MikeP

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• Posted in thread: Coffee Oatmeal Imperial Stout - HBT 2009 Comp 3rd (tie) Category 23 on 02-24-2011 at 03:29 PM
  I brewed this in early october, bottled it mid January. Now in late Feb it has aged into an
  AWESOME beer. I used a friends home-roasted Columbian beans and left them in for two days prior
  to bottleing...

• Posted in thread: Bert Grant's Perfect Porter tribute on 12-06-2010 at 05:29 PM
  I've been drinking this for 2 or 3 weeks now. Overall I like it and it turned out fairly well.
  My only 'complaint' is in the carbonation, for some reason I didnt' get a real good carbonation
  in the bo...

• Posted in thread: Beer Labelizer - Label Generator on 12-03-2010 at 02:51 PM
  Great site. Thanks!

• Posted in thread: Old Fezziwig Clone on 11-08-2010 at 07:02 PM
  Bottled this last night, in my sample prior to bottling, you could get a hint of the ginger and
  other spices, but it wasn't overpowering at all. I think it's going to turn out nicely! I'll
  post back i...

• Posted in thread: I never use soap on 10-22-2010 at 03:52 PM
  i wash fermenter bucket and carboy with a little bit of soap, not tons just a little after
  every use and store until next time. Last thing before putting the wort in the fermenter is
  that it gets dose...

• Posted in thread: Quick and dirty hydrometer sanitization? on 10-21-2010 at 07:07 PM
  fancy boxers! LOL (1:25)

• Posted in thread: second batch bombs (56k Warning) on 10-20-2010 at 09:13 PM
  For sure get a hydrometer. You can't tell if the fermentation is complete without one - and you
  run the risk of exploding bottles if it isn't and you bottle anyway.And - good call on the
  bottles. Yall...

• Posted in thread: Custom Conical Fermenter on 10-20-2010 at 07:46 PM
  Helpful thanks.......for now i'm leaning twords buckets and perfecting my technique. then i'll
  revisit this project....I think you'll be happy with that decision. There's no substitute for
  practical e...

• Posted in thread: Custom Conical Fermenter on 10-20-2010 at 06:19 PM
  Hebrews, i skipped over a lot in this thread, so apologies if this has been mentioned, but -
  the 'ideal temp' for fermentation will have some variability depending on the yeast your using.
  Most ale ye...

• Posted in thread: Gelatin Or Not? on 10-20-2010 at 05:20 PM
  I've been able to successfully make vegetarians consume gelatin, willingly. If they eat cheese,
  then there's a 90+% chance that they're consuming products derived from the killing of an
  animal. Nearly...