Recent content by dragonbreath11

I agree. I think if you can brew a Hoegaarden clone, do a "Pepsi Challenge" with a seasoned Hoegaarden drinker who won't notice much difference between the two, then you are a pretty damn good homebrewer. Very hard beer to nail down IMO.

Your plant is probably done for. I'd dig up you rhizome and cut a piece off, if it's bone dry it's cooked. You can also take a piece out and put it in a jar of water in a sunny area of your house, if it starts budding then it's ok. I have a 3 year old Mt. Hood here in Linden, NJ and...

Any thoughts on what type of beer is best suited for this water without any mineral additions?

+1 BIAB. You could even forego the bag and use a colander or strainer of some sort.

You can easily make your own heatstick with probably less money but more wattage. Here's mine. I still use it for heating mash temps. Can take 5 gallons to a slight boil in about 30 min from 70F.

A 12% lager is definitely out of the box. You gotta love the bravado though.

Fantastic. My favorite new beer. Slightly malty, crisp but not too crisp, very subtle esters with creamed corn undertones. True to style and a perfect representation of the style.

It's a joke. Relax man.

Not a wimp just a) not that into high abv beers b) I haven't been drinking a lot lately so my tolerance is nil and 12% would knock me off my ass c) I mainly bought this as novelty item. I will eventually sample it though I doubt it will even be drinkable. Pulling off a 12% abv beer...

Awesome idea and labels though I'm not sure it will go over in the Jewish community:mug:

At 12% abv I'm afraid to try.

Mediocre is putting it kindly. If you want a lesson in skunked oxygenated beer this would be a good place to start. There's a reason why most breweries shy away from green and, most especially, plastic bottles. After taking a sip I would welcome a Bud Light and for me that's saying a lot...

http://www.clanward.com/brewery_files/pdfs/RefractometerToSpecificGravityChart.pdf

- #2 is in a plastic bottle