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Samuel Adams Boston Lager and Samuel Adams Boston Ale. I had some MGD recently, but I drank it all. I also recently had Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale, Green Valley Brewing's Wild Hops and their Stone Mill (note, these are good for AB beers!).

Mine changes on Nov. 23, but I'm still in the same group for a few years. I'll be 47 on Thanksgiving Day!

Yeah, I used to live in Pleasanton, and Trader Joes had about the best selection in the area. That was, however, 5 years ago. Since Hayward is an option, if you just want a really good microbrewery with a decent restaurant, go to Buffalo Bills. http://www.buffalobillsbrewery.com/ Try the...

Too cool on all the bottling. I'm sure I'll leave this batch in primary for about 3 weeks, since I'm going straight to bottling after that. The bubbling that started yesterday after dry hopping stopped after a few hours. So I don't think there's a problem with it. Haddo's Delight is good...

I'm thinking that's what I'll do, too. Wait about a week. But I'll keep watching the fermentation lock and take a reading when it stops completely. Thanks!

Maybe the question should be a different thread. We'll see... My fermentation was pretty active for about two days, then it started slowing down. Today is 5 days since I brewed, so I dry hopped. This is the last step before racking to the bottling bucket and bottling, since I don't have a...

Smart man!

If you go to my profile and then click the link to my blog, you can see some of my pipes. I don't have a big collection, and money is definitely an object, so I buy estate (used) pipes a lot. Yes, they can become quite a habit! I also like a good cigar from time to time. But the pipe is my daily...

I've not tried the Solani series, but I certainly will! I'm not big on aromatics, in general. But now and then I like one. McClelland's Frog Morton series is great, and I love several of Greg Pease's (GL Pease) blends, especially Haddo's Delight. Thanks for the Solani tip...I'll try some!

Will do, Dantodd. Thanks for the clarifying info on hops. In the Listermann's site, there's a pdf file saying this is supposed to be similar to Sierra Nevada. I hope so! I'll definitely post a review, and you do the same, please!

Ah, forgive my ignorance. I'm brand new to this. It was not a pre-hopped kit. Here's the recipe: First I simmered .25 lb. 60L Crystal Malt Grains in 2.5 gallons of water. Then I added 4 lbs. Canadian Light Syrup and 4 lbs. Munton's Malt Syrup Then 1 oz. Nugget hops (bittering). Boiled 45...

Thanks! I don't really have a recipe. It was an extract kit from Listermann's. I just followed the instructions. I can list what was in it, if you like. It's fermenting now. I like seeing the bubbles in the lock. Since my kit is a 2 bucket deal, I won't have a secondary. I'll just rack it to the...

Thanks Breaux! Yes, it's a good feeling. I just got back from LSU. A kid who used to work with me plays in Hamiruge (Hammer Rouge, the LSU Percussion Ensemble). They gave an incredible concert tonight. Checked the lock when I got home, and no activity yet. But I know it can take a day, so I'm...

After all of the hassles with UPS and an unbelievably frustrating week (work, moving a friend, etc.), I've got my first batch ever in the fermenting pail. :ban: Start to finish, including cleaning the kitchen, this batch of extract based American Pale Ale (Listermann's) took me 5 hours and 10...

Hey Breaux, I'll try to call you Friday after work some time. I'm off Sat. and Sun. Janet will be here Friday and Sat., but Corie has a "mandatory fishing trip, off-site meeting" for work. Must be nice! They'll be fishing offshore over the weekend. He's looking forward to that. I'm looking...

DanTodd, Too cool. Who would have thought that 3 pipe smoking, pork grilling home brewers would all be on the same thread?!? :mug: I just got finished helping our friend get her stuff into storage, and I have to be at work in 6 hours. Yippee. I think I'll probably brew on Sunday. I hope your...

:ban: It's here, it's here! Now I can make some beer!!! Well, not tonight. We're helping a friend who got evicted move things into storage, then she and her kids will probably crash here for a couple of days. I want to brew my first batch when it's just me and my wife home, so I can really...

Yeah, I've seen you just ooze honey before when things like this happened. You're a regular honey comb, you are! Oh well...I guess it's not worth getting the blood pressure up over. To quote Scarlet, "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow..." On an up-note, I'm no longer a junior member. I've...

Well, apparently, if you cuss at the UPS supervisor, the spiteful bitch decides not to update your order at all. I wish I had gotten her name. Oh well... A very nice UPS customer service rep was very apologetic today and assured me my kit will be delivered to my address (apartment number and...