Magic Hat. Remember it fondly. Senior in college, cracked her open,
  took one quaff and fell in love. Then I discovered the likes of Dogfish Head, Great Divide,
  Stone, and B...

• Posted in thread: Wine cooler for beer on 04-09-2013 at 06:01 PM
  I'm looking to buy a wine cooler (12-18 bottle range) to use to age beer. Due to limited space,
  I can't just buy a fridge and keep it at 50-55, so I need to go counter top or something like
  that. Does...

• Posted in thread: To scale or not to scale on 03-29-2013 at 02:40 PM
  The party I wanted to brew it for is May 5. That's still pushing it close if I brew this
  Sunday, 2 week fermenter, 2 week bottling. If I wait another week, there's no way it'll be
  done, to my liking, ...

• Posted in thread: To scale or not to scale on 03-28-2013 at 10:49 PM
  So, last night I was going to rack into a secondary onto 2oz hops for a Hazed and Infused
  clone. Then, I suddenly decided to just toss the hops into the primary, because, hell, it was
  so much easier, ...

• Posted in thread: Stock pot with spigot and basket on 03-26-2013 at 05:36 PM
  For those of you looking to get in to BIAB, check this out:Bayou Classic Stock Pots with
  SpigotsI don't know if they're always this price here, or if this is a sle... But! I just got
  my 10gal pot with...

• Posted in thread: 2013's How many gal of homebrew in 2013 on 03-20-2013 at 01:37 PM
  14,949.00 + 5g Irish Red + 5g Black IPA + 5g Apfelwein + 5 gal Hazed in Infused clone =
  14969.00 gallons

• Posted in thread: What's the worst craft brew (commercial) you've had? on 02-22-2013 at 12:04 AM
  A black wit brewed here in the Houston Texas area, by No Label Brewery. It tasted like chewing
  on straight black licorice. Maybe it was me, cuz I hate licorice, but it had no subtlety, no
  nuances, not...

• Posted in thread: Man, I love Apfelwein on 02-14-2013 at 02:02 AM
  Who's used apple juice with ascorbic acid in it? I know it's just Vitamin C, but it still
  scares me....

• Posted in thread: Ultra cleaned washed yeast, or...? on 02-07-2013 at 10:08 PM
  Ultra cleaned washed yeast, or ultra trub? I just transferred my irish red on Monday and washed
  the yeast here. This is after letting it sit in a gallon jar overnight in the fridge,
  decanting, then sp...