Recent content by dasein668

Well, I finally got going on the rest of the project. It's pretty much finished up with just a few minor things to deal with. I'll put together a detailed post on the construction later (probably after the holidays) but here are a couple of pictures:

My friends consume most of the beer I brew, and I never ask for money—I'm happy that they like it, and if I didn't want them to drink it I wouldn't offer it to them. That said, my friends have offered to buy a sack of malt a couple of times, and have refilled my propane a time or two. That's...

25,748 + 6 gallons Belgian Dubbel 25,754

Never self-toasted malt before. Procedure?

I've got a bunch of rye malt kicking around, and I've had a request by some friends to brew an american amber/red ale. So I thought maybe I could combine them... Below is my draft recipe. I'm looking for a little feedback. I'm going easy on the hops both to allow any rye character to shine...

+5.5 Foreign Extra Stout 26,383.5 + 5.5 = 26,389

Quote: Originally Posted by The Pol Well, if a business is losing business becuase it is not keeping pace, they are forced to improve. When they improve, others have to improve to stay alive. That is the free market, capitalism... it breeds better service and innovation. Thanks for saying...

I didn't say I support companies that I think are crappy. Why is this hard to understand? I said that there are numerous companies that I think are GOOD QUALITY COMPANIES and I support them all. If you don't want to, that's fine. But I disagree that it makes me stupid to do so.

Sorry. austinhomebrew.

Having more business actually STAY in business leads to better competition. If everyone goes out of business except one, where is the incentive for that business to offer good prices or service? There are many high-quality brew suppliers. Regardless of the bitching that goes on here. Forrest...

I voted brown since I've got a porter on tap right now (which is getting rave reviews, so I'd be happy to toss it in as an option). Never brewed a brown, though...

Geez, am I the only person on here who doesn't get boatloads of cr*p from my wife about brewing? She doesn't like alot of the beers (read: hoppy) that I brew, but she does like a porter or stout or belgian. She doesn't drink that much, but she is extremely supportive of my brewing. She...

Well, they've never been out of what I was trying to order, they haven't treated me like SH**, and their prices on many things are competitive, in my experience. Trust me, I pay close attention to the total delivered price. In most cases I've found that for the sorts of items I generally am...

Is leasing kegs from a vendor such as Microstar (http://www.microstarkegs.com/) an option? I don't know how many/few you anticipate nor what their minimum client size is etc etc, but most of the micros around here use a lease system.