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• Posted in thread: Dry Hopping - How Long is Too Long? on 02-26-2011 at 01:06 AM
  Thanks for the quick responses, everyone! Sounds like I need to re-think my plan. As I
  suspected, seems like 19 days is pushing it for letting dry hops sit and soak. In past batches
  I've done 7 days o...

• Posted in thread: Dry Hopping - How Long is Too Long? on 02-25-2011 at 10:23 PM
  I am planning to do a dry-hopped IPA this week. I've done several dry-hopped batches with great
  success, but I have a scheduling issue this time around.I will be away from home for 19 days.
  My tentati...

• Posted in thread: ELF best christmas movie.....ever? on 12-11-2009 at 03:57 PM
  +1 on that.Elf is an excellent X-mas movie -- Will Ferrel is the bomb.However, I have to at
  least nominate Christmas Vacation. An Xmas Eve screening is an annual tradition in our
  family."Halleluja, Ho...

• Posted in thread: What's Your Brewing Soundtrack? on 12-11-2009 at 03:53 PM
  Oh got you all beat!!!I brew to a constant soundtrack of SWMBO going "HOW MUCH LONGER??" and if
  my kids are there there is a masterfully interspersed score of them trying to kill each
  other.;)I can't ...

• Posted in thread: What's Your Brewing Soundtrack? on 12-11-2009 at 03:50 PM
  OK -- now I've got the iTunes running on the laptop and running through the stereo in the next
  room. Shuffling for now, but I've cued up some Primus, Chickenfoot, and Zeppelin.Mattmcl: your
  setup in E...

• Posted in thread: What's Your Brewing Soundtrack? on 12-11-2009 at 03:11 PM
  Hmmm. Metal -- I think maybe a bit later. Too early for me.Dylan -- yeah. I'll throw some into
  the mix. But NOT his newly released Christmas Carols. Wow -- those are bad! :)As for the TV
  static. Wow. ...

• Posted in thread: What's Your Brewing Soundtrack? on 12-11-2009 at 02:53 PM
  Midway through a 60-minute mash here in snowy Ohio this morning. Trying to find the perfect
  tunes to cue up for the rest of the brew day.Currently: Pink FloydSuggestions? What are your
  favorites for b...

• Posted in thread: To Rack or Not to Rack on 12-08-2009 at 03:47 PM
  Thanks for the replies so far guys. At this point, cider has been in secondary with fruit added
  for about 9 days. I'm about ready to rack the cider to another carboy to get it off the
  raspberries. Pla...

• Posted in thread: To Rack or Not to Rack on 12-02-2009 at 02:45 PM
  A quick update on this:I waited until I was back from vacation to rack the cider to
  secondary.Measured gravity after 24 days in primary was 1.000. Nice! Only problem: at this
  point the cider was still...

• Posted in thread: To Rack or Not to Rack on 11-11-2009 at 09:41 PM
  Forgot to mention -- my primary is being done in a plastic "Ale Pale" bucket. Planning to use
  glass carboy for secondary, as I've heard glass will help to prevent cider from turning to
  vinegar. I don'...