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05-27-2009

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ABOUT ME

General Interests: Homebrewing,tinkering
Occupation: Engineer
Real Name: Shawn McGillveary
Favorite Music: Country, Classic Rock, Cali Dub, Reggae,
Favorite Movies: National Lampoons Xmas Vacation, Caddy Shack, Boondock Saints, Step Brothers, Pupl Fiction, Snatch,
Favorite Television Shows: Seinfeld, Gold Rush Alaska, MythBusters...pretty much anything on Discovery or History Channel, Alwa
Favorite Books: Anything Clive Cussler
Home Brewing Biography: I bought a starter kit when I was in college (2001) and struggled a bit at first. Between a few failed batches and lack of time to brew I had lost interest for a little while. But I got back into it recently and built myself a kegerator and temp controlled fermenter box and been brewing like crazy the past year or so.

Currently I am just set up to brew extract brews but would like to transition to all grain some day.
Future Brews: Octoberfest Lager, Pale Ale,
Primary: Belgian Witbier
Bottled: Hard Apple Cider, Belgian Dubbel
Kegged: Stout, Nut Brown Ale, NB Warrior IPA
Gender: Male
Status: Engaged

City: Agawam

State/Province: MA

LATEST ACTIVITY

Posted in thread: Missed target OG issues on 02-02-2013 at 05:30 PM
Did you stir after topping to 5 gallons with water? If not, that's likely the cause for the low
OG reading.
Posted in thread: Basement Bar on 01-23-2013 at 11:11 PM
Yes, the epoxy top came out great, practically flawless. I was pretty nervous about doing it,
mostly concerned with leaks and air bubbles. But I sealed any seams with a little bit of wood
glue, which ...
Posted in thread: Basement Bar on 01-23-2013 at 09:32 PM
Did you buy the bar top/bar? Or did you make it yourself? Either way, looks nice my
friend!Thanks. Yes I made whole thing myself, including the bar top. The top is two layers of
3/4" oak plywood. I wa...
Posted in thread: Dubbel Weekend on 01-18-2013 at 02:16 PM
I made a belgian dubbel about a year ago, your recipe looks similar and sounds good. I have
never used carafoam, .25 lb should do the trick though from what I understand. Flaked barley
works well for ...
Posted in thread: BIAB Brewing (with pics) on 01-17-2013 at 02:28 PM
I made the decision to switch to all grain this year using this method, thanks for all the
great info!I had to upgrade to a bigger pot and propane burner, while I was at it, fitted my
new pot with a w...
Posted in thread: Basement Bar on 01-17-2013 at 02:10 AM
Thanks! Yes sir, that's where I will be! Go Pats!
Posted in thread: Basement Bar on 01-16-2013 at 02:23 AM
Took 6 months from start to finish, but finally complete! :tank:
Posted in thread: 2013 Homebrewing Resolutions on 12-14-2012 at 05:47 PM
-Transition to all-grain-Brew more than I did this year (only 8 batch so far but may squeeze in
one more before the 31st)-Make an oktoberfest lager-Start washing/harvesting yeast-Join brew
club
Posted in thread: Dave's Carmel Apple Cider on 11-14-2012 at 04:36 PM
So, I made this recipe. My SG was 1.068 and my FG was 1.010. I made the syrup and kegged it but
all the syrup sat at the bottom so when I went to pour a glass, I got nothing but syrup. For
those of yo...
Posted in thread: Kegconnection Giveaway! on 08-20-2012 at 07:34 PM
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