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• Posted in thread: making the beer a little fruity! on 11-11-2010 at 03:12 PM
  Oh yeah, one more thing. Freeze the fruit first! That way whenyou thaw it, it will break the
  cell walls in the raspberries allowing the flavor to come out more.

• Posted in thread: Great Holiday Ale Extract Recipe on 11-10-2010 at 05:14 AM
  Oh, PS, does this have a name or belong to a particular style of beers?

• Posted in thread: Great Holiday Ale Extract Recipe on 11-10-2010 at 05:13 AM
  You will love the beer, but give it time. The more time the better. I think from a yeast
  perspective, that WLP001 or Pacman would be a better choice then nottingham......or even dry
  english ale (WLP00...

• Posted in thread: making the beer a little fruity! on 11-10-2010 at 05:10 AM
  I made a raspberry weizen with decent results. What I did was crush the raspberries in the
  bottom of the primary then added the wort. The raspberry taste is stronger than the beer taste.
  I don't know ...

• Posted in thread: house yeast? on 11-10-2010 at 05:00 AM
  I actually am a scientist, and I have done research on yeasts. From my experience they grow
  very fast and need to be recultured often. They also get infected pretty easily. Having said
  that, I am stil...

• Posted in thread: What to Do with My Pacman Yeast? on 11-10-2010 at 04:53 AM
  I don't think Pacman will do what you're thinking if you're after said hefe or wit; those are
  "yeastie" beers that rely on a certain yeast type for a good portion of their flavor. Pacman is
  superb for...

• Posted in thread: What to Do with My Pacman Yeast? on 11-10-2010 at 02:08 AM
  So I have a case of Rouge beer that I really hit the jackpot with: there is a good amount of
  yeast sediment in several of the bottles (it's an orange honey ale). I am planning on using it
  in about two...

• Posted in thread: 1st Label for Wedding Favor on 08-26-2010 at 08:33 PM
  I also can't read the sides.Is that a picture you took or one you found?

• Posted in thread: Adding Blueberrys on 08-08-2010 at 08:17 PM
  I recently made a raspberry wiezen. The recipe called for 5-6 lbs of raspberries crushed into
  the bottom of the primary fermenter. It said you could use frozen or fresh.Some other posts
  I've seen on h...

• Posted in thread: brewing before a move? on 08-08-2010 at 07:34 PM
  I was thinking of trying a porter. Maybe a pale ale would be better?