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05-20-2013 12:38 PM

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ABOUT ME

About Me: Beer Ale Research Foundation is on board for Philly NHC 2013! Got our first Club Brew done (saison) and plan to do 'em at least two more times before NHC. Hoping for 60+ kegs altogether!
General Interests: reading,hiking,MMA
Occupation: Teacher
Real Name: Drew S.
Favorite Music: Led Zeppelin, Black Keys, most any blues-based rock
Favorite Movies: LOTR, The Matrix, A Christmas Carol, Tombstone
Favorite Television Shows: Downton Abbey, River Monsters, Orioles baseball
Favorite Books: LOTR, anything by L.E. Modesitt, Jr. or Borges, Foucault's Pendulum
Clubs and Associations: American Homebrewers Association
Home Brewing Biography: 10gal AG with cooler/SS braid mash tuns and 15gal aluminium boil kettle. Temp control: 2x dorm fridges with A419 controllers. 7.0 ft3 Kegerator with wooden collar fits 4 kegs; currently running two taps but will be expanding to 4 taps in the next two weeks. March pump for my birthday! Seriously considering 15gal plastic conical fermenter in stand-up fridge as my next move. Hoping to go pro Summer 2014--3BBL nano-style.
Future Brews: Before 12/31: Chocolate Rye Mild, Vanilla Coffee Porter, Clone Sculpin IPA rn2013: Saison de Zen, Black IPA, Singular Quad, Dr. Johnson's Oat Wine, RIS, Citrus Saison (3711), BMCB, Tripel, Tasty APA, Pale Mild (split yeast experiment)
Primary: 10g Tasty IPA
Secondary: "Get Thee Behind Me" Golden Strong w/ Brett Secondary
Bottled: Tasty Thiriez Tripel, Saffron Tripel, Cuff & Collar Blonde 2.0 & 2.1
Kegged: Tart Cherry Farmhouse Braggot, Apfelwine, Citrus Saison, Belmette Special Bitter, Patersbier I
Gender: Male
Status: Married

City: Va Beach

State/Province: VA

LATEST ACTIVITY

Posted in thread: Session IPA recipe on 05-21-2013 at 11:44 PM
While I like Tasty and have great regard for him- 19% crystal? Have you tried it? I'm looking
at 15% C10 + 10% white wheat & 5% carapils--but like you I'm wondering about the
maltiness.Also, I'm debat...
Posted in thread: British Mild hop regime. on 05-21-2013 at 11:32 PM
All my ESB is EKG.this.I hate Fuggles--if I wanted beer to taste like dirt, I'd dry-dirt it.
Posted in thread: Wolves in sheep's clothing (non-craft breweries) on 05-21-2013 at 11:29 PM
Six Pints, Canada
Posted in thread: How do you guys keep people from taking your good beer at parties? on 05-21-2013 at 11:22 PM
Hire an armed guard with an AK 47. Shoot anyone who looks in the fridge! You can always get new
friends but the West Coast beers?Ha! I was picturing the scene from Tombstone where Wyatt puts
his .44 P...
Posted in thread: Brew streak! on 05-20-2013 at 05:38 PM
I think my best streak was 40gal (2x5gal batches, 3x10gal batches) in 5 days last spring.
Posted in thread: So who's brewing this weekend? on 05-20-2013 at 01:24 PM
Making 10gal of a session Pale Ale
Posted in thread: What's in your fermenter(s)? on 05-20-2013 at 01:16 PM
10gal of BN Brown Porter. May cold steep coffee to add in the keg for half; debating over co
nut as well.
Posted in thread: What I did for beer today on 05-20-2013 at 01:03 PM
I inadvertently tried no-chill brewing for the first time. Hose blew out on my CFC and I
couldn't fix it. Guess we'll see.
Posted in thread: Keeping a Saison hot? on 05-17-2013 at 04:51 PM
Depends on the yeast. 3711 is fine in that range, but 3724 needs heat to finish up.You make a
good point. 3711 is my go-to Saison yeast, although I did mix it with 530 on this last
batch--it was a GRE...
Posted in thread: What came in the mail for you today? on 05-17-2013 at 04:48 PM
My 13 gallon screw top ferm bucket from Cali arrived after 13 days in transit.... Oh well it is
finally here and I am happy with the construction, which will also fit into my ferm chamber and
will als...