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• Posted in thread: water measurement? on 11-12-2012 at 01:17 AM
  Generally I would trust your pyrex jar because the fridge must have been calibrated at some
  time and so might have fallen out of calibration over time, the mark on the jar is not going to
  change. That...

• Posted in thread: First Sour Mash - Cheater's Framboise on 09-15-2012 at 09:05 AM
  Update: Transferred today from primary bucket to secondary 6.5 gal carboy with 9lbs of frozen
  raspberries. Gravity was 1.020 as I transferred to secondary, ideally I would have let this sit
  for anothe...

• Posted in thread: First Sour Mash - Cheater's Framboise on 09-04-2012 at 02:38 AM
  Ok, here goes:Before this brew I have zero experience with sour mashing so if the experts
  notice any mistake, that's why!Based on the advise in this thread I decided to mash low (around
  148°) to get a...

• Posted in thread: First Sour Mash - Cheater's Framboise on 09-04-2012 at 01:46 AM
  Update:I let this sour for 15 hours, it had a great flavor and smell, kind of like a sour apple
  cider, it was very good! I boiled for 90ish minutes, I'm not exactly sure due to the fact that
  I ran out...

• Posted in thread: First Sour Mash - Cheater's Framboise on 09-03-2012 at 04:54 PM
  That's ok, I'm not trying to get an exact clone, I think Lindemans is too sweet. What I really
  want is a sour and dry framboise that hopefully has a little residual sweetness. I have no idea
  if I will...

• Posted in thread: First Sour Mash - Cheater's Framboise on 09-03-2012 at 04:35 PM
  Quick update:I mashed using 8 lbs of 2-row, 2 lbs of white wheat, 1 lb of C-60, 2 oz of honey
  malt, and 1 oz of black patent. I dropped the roasted barley. Mash temp was 149° although it
  dropped to 14...

• Posted in thread: First Sour Mash - Cheater's Framboise on 09-02-2012 at 08:28 PM
  I am going to try and start the mash a little earlier today and let it go for at least 18 hours
  before I boil. Are there any thoughts on the roasted barley, black patent, and honey malt? Let
  me know w...

• Posted in thread: First Sour Mash - Cheater's Framboise on 09-02-2012 at 08:05 PM
  Hmm, a sour starter, I wish I had thought of that 2 or 3 days ago! From my limited exposure to
  sours I like what I've tried so far, and so does SWMBO (go figure!) so I will definitely be
  making more. ...

• Posted in thread: First Sour Mash - Cheater's Framboise on 09-02-2012 at 05:49 PM
  I should have said "add un-mashed grains to mash", stupid auto correct!Assuming I don't have 2
  days to let this sour, could I add more un-mashed grains, maybe a full lb or more, and hope the
  additiona...

• Posted in thread: First Sour Mash - Cheater's Framboise on 09-02-2012 at 05:46 PM
  Regarding the lactose, the original recipe calls for 3 lbs, and in the comments the OP says he
  would consider going as high as 5 lbs to get the sweetness of Lindemans. I think Lindemans is a
  little to...