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I just heard him say the same thing, I think it was in regards to his first attempts at culturing bottle dregs or something. I dunno. Anyway good luck with the brew.

You should plan on using the Roselare, Duchess is pasteurized/filtered and is devoid of anything you'll be able to actually culture. I have the Flanders Red from BCS currently aging (pitched the roselare straight-up) and seems to be coming along nicely.

Town Hall in Minneapolis, does a mango infusion with their Masala Mama IPA, which I think includes, Cascade/Centennial/Amarillo/Mt Hood. I haven't had the mango one but i've had the base Masala Mama and could see how mango would go really great with it. Good luck.

I've also read that Duchess is back sweetened, with Saccharin if i'm not mistaken.

The latest issue of BYO has a clone recipe for Bison Brewings Honey-Basil Ale.

Ooohhh, now I understand why my beer doesn't do well in competition. It's because I dont belong to a homebrewing club. Right, it all makes sense now and here I was thinking that the reason my beer didn't do well is because it's just not as well brewed. How foolish of me to think such a thing...

The rollers are thick enough to be knurled, a few of the guys have had them turned, including myself. Mine worked really well through a bunch of PM batches, but really didnt cut it when i stepped up to 100% AG. I have since retired it and went to a Crankandstein, which has been working really...

Yeast strain will can have a huge impact on the flavour profile of your beer. Below are the profiles for Ringwood and Pacman from the Wyeast website, to me they sound pretty different. Ringwood: A top cropping yeast strain with unique fermentation and flavor characteristics. Expect distinct...

There would be a pretty substantial difference between Pacman and the Ardennes. I consider the Pacman to be fairly neutral and the Ardennes is a Belgian yeast, and kinda the opposite of neutral. I used the Ardennes in a Belgian Pale and it definately had that Belgian-y profile.

I'm planning on doing the same beer in the next few weeks, pitching the Roselare directly. I asked JZ about his procedure and his response was to leave it for about a week in primary, then moving it to a secondary for longer term aging.

I've been using the pure O2 setup without a filter for about a year now without any problems.

Congrats, I started kegging in June and couldn't be more happy with the investment in equipment. Something really satisfying about having a couple beers on-tap in your own home.

I actually just cut the end off the hand-crank, it was just long enough to work. I also had some trouble with the clamp that came with the roller, like WCrane I built a hopper and base and the whole contraption attaches securely on top of a 5gal pail. One trouble i have run into is the knob for...

Yeah since building it i've used it for 4 or 5 PM's and its been working really well, no mechanical failures to speak of. The only improvement I'm considering is motorizing it. I only need to crush a few pounds per batch, but its still kind of a PITA cranking it out by hand.

Hey Gila, if you hear from your Nigerian Uncle's lawyer, could you remind him he still owes me $4 million. Its been like two years and I'm starting to wonder if i'll ever see the cash...

Paddock Wood is brewing on a relatively large scale (For Saskatchewan anyway) these days and I don't think they are in the supply business any longer. There is also a place in Winnipeg... Grape & Grain who I think has a fairly decent selection.

I haven't personally ordered from here, but I have read others have and are happy with them. http://www.homebrew-supplies.ca/ Mashing Heads is also in Canada, London ON me thinks. http://www.mashingheads.com/

I made up a 1.5 litre starter for my brew last Saturday. I used some washed 1056 from an IPA i brewed in Jan-Feb, so it was around 9 months old . The yeast passed the very scientific sniff test and after around 8-10 hours on the stirplate was doing quite well. Pitched the entire starter and its...

I put one of these together a couple weeks ago. The results are pretty good, especially considering the cost involved. I was able to have the machining done for the low, low cost of nothing, through a friend of a friend. He suggested doing what he called a "straight knurl" that he had previously...

I was there last November and went to Town Hall and the Herkimer. Had some pretty delightful pints at both. Herkimer Pub & Brewery 2922 Lyndale Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55408 http://www.theherkimer.com/index.html Town Hall Brewery 1430 Washington Ave. S Mineapolis, MN 55454 612.339.8696...