Recent content by Dankbrewer

Oops...judge and stewarding opened on the 21st, but registration of your choice beers will not open until this Saturday August 24th. Cheers, Nick

I had to dump a gallon experiment with Belgian blonde and lindemans cuvée Rena dregs. Smelled and tasted awful....bummer

Yeah, roseleare is slow to start but it helps to keep at 70-75 degree for th first few days. The. You can bring it down to normal room temp for the long duration of aging for 12+ months. ***i had really pour results in a 5 gallon batch that was fermented clean and then roseleare in...

I highly recommend a Pale ale with Brett Trios (Passion, Orange, Guave)! Fruity Hops complemented with a very fruity Brett strain. Brett C is very fruity as well (Pineapple).

Howdy Schemy, My club did a barrel project that we aged for 15 months in the barrel and it was soured with Roselare. What I did was took a 2nd generation yeast cake from one of my 5 gallon batch's and used that. Most of the people in the club did primary ferementation clean with an Abbey...

Dump your nail polish starter down the drain. Acetic Acid has taken over and there is no way back. Sorry...and bummer.

Hey All, Here is the link to the registration site which opens TODAY! http://nordeasthbc.brewcompetition.com/ Just wanted to let you know about a homebrew competition in Minneapolis with two specialty categories, 100% Brett, and American Wild. We have great judges that have experimented...

Al Boyce in Minnesota makes meads really well and has then ready in just a couple of months. he use over pitches yeast, and yeast nutrient and aerates daily for the first 14 days of fermentation. I've tasted his mead when it's only a couple months old and it is fantastic. If you just pitch...

check out the NORDEAST brewers alliance. We are 70 members strong, very active with group experimens, barrel aging, single hop, next is a yeast experiment. We meet the third Thursday of every month. http://www.facebook.com/NordeastBrewersAlliance cheers, nick