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You are totally reinforcing my opinion that CAMRA people wear camo, staple beer propaganda to telephone poles, and do physical training in the wee hours of the morning before going out and saving the beer-drinking world. ....Referencing months-ago iceberg I accidentaly crashed into on this...

I'm with the majority, here, Nostrildamus - it's very un-dude to get bent out of shape about a few sips of beer. Granted, I see the general point but in the end it sounds like it was the lesser of two 'injustices'. Regardless, I have never noticed that problem around here. Solid pints are the...

I'm sure I can drum up another non-HBT member but I'd rather find someone here to join up. Seriously, though, how can there not be one more person out there interested!?!?! I'll give it until Friday then kick the search up a notch.

The PR machine got that word out around here a handful of months ago - it seems like a good idea. I've had mine programmed since.

Ahhh, the glory days. I did a lot of blondes back then, too, my man. Brunettes, too. Good times, good times. ;)

Personally, I'd boil anything that was going into the beer, unless it was some fermentable that had been pasteurized like apple juice or something. I always used to boil top-off water.

yoopers is back! and with a shiny new badge, at that. ....theres another a new sheriff in town. :D

German Pilsner.......wrong choice for the first! multi-step mash, filled the mashtun w/ incorrect water infusion calcs, had to do crash course in decoction, FB was not mounted happily and it clogged three times. scary stuff. agree w/ bird, papa charlie's good life woulda been a safer choice.

the title of this thread alone made me gag a bit.

jeffg, I'll definitely be checking out a few PRS's this weekend. It seems, though, that they drop from the mid-2k's down to 6-700. Interesting they don't dabble anywhere in the middle. At that price break, they've more or less got to be completely different guitars. Before playing, this guy...

Goobies. <per urban dictionary> Small, conical female breasts that are impressive despite their seemingly underdeveloped nature. i.e. Man, I was watching FoodTV today - Rachel Ray has some Grade A goobies!

To be honest I've never really played a PRS, though I'm sure they are amazing. The sound is definitely signature, and they are amazing looking. You're right tho, it's kind of like the whole Les Paul dilema. When I pull the trigger on a LP, it's going to be a vintage A+ cherry sunburst that is...

Within reason, there is not really such a thing as 'to much'. More is better, because it will assure a fast start and a generally thorough fermentation. I don't know much about dried yeast, but a vile or White Labs or pouch of Wyeast pitched directly into cooled wort is fine for most ales. The...

That's excellent, man! But how is she going to turn Year Two into a brewing-related gift? Isn't #2 cotton? :D

Photos look great!!!! Making me thirsty......

Multiple points. I used kits from beer-wine.com (they are my local store, 25 minute drive) for a few years, and I do not any more. If you are ordering off the 'net, there are definitely better places available. My beefs with beer-wine are that they are wine people.....so their beer...

I was under the same understanding abut temp vs. thickness. ....but 1.5qts/gal is pretty thin. 2qts/gal id mad thin.....you'd definitely need a big mashtun (my 5gal wouldn't cut it....DAMN that thing!!!!)

While I agree thematically with what you are saying, I started religiously starch-testing when I made the AG switch. My thought was that the safety net of the extract addition while PM'ing was removed and the entire process hinged on the saccharification rest going smoothly. To get used to...

From Palmer: The brewer can use iodine (or iodophor) to check a sample of the wort to see whether the starches have been completely converted to sugars. As you may remember from high school chemistry, iodine causes starch to turn black. The mash enzymes should convert all of the starches...

Absolutely. You will brew for years and still have "ohsh/////t!!!" moments. The more you see, the more you read and the more you screw up :D the more at ease you will be able to put yourself. With your current beer, you are watching the beer and the yeast continue to 'clear up' as it ages out...