Monkey on the Mainline

Monkey on the Mainline Porter in the pot.

... Just added this link to pics of my porter being brewed in my "new" brew kitchen (using the term new very loosely, its a project: got the stove top in Sat. brewed on Sun.)

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Watch out now cause the kettles hot! (We making this up as we go?)

Monkey is in the kettle!!! This monkey has a destiny. It is headed for the High Country Beer Fest in Boone, NC Sept. 5, 2009. High Country Beer Fest: Home Page

kontreren said:

Monkey on the Mainline Porter in the pot.

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So I'm from NC (intending to move back next June), and my uncle taught me to brew at his house in Durham. Monkey on the Mainline was one of the first beers we made, and was easily the best. Give that puppy a couple of months to get smooth, and it'll be perfect. Do they still call for molasses in this one? That was a nice touch.

RDWHAHB...the Monkey's got the locomotive under control!

Left the engineer with a worried mind

Beard said:

Watch out now cause the kettles hot! (We making this up as we go?)

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To the tune of "Maneater," by Hall & Oates...?

elkdog said:

So I'm from NC (intending to move back next June), and my uncle taught me to brew at his house in Durham. Monkey on the Mainline was one of the first beers we made, and was easily the best. Give that puppy a couple of months to get smooth, and it'll be perfect. Do they still call for molasses in this one? That was a nice touch.

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Yes molasses!

KayaBrew said:

RDWHAHB...the Monkey's got the locomotive under control!

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The MONKey let the locomotive get out of control once. Had a boil over because I let myself get distracted. OG 1.060 which I attribute to the loss from the boil over. Oh well, stuff happens. Still a tasty brew right out of the pot. This one will taste excellent even if it doesn't achieve the high alcohol content it is intended to reach.

The MONKey is in the bucket. Excellent beer, I especially enjoyed The Barley Crusher with drill attached.

is there truly a gluten free beer?

Snafu said:

is there truly a gluten free beer?

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Actually yes but certainly not this Porter. They even have GF yeast now if you want to get real particular. There are sorghum and buckwheat and others that can be malted along with a variety of sugars that can be brewed to make a GF beer. Anheuser makes Redbridge commercially and I've tried about 3 other commercial beers. My first GF was very drinkable (a bit strong but good) but subsequent trial and errors have produced mostly errors so I have a good bit on the shelf. The more I learn about brewing the more difficult it becomes. When I started I didn't know squat and cooked some really good brew. Ignorance is Bliss. A lot of people say that everyone brews one less than desirable sooner or later so I take that as encouragement.