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I have returned with the results from my Heady Topper yeast culturing experiment. As I said before, Conan seems to be a real trooper, with great attenuation (around 80% apparent attenuation for me, on the two batches I've used it for), predictably slow flocculation, and most importantly, a...

Here's their full list. It's a slideshow. http://www.mensjournal.com/expert-advice/the-25-best-beers-in-the-world-20120712/rochefort-10-belgium

Correct. You would have to add a lot more hops at 10 minutes to achieve the same IBUs, but it could certainly be done (especially on a homebrewing scale) and my point is that a 60 IBU hopbursted beer would taste much different from a 60 IBU beer with only 60 minute additions. Not all IBUs are...

Hahahah. Thanks for the feedback guys, I really appreciate it!

Inspired by a Men's Journal article — their "top 25 beers in the world," which is as arbitrary as you'd expect, but whatever — where they describe Dogfish Head's 90 Minute IPA with this passage: "It should be impossible for a beer that's been hopped for 90 solid minutes (an average IPA gets 60)...

There's definitely something to this guy's private yeast strain. Just tried my first sample from the IPA I brewed Sunday with Conan yeast, down to 1.020 from 1.074. I'm hoping it drops a few more points (I'm guessing somewhere around 1.016 to 1.017; I mashed at 152), but it tastes GREAT right...

Yeah, the beer world has struggled so far to come up with good genre terms for contemporary sour and Brett beers. I like "all Brett" or "100% Brett", maybe with a modifier after that like "100% Brett Farmhouse ale" or "100% Brett Belgian golden ale." I guess saison does work, and a lot of...

Thanks. I'm not surprised he wouldn't give a more specific answer, but that's still helpful. I guess the main missing piece seems to be whether he RO's his water first, or if his well water is naturally soft.

Thanks for the tip, glad someone still has it in stock. Non-sarcastic question: if it's a 100% Brett fermented beer, what would make it a saison? I've often debated what to call an All Brett beer, since they're not really sour beers and not technically wild ales. Farmhouse ale seems...

Is this still in stock anywhere?

Exactly. I don't get how Heady is "ugly" but a hefeweizen isn't.

Okay cool, I was wondering if that might be the case. Makes perfect sense. I'm brewing this now, I'll probably ferment around 65/66. The starter, sitting in a 74 degree room, has a nice peachy aroma. I was initially thinking this might need to ferment a bit warmer, but I think a safe...

Excellent, I really hope he does. Thanks for the responses everyone. It says right on the bottles that they use their own well water... probably a stupid question, but what would be involved in RO-ing your own water source? I didn't realize that was a process that would be convenient / feasible...

Whoa, that's way colder than I would have expected. Huh. Guess I'll have to ferment quite a bit cooler than I was anticipating.

Having had a number of Shaun Hill's creations now, I've noticed a running theme in his beers — they all have this very light, airy composition. They feel extremely "soft" in your mouth, like they almost dissolve as soon as they hit your tongue. Hopefully this makes sense even if you've never had...

Rebel Brewer usually has some when I look, that's probably your best bet. I'd like to know why they're so rare as well, because I think they're my new favorite hop variety after the single-hop pale ale I did with 'em. Maybe just a combination of them being so unique, new, kick-ass, and from a...

Operation Steal Heady Topper Yeast appears to be a success. Going to give the yeast a few more days to do their thing (I'll be out of town this weekend anyway) and then I'll step up the starter again. Good thing I was planning on brewing an IPA next anyway. It's not meant to be a Heady clone at...

He was seriously the man. And had an epic beard, too.

Man, Vermont is something. Wish I could visit more often, what a beautiful state. The Alchemist sold out by Saturday evening, though we were lucky enough to find a store in Stowe (called Stowe Liquor or Stowe State Liquor Store or something similarly nondescript) that had like 7 cases at a very...

I will definitely try that. I've been thinking a blueberry (also strawberry) kombucha would both be good, and neither of those comes in a convenient juice form.