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I'm a second generation native. Family was one of the founders of Durango. I just went to get my Pioneer plates with all the proof of 100 years of family living here, and was told 'anyone can get them now'. Oh well. Love it here, wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

Pretty much everything in my signature, except the kegged - I was hopeful, but it isn't carbed enough yet. The hits (served some of these at Thanksgiving) have been the Old Fezziwig, and the Irish Red. In fact, the Old Fezziwig got a 33 in a recent homebrew contest - not as high a score as I...

I stopped using S-04 because of the bready/estery notes. Yes, it's appropriate for a British style beer, but no matter how I brew with S-04 I still get too many. Hate 'em. And - I don't think they ever go away. At least not in my experience. I like WLP002 for all my British beers. It's...

7 lbs. Two-row Pale 3 lbs. Munich 1 lb. Carapils/Dextrin 1 lb. Crystal 60L 12 oz. Special B 2 oz. Chocolate .75 oz. Centennial 60 minutes .5 oz. Cascade 30 minutes .5 oz. Hallertau 5 minutes .12 oz. Cinnamon stick - 5 minutes 1 oz. freshly grated orange peel - 5 minutes 1.2 oz...

Buy two (2) more bottles. Drink one. That way you get it out of your system. Cellar the second until next year. Cellar the third until the year after. There are a lot of people that do exactly that. They buy a few bottles of good barleywine every year, but don't crack them until at...

Don't know that my palate is quite sophisticated yet to be able to tell what hop it is close to. I just know that it's not overpowering like a magnum or Chinook. I guess it's a little citrusy like a cascade, but I honestly can't tell. I was thinking of taking a bottle over to the LHBS and...

So I'm sitting here drinking my first taste of my Wet 'n Wild SMaSH'd Blonde. I have to say I'm thrilled. It turned out much better than I expected. Definite hop presence, decent body, really just plain good. I just love it when a beer exceeds my expectations! Here's the recipe: 8 lbs...

I found a motherlode along a running trail I frequent. I brewed a Wet 'n Wild SMaSh'd Blonde. Trying the first one tonight. We'll see how it turns out. I will say, though, that the hassle of picking enough for a batch wasn't worth it. I can buy an ounce from Hops Direct for about a buck...

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I played most styles of guitar (folk, rock, classical, jazz) for nearly 15 years until my wife and I started a family. Then it all just went to the side, and my Guild sat in the basement for nearly 15 years. I'd touch it about once a year. About a year ago, I traded it for a pretty nice...

+1, +1. Or, there's Brewballs. Saw them at GABF Saturday. They're made to be put into your fermenter. Kinda cool. Honestly, I don't see the point either. I don't even bother taking a reading until bottling (3-4 weeks) or the rare secondary. If it's a big brew maybe then too. If...

How cold should you 'cold crash'? I have a wine fridge that I can't seem to get below about 45. Is that cold enough?

+1! I did 2 in 7 hours, and was wiped out. Can't imagine doing three batches in a day!

Friday I'm bottling my 'Wet & Wild SMaSH'd Blonde'. I picked 15 oz. of wild hops, and added them to 8lbs of two-row. No idea if it'll be worth a damn, but I'd be willing to send some out.

That would be chill haze. Pretty normal for homebrew as we don't filter out the proteins that cause it. Doesn't affect taste at all.

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50 and WISH I could feel it. Or find it. Or remember what I was trying to find. What were we talking about?

Perfectly normal. It boils like crazy for awhile, then slows down. Use your hydrometer (get one if you don't have one). That will tell you if it's done fermenting. Really, as a rule of thumb, take an intial gravity reading with your hydrometer, then just forget about it for at least a...

My secret: Plan ahead. I put brew days on the calendar, so she knows when I'm brewing (after asking if she has anything planned for that day first). Accomplish something else during down times. Lots of time watching grains mash, wort boil, wort cool, etc. It's pretty easy to mow the...

Not to hijack the thread, but - Leaf vs. pellet? I've always used pellet, but do you get better taste, bitterness, etc. from leaf? Which do people prefer?