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• Posted in thread: Rock hard DME on 05-16-2013 at 05:46 PM
  Curious Grizy; how did this turn out? Any off flavors in your brew?? I have some DME bricks at
  home that I'd like to use up. I thought about maybe softening them up in the microwave first,
  as I've use...

• Posted in thread: Beer brewing for the meme generation on 05-07-2013 at 04:30 PM
  I bottled an American Amber Ale the same weekend, and I live not far away in Northern VA!
  Coincidence, or is there some amber ale karma coming from DC? ;) I've (so far) resisted
  sampling too; planning...

• Posted in thread: Racking to keg...found bug stuck to side of bucket on 07-25-2012 at 04:58 PM
  Just a dead drunk bug....You forgot "happy" - before he died anyway. :cross:

• Posted in thread: Born again brewer. Is climate going to be an issue? on 07-21-2012 at 07:13 PM
  Welcome back to the States Arlen! Never been, but I'm told Idaho is beautiful country. How long
  were you over in Scotland? What were the local brews like over there?

• Posted in thread: A Brew Kit From 1994 - Used It Last Night. lol on 07-20-2012 at 07:49 PM
  Yep, I just cut the plastic off of them with scissors then put it in warm water and kept
  stirring until it all dissolved and got to a boil. I still have another light amber that came
  with the kit (har...

• Posted in thread: A Brew Kit From 1994 - Used It Last Night. lol on 07-20-2012 at 04:17 PM
  Cool! I'm curious to know how this turns out too. When you say "bags" I assume the kit
  contained DME? I have a few old bags of DME too and they are hard as a rock, no "almost" about
  it! :) I've been a...

• Posted in thread: 2 stage fermentation recommended "secondary" ?? on 07-18-2012 at 04:52 PM
  I think what you mean to say is it's not necessary to move your beer to a secondary.Well, no,
  it's not necessary, but that wasn't my point at all. You are right to point out the benefit of
  the additio...

• Posted in thread: 2 stage fermentation recommended "secondary" ?? on 07-17-2012 at 09:10 PM
  Even though you see no bubbling, some of the yeast are still working to clean up the mess they
  left behind. The stuff that can cause off flavors. So, it's actually beneficial to leave your
  beer on the...

• Posted in thread: Store brand beer on 07-17-2012 at 12:53 AM
  ?......which means more beer for everyone.Man, that's a campaign slogan tailor made for this
  election. Revvy for President!:ban:

• Posted in thread: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale worship on 07-13-2012 at 06:25 PM
  I'm with you IAM - SNPA is my all time favorite American beer, good in any season with any kind
  of food that I would drink beer with. It's da bomb! In fact about the only time I don't like it
  is tailg...