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  1. dirtymike1

    Aging double IPA of bourbon barrel pieces

    I brewed a batch of double IPA 2 weeks ago and split up the batch last night. I bottled half and put the other half over pieces of bourbon barrel to give it an oak aged/barrel flavor. I've tried to find out via searching, but how long should I leave it over the wood? Since it's about 2.5...
  2. dirtymike1

    Double IPA, my biggest beer yet

    Wow it's been a long time since I've posted on this site, glad to see that it's only grown in the time that I've been away. Life (read: work) has kept me from brewing for almost a year now, but I'm in a new job, in a new place and have hammered out the biggest beer that I've made to date. I...
  3. dirtymike1

    Shipping Beer.

    I did a search and that didn't yield any answers to my question. I want to ship out a few bottle of brew as belated X-mas gifts to some friends and family. I was wondering if you can do this and how legal it is. Also, how do you wrap it to ship? I figured just using bubble wrap and telling the...
  4. dirtymike1

    So I had a keg stolen... :(

    Well my friends threw a party for my buddies 30 birthday last night. We all got a keg of Sierra Nevada and had a great time. Well my buddy just called me and said that the he can't find the keg at his house. Everyone that was there has said they don't have it... Well I was planning on going over...
  5. dirtymike1

    It's Friday, what have you learned this week (ed. 08/29/2008)

    Ok boys and girls, it's that time again. Let's here it, what have you learned. I've learned ways to improve my brewing skills, and that Ohio-Brit/ Laughing Gnome is an angry old man! j/k LG Please don't shake your cane at me:D
  6. dirtymike1

    Technique Questions for Partial Brewing

    So I made a good attempt on my last batch at trying to do a mini mash. Ater I was fisnished I realized that all of my reading thought me things about what a mash is, what sparging is, all of the little enzymes that are released and things like that. But I never really learned HOW to do a mash...
  7. dirtymike1

    Looking for a local contest (VA)

    I've been looking online, tried to google and contest's, but have come up empty handed. I have a brew that is by far the best that I've made. I didn't even feel this proud of a beer even with the first batch that I did. If anyone knows of any home brew contest's in the Northern VA/ Maryland...
  8. dirtymike1

    the term for when beer is left to long in a fermenter

    I can't for the life of me rememebr the term for when beer is left to long in a fermenter and it starts to go bad...help?
  9. dirtymike1

    Can someone calculate this...

    into a 5 gallon batch for extract? I've messed around with beersmith and can say that I suck at using computers/ programs. I really want to try to make the DFH 120 minute clone that I found, and I know that it would be better with all grain, but I do not have the setup for that:( Any help would...
  10. dirtymike1

    It's Friday, what have you learned this week (ed. 08/22/2008)

    This is something my friends and I do every week. This week what have you learned? I've learned to never drink more then you rboss at a social gathering, and that even though he might not come in the next day, I'll still have to be here :(
  11. dirtymike1

    Finally got a batch done last night.

    Well I haven't been on here for a few weeks now because I've been way to busy at work, I haven't had a chance to even sit down for more then a month. Well last night a had my first chance to relax and I did! I made my first attempt at a mini-mash from AHBS, and I think I missed my mash by...
  12. dirtymike1

    And in other news...

    I laughed my ass off when I read this story!!!! FTW!!! http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=8684164&nav=menu496_2_5
  13. dirtymike1

    To Evan, the owner of Off Topic

    I jsut signed in for the first time today, and 4/5 of the highlighted threads are started by Evan here in the Drunk ramblings section. My hats off to you sir, keep up the good work!
  14. dirtymike1

    Apfelwein Woes

    Wow Just..... Wow......... So just had my first taste of this hooch, and damn! I had a little less then a pint left, so I just drank it, un-carbed. I know understand the name, Nunderwear.
  15. dirtymike1

    Found new smiles

    Just trying to see if they work here. :beermugdr:
  16. dirtymike1

    Apfelwien question, reuse yeast

    I am about done with my first round of Apfelwein and I was wondering if I could reuse the yeast that is in the fermenter for my honey blond ale that I'm planning on doing next. I've read on here about using spent yeast from beer to make apfelwein but not using the AW yeast in a beer? I am hoping...
  17. dirtymike1

    Heineken Mini Kegs

    Are these re-fillable? My SWMBO was looking at getting me that bar keep mini keggerator that they show in the commercals. I don't think I can fill them back up though...And i don't think I could get through the 5 Liters of beer in the keg either
  18. dirtymike1

    This is just a good read.

    While sitting in fron tof a fire with my old man this weekend, I was privileged to hear this tale of the worlds history.... A Condensed Version of History For those who slept through World History 101...... here is a condensed version. Humans originally existed as members of...
  19. dirtymike1

    Hittin' the road! Going to NJ

    Well I'm off to my kid sister's HS graduation. I can't believe this day has finally come. I couldn't be more happy for her!!!! I'll be in Mahwah New Jersey til Tuesday afternoon. If anybody on here is in the area let me know, go out and have a brew.
  20. dirtymike1

    w00t Off!!!!!

    I dont know about any of you, but www.woot.com has been running a woot off since yesterday. This is one of the longest woot off 's I've seen!!!! Check it out
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