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11-07-2012

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05-15-2013 12:05 PM

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25 years old

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ABOUT ME

About Me: I love beer, and just recently got into HomeBrewing. I have done alot of research, but I'm sure I'll still have plenty to learn!
General Interests: Raising a Doberman.
HomeBrewing.
Occupation: IT / Broadband / VPN Technician
Real Name: Zac Costello
Favorite Television Shows: Dexter, Sons of Anarchy, Animal Planet, Drinking Made Easy, Homeland
Favorite Books: Bible
Clubs and Associations: NSU Alumni Association
Home Brewing Biography: I've wanted to get into homebrewing for a long time, and finally scraped the money together to buy a Deluxe Glass Brew Kit from Northern Brewer and a Hydrometer kit. I started my first brew (a Honey Brown Ale from NB) on Sunday, 10/21/2012
Future Brews: All types of beer! I would basically like to end up having 2 brews per season with at least 5gals per brew.
Secondary: My first brew: The Honey Brown Ale
Bottled: Nothing yet
Gender: Male
Status: Married

City: Tulsa

State/Province: OK

LATEST ACTIVITY

Posted in thread: Cascade Mountains West Coast Imperial IPA on 05-13-2013 at 01:23 PM
Well now, that looks like a FINE beer! :) I'll probably be trying the all-grain (BIAB) version
sometime in the near future... Now, on to your question. I have (my version) of their Chinook
IPA in the ...
Posted in thread: Cascade Mountains West Coast Imperial IPA on 05-13-2013 at 01:19 PM
I actually brewed same kit, I didn't notice a color change,I used a whirl flow tablet don't
know if that means anything, have mine in bombers waiting to carb! Let me know how yours turns
out. CheersJe...
Posted in thread: Single tier brewstand design and build (stores keggles inside) on 02-27-2013 at 07:27 PM
This is awesome dude. Very nice work. Can't wait to see how it turns out. Please post more pics
with your progression!
Posted in thread: Cascade Mountains West Coast Imperial IPA on 02-27-2013 at 03:22 PM
Cascade Mountains West Coast Imperial IPAThis is one of the latest and greatest Extract kits
from Northern Brewer, and it was a VERY fun brew. Lots of hops, lots of aroma, and based off my
gravity rea...
Posted in thread: Got my first Stout brewed! Advice? on 12-18-2012 at 03:42 PM
It's only going to take a few ounces for sanitizing the additions to your beer. What will you
do with the rest of it? I don't like vodka.:DYeah, idk, i'll probably just give the rest of the
Vodka to m...
Posted in thread: Got my first Stout brewed! Advice? on 12-17-2012 at 03:17 PM
Grab a bottle of jameson. Toss a split vanilla bean in a couple oz of the whiskey for the
length of primary. Strain out pod and seeds and dump in keg/bottling bucket.Why jameson whiskey
instead of vod...
Posted in thread: Got my first Stout brewed! Advice? on 12-10-2012 at 03:00 PM
I'm not to big of a fan of vodka in general. So when I buy some to soak the nibs, I'm not gonna
get cheap crap vodka. Cuz if I'm gonna have it laying around, I at least want it to taste good
and not l...
Posted in thread: Got my first Stout brewed! Advice? on 12-05-2012 at 06:12 PM
Aah gotcha. Thanks for the reply. I think I will go ahead and do the Vodka soak (with high
quality vodka of course). So, how long do the nibs need to soak for?
Posted in thread: Got my first Stout brewed! Advice? on 12-05-2012 at 04:26 PM
Well, I got my Chocolate Milk Stout from Northern Brewer brewed on Sunday 12/2. Everything went
flawless with the brew process, and yeast was pitched at perfect temperature.My question now is
concerni...
Posted in thread: New to the Forum, First brew in Secondary Fermentation! on 11-29-2012 at 06:14 PM
i can open the heating vent in that room again, so it gets up closer to 70-72 degrees. I had it
cooler in there for fermentation and stuff before. but i didn't realize u could bottle
condition at high...