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• Posted in thread: Nelson Sauvin Imperial Pilsner on 05-31-2012 at 01:12 AM
  Haven't been on here in a while but saw this question. I mashed at 150F for 75mins. I do BIAB
  in a big pot so this was a pretty simple single infusion. Did a sparge of sorts, letting the
  bag drain and...

• Posted in thread: Do hefeweizen's typically smell sour when opening the fermenter? on 02-05-2011 at 08:24 PM
  I bottled a dunkel with 3068 recently and it had a sour smell. Like the typical banana you get
  from a hefe mixed with a sour bite. Just had a bottle and can safely say that it tastes (and
  smells) just...

• Posted in thread: Easy Stovetop All-Grain Brewing (with pics) on 02-03-2011 at 11:09 AM
  So brew-in-a-bag results in more trub? I've never heard that. I've only done BIAB so I have no
  frame of reference... I always figured that the grain and strainer bag was acting as a filter
  just as muc...

• Posted in thread: Smoked Dunkelweizen on 02-03-2011 at 11:02 AM
  I too needed a huge blowoff tube for 3068. I had been warned fortunately so I was all set.
  Bottled my batch last week after an extended primary (got busy and never had a chance to
  bottle). Sample tast...

• Posted in thread: Beer Carbonation in bottles not happening too well on 01-27-2011 at 02:25 AM
  Using carb tabs rules out a problem with the amount of priming sugar or with the priming
  solution not being properly mixed. If the bottles have spent 3+ weeks at room temp and aren't
  carbed, then mayb...

• Posted in thread: Berliner Weisse decoction (Partial Mash) on 01-17-2011 at 12:08 PM
  I have mixed feelings. It turned out very drinkable. Very lively carbonation, a slight acidic
  twang, and a good grainy/wheaty character. But it did not get as sour as I would have liked. I
  attribute t...

• Posted in thread: Nelson Sauvin Imperial Pilsner on 01-13-2011 at 11:11 AM
  Personally, I would go easy on the dry hopping with NS in a saison. The nelson sauvin hops are
  pretty pungent and it will probably take a bit of adjusting to balance the saison yeast with
  the hops uni...

• Posted in thread: Questions about BIAB and first AG brew! on 12-28-2010 at 12:52 PM
  Great advice. There are a million ways to brew and in my (limited) experience, it's pretty hard
  to mess up. Enjoy!

• Posted in thread: Questions about BIAB and first AG brew! on 12-28-2010 at 12:43 PM
  I find I get better results with a little lower grain to water ratio - about 5 gallons per 10
  lbs (or 2 qt per lb). Then I batch sparge and add the second runnings til I hit my target
  gravity (and hop...

• Posted in thread: Smoked Dunkelweizen on 12-28-2010 at 01:40 AM
  Haven't seen much posted on these types of recipes. I've heard of smoked hefeweizen, though
  never tasted one. But its winter and dark beers seem more appropriate, so I just brewed a
  smoked dunkelweize...