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Forum: California HomeBrew Forum 04-23-2012, 06:26 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 791
Posted By nikkormat
man this thread is old but it's worth posting...

man this thread is old but it's worth posting some info anyway. the sf homebrewer's guild is just getting off the ground. the guy who started it is a pretty nice guy, i think it's worth checking out...
Forum: Commerical Brew Discussion 04-23-2012, 06:13 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 914
Posted By nikkormat
hop stoopid is awesome but i cant wait until...

hop stoopid is awesome but i cant wait until lagunitas sucks is getting bottled year-round. i heard somewhere they wanna stick it in 32oz stubbies
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 05-22-2011, 06:02 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 730
Posted By nikkormat
I hate that my LHBS doesn't carry wyeast. I've...

I hate that my LHBS doesn't carry wyeast. I've been itching to try 3711 since I first brewed with 565.
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 05-22-2011, 07:23 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 562
Posted By nikkormat
look into sorachi ace. in small quantities, it...

look into sorachi ace. in small quantities, it can be very effective in belgians and in larger quantities it makes a killer APA when paired with amarillo and centennial
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 05-22-2011, 07:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 730
Posted By nikkormat
my old partial mash saison recipe is one of my...

my old partial mash saison recipe is one of my favorites. only a little bit more time than straight extract but totally worth it.

5 lbs DME
1lbs belgian pale
.5lbs oats
1.5 lbs wheat malt
...
Forum: Fermentation & Yeast 05-11-2011, 09:01 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,259
Posted By nikkormat
some yeasts like it hot though. I pitched WLP009...

some yeasts like it hot though. I pitched WLP009 in a brown ale the other day when it was still pretty warm. still in primary, but that strain is supposed to be able to work at hotter temps without...
Forum: Fermentation & Yeast 05-11-2011, 08:59 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,259
Posted By nikkormat
I've done it a bunch. works best when you're...

I've done it a bunch. works best when you're brewing a saison. If I pitch hot I always put a cold, damp shirt over my fermentor. the evaporation of the water will draw off some heat and get the temps...
Forum: Beginners Beer Brewing Forum 05-11-2011, 08:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 660
Posted By nikkormat
dont worry about the kettle. find an online...

dont worry about the kettle.

find an online brewing calculator and enter your ingredients into it, see what your OG should be, then take your FG, and whatever ABV you get out of that equation is...
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 05-07-2011, 06:32 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 749
Posted By nikkormat
I was listening to an old Jamil Show on saisons,...

I was listening to an old Jamil Show on saisons, he basically said mash between 143 and 150 IIRC. reason being saisons are supposed to be super dry and you want as much of the sugar being converted...
Forum: Recipes/Ingredients 05-07-2011, 06:07 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 919
Posted By nikkormat
wow, didn't see this thread until now but I just...

wow, didn't see this thread until now but I just picked up 9# of belgian pale, 1.5# of wheat and .5# of oats along with 2oz of Sorachi ace, 2lbs of clear candi sugar and a vial of WLP670....
...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-07-2011, 04:04 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 8,495
Posted By nikkormat
bay area for the beer bars. there are some places...

bay area for the beer bars. there are some places with epic tap and bottle lists. I suppose when people talk bay area they want to include moylans, russian river, lagunitas, etc, too, which is fine...
Forum: Commerical Brew Discussion 05-07-2011, 03:53 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,010
Posted By nikkormat
definitely not a fan of stone pale. if you want a...

definitely not a fan of stone pale. if you want a sessionable, hoppy beer, 21a's bitter american is much better. port brewing's palapa pale is pretty damn good too but you'll only find that at the...
Forum: General Chit Chat 05-07-2011, 03:34 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,050
Posted By nikkormat
I'm surprised nobody has said this yet, but you...

I'm surprised nobody has said this yet, but you could think about including some of the cicerone training into your cirriculum
Forum: General Chit Chat 05-07-2011, 03:32 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 321
Posted By nikkormat
as previously stated, anything that ends in...

as previously stated, anything that ends in -tion. their IPAs are good for a while, and then they just kinda lose their magic if you know what I mean. we can get 3 day old pliny here in SF but I...
Forum: General Chit Chat 05-07-2011, 03:27 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 475
Posted By nikkormat
yeah, have to second the battery life statement....

yeah, have to second the battery life statement. sometimes, if I use my phone a lot or it struggles to find signal, it's dead by 4pm. my roommates iphen still has like 80% at that point. I think I...
Forum: All Grain & Partial Mash Brewing 05-07-2011, 03:25 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,005
Posted By nikkormat
Lost my notebook but I think my IPA is 11 lb...

Lost my notebook but I think my IPA is 11 lb 2-row, .5lb C20 and .5lb flaked barley.

flaked barley is for stupidly good head retention. every beer I've brewed with .25-.5lbs of that stuff does...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 05-07-2011, 03:17 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 8,495
Posted By nikkormat
so does Bend, maybe even more so, but you don't...

so does Bend, maybe even more so, but you don't see them at the head of the pack. the this is that Asheville's probably trying harder than anywhere else. its probably heavily advertised just to get...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 03-23-2011, 11:14 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 422
Posted By nikkormat
I got served raison d'etre in a shaker pint. it...

I got served raison d'etre in a shaker pint. it pisses you off at first, then you realize how much extra beer you're getting.
Forum: General Chit Chat 03-23-2011, 11:03 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 778
Posted By nikkormat
i gave up bad beer for lent. #winning.

i gave up bad beer for lent. #winning.
Forum: General Beer Discussion 03-23-2011, 10:48 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,351
Posted By nikkormat
i think its bland and boring. any non beer bar...

i think its bland and boring. any non beer bar that pours anchor around here also pours SNPA and most of the time Lagunitas IPA, theres no point wasting the stomach space IMO. also my opinion, but...
Forum: General Beer Discussion 03-23-2011, 10:42 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,386
Posted By nikkormat
lagunitas bourbon barrel aged RIS, had it on tap...

lagunitas bourbon barrel aged RIS, had it on tap during SF Beer Week, freakin amazing.

haven't had the ballast point sea monster but victory at sea is a damn good imperial porter.
Forum: Commerical Brew Discussion 03-23-2011, 10:04 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 776
Posted By nikkormat
its just really weird reading this. toronado in...

its just really weird reading this. toronado in SF has had pliny constantly tapped for like the last few months.
Forum: General Chit Chat 01-26-2011, 06:03 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 247
Posted By nikkormat
running a droid1 with ultimate droid. my roommate...

running a droid1 with ultimate droid. my roommate had an eris, it was a POS and he had to get the thing replaced five times before verizon just gave him a droid2. motorola is locking their phones...
Forum: General Chit Chat 01-26-2011, 05:59 AM
Replies: 67
Views: 1,414
Posted By nikkormat
not really excited. the only thing the iphone has...

not really excited. the only thing the iphone has going for it is a larger support base which = more apps, but I'm on a rooted overclocked Droid so I really couldnt care less.
Forum: General Chit Chat 01-26-2011, 05:55 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 189
Posted By nikkormat
irish/scottish/english/italian/german if I...

irish/scottish/english/italian/german

if I had only gotten some french and russian in me I'd have pretty much every big european drinking culture in me.
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