Recent content by alamout

Ooh I hope not, It's apparently 0.9 miles from my office while I'm over there.

Wow, i've never seen a beer list so huge, this should be a fun trip!

thanks guys! (well the more serious replies anyway hehe) looks like the old dominion brewing place is less than a mile from where my office is going to be, that sounds like it could be a regular. will be sure to check out dogfish head too, cheers!

Hey guys, Being sent to Virginia (Ashburn) for three months in June and hoping to get some inside knowledge of some good places to get a tasty beverage. I'll have a car and some time to get around so doesn't have to be too close to Ashburn, can anyone suggest some nice pubs where I can try...

duly noted :) This is basically just a tube running from where my airlock would normally be down into a jar of sanitiser next to the fermenter right?

thanks mate, I'll try just onto the cake. Going to use something along the lines of 3.8# of a generic hopped extract can of syrup, 3.3# of DME and 2.2# of Dextrose. (this is for a 6 gallon batch) Currently have Crystal 120, Carapils and Chocolate in my grain stash, might try a small blend of...

Hey guys, I'm planning a bit of an experiment to use up some of my cheaper ingredients lying about, to see what a cheap strong brew will taste like. Planning on making a strong wort (about 1.070 if I can get it that high) and pitching it into the slurry of a (6 gallon) primary I'm going to...

whoops, After reading my post it seems I could have been clearer, the shop sold two options, large bags of flowers which I didn't buy (but which the recipe seemed to suggest), and as an alternative a one use tea bag type infusion thing which contained 12grams (0.42 ounce) of hop pellets...

firstly g'day to everyone here, I've been reading through the forums a little a this seems like a great community of knowledgable people! I've just started my first brew about a week ago (a munich lager extract tin using a brew enhancer of dextrose, corn syrup and malt instead of the sugar...