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NP. Looking at my notes from that brew, it appears that I did add 1LB of home made light candi syrup (see below for the recipe or search for the thread on making Belgian Candi Syrup). Somehow that part doesn't appear in my ingredients list, though! I think that may have helped contribute to...

I brewed a Matilda clone earlier this year (see THIS thread) Similar recipe, but used Brett L. I found mine not to be a full bodied or sweet as the original. very nice flavor. Close to the original. I think I will try this one again as I love Matilda.

Lots of the European bottles (most? all?) use larger, 29mm caps as opposed to the 26mm ones we use here in the US for standard 12 oz bottles. You need to get both the correct caps and the correct bell for your capper in order to bottle in those bottles. Most LHBS' and online HBS' carry the...

A friend of my wife's decided to sell her wedding ring on CL (she had been divorced for more than a few years at that point). Thinking she was being smart, she met the "buyer" at a busy local coffee shop. While the guy was looking at the ring he says, "You seem like a nice lady, I hate to do...

what are you looking to get from this? it will definitely not be a quad...much less Westy 12, but different strokes for blah blah blah. If you want to have that delicious quad flavor, you really need to use a trappist yeast to produce that ester profile. I'm not saying that using Notty will...

Welcome! Do you live in the city, or in the burbs? There are LOTS of homebrewers in/around Philly. I belong to a relaxed/informal homebrew club that meets in Chestnut Hill if you are looking for a club...

Given it looks like I will be midnight brewing for years to come (kids activities seem to be becoming more plentiful) I've been strongly considering building an electric brewery...at least then I can have my strike water at the correct temp as soon as I'm ready to go. That alone may shave 30-60...

With two young kids, I am definitely in the midnight brewer camp. Mash in after they go to bed, and sometimes don't finish until 1AM (one time it was closer to 2AM :cross:). I sort of like it...it's my *me* time without interruption (I usually brew nights when my wife goes out with her...

Most LHBS's and online guys sell them. look for 29mm caps. like HERE from Austin Homebrew. In case you don't know, you also need a 29mm bell for your capper...the standard one is built to do 26mm caps, and won't work for the larger caps. You need to get the right one for your capper, but...

Congrats, and best of luck! sounds like you are in good shape. One of the things I find funny (after having been through it with 2 kids (now 6 and 4) is that people dwell on the actual birth process (classes, books, "birth plans") when in reality it is the one point in raising a child that you...

I noticed that the sales book linked from the first post says 2012...is this the right price sheet for this buy? Some prices seem to have gone up a lot since the last buy/book!

Does anyone know of a homebrew supply source for the synthetic corks called Newcork used by some Belgian beer manufacturers (Westmalle, DeProef, etc)? I see synthetic wine corks available at some (all?) of the online homebrew stores, but not synthetic Belgian beer corks.

I have a colonna capper/corker and am very happy with it. price/performance are very good IMHO. comes with bells to cap both 26 and 29mm beer bottles, and I use the corker attachment to cork belgian beer bottles with little problem. It is a little challenging to get the bottles out with the...

I came home from the pickup and bottled 2 batches. now I'm looking at my pile of almost 200# of grain, and 2 open fermenters...what to do first... :mug: Thanks Jeff!

That's crap! You had the best BBQ there, Derek! The ABT's were awesome, too. Sorry to hear that you didn't place. Who won...don't tell me it was the guys with the meatballs! That's it...I'm not drinking Yards beer for the next year (and only then if I get to come help you out with this...

Hoping this will be Wednesday or later next week...I'm out of town Monday and Tuesday. With 2 sacks being milled, and 3 splits I'd hate to have to try to get someone to pick/hold for me. Any update?

Ha! ...and isn't a Black IPA now a "Cascadian Dark Ale"?! okay, I guess that nomenclature is a bit more contested, but caught me as funny/ironic when I read your post.

I'm in the same boat. my kids are a bit older (4 and 6), and I'm sorry to tell you, but it just keeps getting worse (from a time to brew perspective...otherwise life gets better and better as they get older). I end up being the midnight brewer on weekdays. mash in after the kids go to bed...

Ha! Hey Derek, It's Jim. I should have thought to ask you about smoking! I'll check out the site you posted, and we can talk at the homebrew club meeting in 2 weeks...

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