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Forum: General Techniques 05-15-2013, 05:52 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,163
Posted By Calichusetts
Doesn't matter...there will be some expansion...

Doesn't matter...there will be some expansion when the beer warms. Since I bottle in a different area than I cold crash, I move the carboy and give it a few hours to resettle. The warming is a side...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 05-15-2013, 05:44 PM
Replies: 3,112
Views: 190,805
Posted By Calichusetts
Oven works well. I heat up my strike on the...

Oven works well. I heat up my strike on the stove, then add grains and stir...take a reading (really good at hitting my numbers) then leave it for 5 minutes....after that I put it back on the burner...
Forum: Fermentation & Yeast 05-15-2013, 01:55 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 728
Posted By Calichusetts
I never repitch...never had issues either. Even...

I never repitch...never had issues either. Even with 10%+ brews, months of aging and a few days of cold crashing. I cracked my first bottle from my recent barleywine three weeks after bottling and...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-15-2013, 01:52 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,287
Posted By Calichusetts
This has been my experience for years with...

This has been my experience for years with them...hope their "growing pains" are over
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 05-10-2013, 11:08 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 886
Posted By Calichusetts
Liberty is so good...and strong. I did a...

Liberty is so good...and strong. I did a barleywine with equal split of liberty, cascade and centennial. The liberty dominates everything. Its still young though.
Forum: General Techniques 05-10-2013, 11:06 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,163
Posted By Calichusetts
2 days work for me. I used to do a cool crash...

2 days work for me. I used to do a cool crash (just ice packs leaned up against the carboy like Stonehedge). I would do two cool crashes, once before transfer or dry hop, and once before bottling. ...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-10-2013, 10:50 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 310
Posted By Calichusetts
I think I'm the Saturday night session...

I think I'm the Saturday night session...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 05-10-2013, 10:47 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,963
Posted By Calichusetts
Cold Crash BEFORE you dry hop or transfer to the...

Cold Crash BEFORE you dry hop or transfer to the secondary...this is been my most recent change and I just cracked my first bottle of an IPA batch and it was crystal clear, only two days in the...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-09-2013, 05:27 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 6,129
Posted By Calichusetts
True...but at the same time, I've had BMC-like...

True...but at the same time, I've had BMC-like cream ales (Narragansett) and I've had lights-out delicious cream ales (slumbrew). They each have their own place.
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 05-09-2013, 02:26 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 867
Posted By Calichusetts
I do sometimes...I also wing it. If I've had a...

I do sometimes...I also wing it. If I've had a 9.9% AA hop for awhile, I'll drop it to 9
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-09-2013, 02:22 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 83
Posted By Calichusetts
Jack's Abbey will make your trip worth...

Jack's Abbey will make your trip worth it....seriously. There is also Cambridge Brewing Company in Cambridge and Slumbrew in Sommerville. Both are doing great things.
Forum: Label Display & Discussion 05-09-2013, 11:10 AM
Replies: 2,827
Views: 516,864
Posted By Calichusetts
Probably an alpaca...wrong continent for the...

Probably an alpaca...wrong continent for the giraffe.
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 05-09-2013, 11:06 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 867
Posted By Calichusetts
I also brew with spring water that is similar to...

I also brew with spring water that is similar to yours. By not correcting the water profile I've found that my IPAs were hit or miss...especially the bitterness and hop profile. I've got a resupply...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-09-2013, 10:59 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,287
Posted By Calichusetts
The rewards rock...I've basically got my shipping...

The rewards rock...I've basically got my shipping for free all year now. Sometimes even more
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-09-2013, 10:53 AM
Replies: 225
Views: 5,852
Posted By Calichusetts
Callahan from Massachusetts...everyone assumes I...

Callahan from Massachusetts...everyone assumes I either live or lived in California and then Mass...not the case.

People have called me Cali since high school. I've used this screen-name for...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-08-2013, 06:31 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 6,129
Posted By Calichusetts
Try to get your hands on Slumbrew's My Better...

Try to get your hands on Slumbrew's My Better Half. It's an imperial cream ale and its stunning. Not just a great cream ale, but a great beer
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 05-08-2013, 06:28 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 265
Posted By Calichusetts
I've actually had two infected commercial brews...

I've actually had two infected commercial brews in the last two months, a pale ale and an English brown that soured...they were both fantastic!
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-08-2013, 10:43 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,287
Posted By Calichusetts
Mine shipped yesterday as well. Would like to...

Mine shipped yesterday as well. Would like to know if this is the end of our back-log or the end of the problem though.
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 05-07-2013, 11:01 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 867
Posted By Calichusetts
What is your water profile like?

What is your water profile like?
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-07-2013, 10:51 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 320
Posted By Calichusetts
No difficulty here in Mass either. Already seen...

No difficulty here in Mass either. Already seen it in like three stores and my buddy brought some over recently.
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 05-07-2013, 10:43 AM
Replies: 3,112
Views: 190,805
Posted By Calichusetts
No, the sugar in the cherries have activated the...

No, the sugar in the cherries have activated the yeast again. It will ferment out, lowering your FG and thin the beer a bit. No worries though.
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-06-2013, 01:40 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,287
Posted By Calichusetts
I have several experiences of amazing customer...

I have several experiences of amazing customer service from midwest. Out of maybe 50 orders, only once was something broken or mixed up. They corrected it immediately.

One time I placed an...
Forum: Bottling/Kegging 05-03-2013, 10:58 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 396
Posted By Calichusetts
I have 4 cases of flip-tops I don't use anymore. ...

I have 4 cases of flip-tops I don't use anymore. One of two every batch wouldn't seal right. I even thought it might have been my distribution of priming sugar at bottling day but now that I have...
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 05-03-2013, 10:55 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 171
Posted By Calichusetts
That is a lot of crystal and like sweet beers. ...

That is a lot of crystal and like sweet beers. You also shouldn't need that much carapils with all that crystal in it. 2-5% at most.

Move more of your hops to later in the boil...maybe eliminate...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-03-2013, 10:47 AM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,787
Posted By Calichusetts
I try to distinguish hops from my beer farts the...

I try to distinguish hops from my beer farts the next morning...
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