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I love Toasted Lager....it's a nice slice of home for me. Whenever I head back to LI, I always go to the brewery...it's about 10 minutes down the road from where I grew up. Can't wait to hear the results!

Here's one that I found for $150 in Bowie, MD. Comes with cleaning kit and a keg. http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/fuo/2307244128.html

Welcome!

I actually just signed up earlier this morning to see what the craze was all about. My user name is the same as it is on here: PirateBrewer

I'm sure they are really backlogged with all of the orders they probably received because of the sale. I ordered my stuff on Saturday (3/26) and it still hasn't been shipped yet. I know I gave them a slew of new business by telling some homebrew friends about their sale.

Yep, along with everyone else I go with throwing them in with 15 minutes left in the boil. It gives it the spicing you need/want without being way overpowering. I've always strained it out and still had the spicing be to my liking

Welcome from a former Holbrook resident! I still visit the area all the time since my family and friends are all still there.

Well, well, well...it appears that BMC is causing all of the world's major problems. I propose we figure out a way to fix this ASAP! In keeping with the theme, I did hear that the hole in the ozone layer has been caused by BMC....

I actually screwed up when I said AB when it may not be AB at all...it could be MillerCoors because they're the ones who actually have ads that play during the show. In any case, I just thought it was an interesting find. I'm not saying a word about it until there is some official statement...

I came across this blog on Twitter today and thought you guys might find this to be an interesting read, especially with all the other AB talk this week: http://beerandwhiskeybros.com/2011/03/30/was-brewmasters-killed-by-big-beer/

Totally off topic and not to get into a discussion about it but I noticed you're from Centereach...I'm originally from Holbrook and go back all the time because my family and friends are pretty much all still there!

Haha oh no! I bought the mini mash on Sunday...it hasn't arrived yet...any ideas on how you think it can be improved?

Yeah, I've been doing partial mashes via BIAB and it's great! I want to get a bigger pot before I do it all-grain but BIAB is definitely the way to go!

Just to share my own experience, I brewed an Agave Wit back in February on a Saturday night. I put my carboy in the basement and let it do it's thing without checking up on it until Wednesday (yes, a whole 4 days). When I went into the basement that fateful Wednesday after work, I saw the bung...

Congrats! I stepped up to partial mash recently too and think it's awesome! All I could think about during it was how I can't wait to go all grain! It definitely isn't as scary as I thought it was and I'm glad other people are seeing that too!