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01-25-2012

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05-13-2013 11:22 AM

ABOUT ME

About Me: St. Louis native temporarily living in Southern Maryland (at least that's what the plan was 18 months ago). Go Cardinals, go Blues, and, I say this without shame, Go Rams!
Real Name: Scott
Home Brewing Biography: My sister sent me a kit from Brooklyn Brew Shop as a Christmas gift, and I figured since I've always talked to my wife about brewing, it was time to put up or shut up.
Future Brews: Once I get the hang of the procedures, I'd like to make some wheat beers, mainly Germanic or Belgian. I would like to give a pumpkin ale or a chocolate stout/porter a shot sometime in the future.
Primary: Summer Lemon AlernSmoked Ale
Bottled: Everyday IPA (Overcarbonated. Dry hopping next time)rnGrapefruit Honey Ale (Big hit, got this one right)rnBrown-Eyed Girl AlernJAOM variantsrnDry-Hopped IPArnHefeweizenrnHoney Rauchweizen
Status: Married

City: Lexington Park

State/Province: Maryland

LATEST ACTIVITY

Posted in thread: best brewing apps for iPad on 01-17-2013 at 02:24 PM
My wife bought an iPad for me as an early birthday present, and I want to use it for more than
games and Skype with my family. Any recommendations on brewing apps that would give me the most
bang for ...
Posted in thread: conducting an experiment between bread yeast vs sweet mead yeast in mead on 12-25-2012 at 02:59 PM
Joe wins again... The recipe is a staple for a reason. Plenty of people try to swap out the
bread yeast for wine yeast, thinking that they can outsmart Joe, who explicitly says don't do
it.I agree, my...
Posted in thread: conducting an experiment between bread yeast vs sweet mead yeast in mead on 12-24-2012 at 02:16 AM
Well, opened them up tonight for the family Christmas party. The bread yeast batch was pretty
popular, the family members who tried it could distinctly taste the honey first, the orange in
the middle,...
Posted in thread: Pumpkin Pie Mead Question on 11-03-2012 at 07:33 PM
Looking to do this today, and my pumpkin has sprung a small leak on the bottom. Think chopping
it up, roasting with brown sugar and tossing it in the primary would be a good idea?
Posted in thread: longest time you've kept beer in the primary? on 08-28-2012 at 02:55 PM
I have a three gallon batch that, due to a crazy month, has been sitting in the primary for
about three weeks now. It did ferment, little plastic thing in the airlock is still up, and no
signs of any ...
Posted in thread: hypothetical question, don't read too much into it on 08-12-2012 at 12:59 PM
Let's say, hypothetically, some of my family back home in St. Louis would like to try some of
my brews at Christmas. And driving out there with the car loaded up, in this scenario, isn't an
option. Hy...
Posted in thread: conducting an experiment between bread yeast vs sweet mead yeast in mead on 07-26-2012 at 02:50 PM
It can, but the reading needs to be adjusted based on the OG.Fortunately I was able to get
that.
Posted in thread: Does anyone else think Sam Adam's beer sucks on 07-25-2012 at 03:58 PM
Depends on what you're drinking in my case. The Cinderbock is good, but their winter beers give
me a real bad case of rotgut.
Posted in thread: Thinking about getting a party pig on 07-25-2012 at 03:54 PM
Anybody have some experience with one?
Posted in thread: conducting an experiment between bread yeast vs sweet mead yeast in mead on 07-23-2012 at 08:48 PM
What's the FG of each?Due to some lack of planning and thinking I didn't get one. Planning to
test with a refractometer in December though