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I'm not a huge fat tire fan either and won't *even* buy the bottled stuff. I'll occasionally buy it if it is on draft. I can say one thing, I can't stand Fat Tire bottled but mine is great and I am very critical about my brew. I even mimicked the low carbonation with less corn sugar. Turned...

Nice huh? I just got buzzed off of one of my 22 Oz. Fat Tires. This stuff is great! not sure what the ABV is either, can't remember because I am so buzzed. :) Will be bottling my hefe in the next day or two. Cheers, -- Trev

Well, my first AG brew day turned out to be a nightmare with my Fat Tire clone as you might have read but guess what? I just popped the first one open yesterday and man o man!! The beer is awesome!!! Now I know why people homebrew (especially AG). :) I'm sure it will turn out just fine. --...

White Labs WLP051 California Ale V all the way bro! I just popped the first one open yesterday and WOW!! It's absolutely spot on but way better than Fat Tire itself!! It's a little more sticky and flavorful and higher ABV (I used a huge grain bill) but man what a beer!! Now I know why people...

No suggestions for improvement. I'm a newb! :) I just like your setup and am looking for a better setup. I'm doing batch sparges in a bucket setup. I got a way low volume my last AG (only my second). :( I know, I still need to post my Hefe and Fat Tire clone recipe. Just looking for more...

WLP320 should be good. I used it and will update on how it went. I plan to bottle this weekend. -- Trev

Freaking awesome dude!!! :) -- Trev

We love how the seals take home to the buoys in Santa Cruz. I have a great pic I blew up of the mile buoy in Monterey Bay on my office wall, one is facing straight toward our yacht (west) and the other straight north. Suckers. :) -- Trev

I've seen this before where you can just drop a bit of cheap dime store vodka or rum in the airlock and things stay sweet and clean on the ferment. Who else has done this? -- Trev

Does your wife like the beer too and is that why she is purchasing the kegging system? If so, I wish I had a wife like yours. LOL. I have to buy all of my own equipment but it all comes out of the same pot in the end I suppose. Enjoy! :) -- Trev

Dude, you should make home bread! I think it would be a winner! Email me! -- Trev

Sparky brags but has no recipes! :) I like the setup though, it could be better and you could help teach others! :) Keggels are great I hear! I'm using a stainless steel kettle. -- Trev

I would go whole hops if you can get them from your LHBS, they are easier to extract from the wort. You need to make sure your recipe reflects this of course but with my experience Promash has the same IBUs regardless of pellets or whole hops. Good luck! -- Trev

Did you add a slice of lemon to it? The acid in the lemon will kill the head. Someone correct me if I am wrong but I've had this happen with me. -- Trev

Those are the times when I chase my Wild Turkey 101 with a nice Hefe with a slice of lemon.. Does the trick! :) Turn on some Rush or Pink Floyd or Creedance. Good to go! Enjoy! Cheers!

I disagree completely!!! My father drank coors when I was younger and I used to sneak them and thought, ok, this is beer.. In my later years I drank everything from Mickey's to Night train.. YUCK! OK, here is my main point! I drank Heineken for YEARS! AND I LOVED IT!! but I grew tired of...

Yep, I did a batch sparge with 10.5 quarts.. My strike water was 10.5 quarts as well. Promash calculated 1 qt. per lb. of grain but listed 7 gallons total for the session including top up. I should have followed that more closely but the LHBS owner told me less.. Next time I will trust PM for my...

I wished to save face on this one but I will humble myself.. Here it what I ended up with.. Not very good.. I need to use at least 7 gallons next time.. I think that the whole hops and boil sucked up a lot of the water. I had a better volume with my last (first) AG of Fat Tire.. :(...

I used the WLP320. The ferment is awesome, I did a starter this time and the activity is pretty violent with a nice thick krausen, kind of like your last brew, I just wish I had between 4-5 gallons. :( -- Trev

This was my second AG batch and I have to say that it looks like a good one but I confess I was way off on the water bill. I added about a gallon of top-off water too. In the end when I was racking to the fermenter I began to realize the the whole hops sucked up a lot of my wort. :( I...