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Brewed a Czech Pils on 7/3 with Omega Pilsner 1 yeast- I think this is the Pilsner Urquel strain. 1.053 OG Well, it was going strong the first week at 50F, but I had to travel for work for a week and just got home. Apparently we lost power while I was gone and my fermentation fridge reset to...

How’d it go?

I am moving from the east coast to Santa Barbara, CA after the holidays. Does anyone know what the LHBS situation is around there? Also - any good beer establishments I should know about? Looking forward to California Beer!!

Been brewing for 2 years now and finally decided to enter my first Homebrew comp this past week, ran by the local radio station. Made it to the finals which were judged by a panel of 4 bjcp judges. I entered an imperial ipa and received the following scores: 39/50 38/50 37/50 32/50 Won third...

Its going to be a great brew day. Wife is at work. I am sitting here drinking coffee and working out my final recipe / water calcs etc. Going to fire up the strike water in an hour or so. Doing a wheat beer now that summer is here. 5.25 lb American Red Wheat 3.50 lb American 2-Row Pale 0.50...

I have been to two of these places in CA and think them quite mediocre. Imho, the beers of theirs that I have tried to me represent bland examples of craft beers geared towards pleasing the masses. Nothing unique, interesting, or all that tasty. That said, it is better than going to an...

Here are the websites: http://www.maxs.com/ http://alewifebaltimore.com/ Koopers, also in Fells Point, has some great tavern style food and a solid bottle selection. http://koopers.com/ Hope you enjoy it here!

Two best spots are Max's in Fells Point and Alewife over by the Hippodrome. Both a short cab ride from the harbor.

Yea, I was shooting for the lower end of the BJCP style which is 1.008, so it will be a little dryer than normal for the style. Sample tasted really good though so I am hopeful. It was in primary for 3 weeks. Fermentation lagged for 36 hours, then took off like crazy - it was generating a...

Belgian Tripel transfered to secondary today. Gravity is 1.005, OG was 1.080... That is 92% attenuation, crazy. I used WLP500 Trappist Ale Yeast. Fermentables were 12 lbs of pilsener malt and 3 lbs of clear candi sugar. Mashed in at 122 degrees for 30 minutes, then raised it to 145...

Brewed a Tripel on Saturday, OG of 1.080. Pitched 4 vials of WLP500 Trappist Ale Yeast at 6:30pm. Temperature at pitching was 65 degrees. 65-72 is the ideal temp range for this yeast. Well I live in an old rowhome and the heat isnt that great, so in the dead of winter I have a choice between...

A few months ago I was cleaning out my immersion chiller by running hot water through it with the outlet tube draining in the sink. Well I went into the other room for 10 minutes or so and when I came back the outlet tube had moved on its own out of the sink and flooded the entire kitchen. The...

I just had one last week. It was fantastic. Light colored, nice and cloudy, thick, very hoppy... and with a cool story on the back.

I have to say that Southern Tier from NY is quickly becoming one of my current favorite breweries. They have yet to fail me. Currently finishing off a 650ml of the Iniquity IBA and wishing I had a couple more.

What is your IBU goal? I would bitter with the warrior, do some mid-boil additions with the columbus and simcoe, finish with cascade and simcoe, and dry-hop with centenial and cascade... save the magnum for another battle, but thats just me.

Someone mentioned SA Coastal Wheat. I second that. Disgusting. Induces the gag reflex the second you try to swallow it. I cant believe this beer passes their QA standards.

My favorite is the Dogfish head signature glass. I dont have a picture of it currently, but they sell it on their website. I have lots of stolen glasses too. The stolen glass I like best is a Franziskaner Weissbier glass that my swmbo stole for me cause she is awesome.

Brewed pumpkin ale today. House IPA tomorrow.

I know exactly what you are talking about. Autumn is a beautiful thing. Just tonight in MD there is a cool breeze that hints at the upcoming season. The best time of the year is just around the corner.

Natty Boh. From the land of pleasant living...