Recent content by Chadwick

I have somewhere around 100lbs of brewing grains for sale. The great majority of it is 2-row. There are also some bags of crystal malts, some portions of wheat malt, and some other stuff I can't remember. I also have a bunch of hops pellets as well. Cascade, Chinook, Columbus, I think there...

It's one of those things. I've gotten myself really involved with life and its challenges in the last few years and as a result I haven't brewed any beer. All the grain and ingredients are there in the deep freezer, but time does not allow it. The family minded members might understand, the...

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This is interesting. I'll be following this to see how it turns out.

I agree with most everything above. Especially going easy on the Chinook and Columbus. With that noted, I've developed a taste for the intense qualities of those two hops. I love Chinook for any late additions and dry hopping. I've found that it becomes very herbal tasting when used as a...

I liked the fireworks display. Because who doesn't want to go out with a bang with dozens of onlookers cheering?

I didn't bother reading all 32 pages of this thread, none-the-less, I'll share my 2 cents about the matter. Both are acceptable. Especially as you get older. It's like insurance because while you feel pretty sure what to expect, sometimes **** happens. ;)

Now that I'm looking at this with better rested eyes I can now see what you are concerned about. I've seen that before way back in the day I did extract brews. It never caused me any trouble that I can remember. However, the beer never had an opportunity to sit around in bottles for very long...

It looks normal to me. If it is an infection it will begin to look much more suspect as the days pass. Since you are only 7 days into this I would put the lid back on and not bother it for at least 7 more days.

I love Gents Ginger Ale's comment on their facebook page. -Soda made the hard way - lol

I use primarily Sierra Nevada bottles for my beers. Initially I soak my bottles (the ones never used by me yet) in a strong Oxy-clean solution and I remove the labels and rinse them out until the water doesn't feel oily anymore. I then wash them in the dish washer under the sanitize cycle...

I'm not trying to create any conflict here. I know that Frankincense and Myrrh are sacred to some sects of people. Regardless, they do have some nice aromatic bittering properties to them. And as a result I'm finding myself curious in how they may imbue their magic in an Ale. Furthermore, they...

Wow, that is a lot to read for such a simple problem. Ok, you are getting more carbonation that you want. My instant reply would be to advise you to use slightly less sugar than you are currently using. How much less? I'm not sure. Maybe 1/5 less, maybe 1/4 less. It all depends on what you...

Because I want to support local breweries, I'm again giving offerings from West Sixth a try. They have something called a Cocoa Porter they are making now. I bought a sixer of the stuff and I have to admit. It isn't bad. Which is good, because most everything they have made so-far has been...

Actually, it seems to me the IQ of Americans is suffering the most.