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I have a two and a half year old and he loves to help measure the grain and hops, and stir the grain in the mash tun. He especially likes putting the grain in the hopper while I crush it. He also likes to put the cpvc manifold together for me. When the propane burner comes out, he goes inside...

I agree with you completely. Sometimes more is just more. A similar pet peeve that I have is when people rate beers that are in different categories and always rate the more aggressive style as "better". Obviously you can't compare a IIPA to a PA for the level of flavours, but it is quite...

I had a solvent type of issue with a beer recently. I didn't have any more airlocks or drilled bungs left so I had to cover the pail with foil and the lid. At the time we were having a fruit fly issue in our house but I had heard of others doing an open fermentation successfully. Anyway I...

Hey guys, I drank all of your beverages with in a day or two but never commented on how much I enjoyed them. Rod, quite a variety and all of them were great. My favourite was the Einbock, I may have to get that recipe from you. It was also nice to try someone elses EW Pale ale, yours was...

Yeah, it was definitely a good time. We'll have to try and get a brew day together and maybe this time I can have some beer for you guys. Thanks again Brad for organizing this, and everyone for the beer. Hopefully this will keep me out of my primary/secondary for a few days!

So it looks like I can make it to Grand River Brewery at 1:30. Sorry for the late notice Bradsul, let me know if this is ok.

Hey Brad, That's really crappy about your truck. Make sure to take care of that stuff first, the beer supplies can wait as far as I'm concerned. Figure out your truck and insurance stuff and get that dude charged.

Brad, I might not be able to spare much time this Saturday so if the main pick up happens in the Hamilton area I might not be able to make it. If this is the case, can I pick it up at your place sometime this weekend?

Everything looks great. Thanks Brad, your work is definitely appreciated.

I'm good with whatever works for you guys. Either way I'll have enough grain to last me a while. Feel free to divi up the Vienna, Munich, Crystal etc. however it works best. Bruce

Hey Bradsul, For crystal I'll take 1/4 of a bag of anything that will work with other people's orders. As for the base malt, I just picked up a bag on Friday since I was passing through Fergus. When I spoke with the woman who was working there she recommended that we wait until we can get...

I'm glad to see the interest in a group purchase. As for my purchase this week I can't do an exchange right away because I'll be on my way to visit some friends. Bradsul, would it be possible to do the exchange in Kitchener sometime? I'm not in a huge rush for specialty grain, so whenever...

I'm looking for a fellow brewer or brewers in the Mitchell Ontario area who are interested in spliting 55lb bags of specialty grains. I'm going to Gilbertson & Page this week and am planning on buying only Can. 2 row unless I can find someone who's interested in splitting up some Crystal...

Thanks everyone for the help, I'm always impressed with the knowledge that some of you have. I'm going to look into getting those drops, and if it's too difficult for me to get them I'll boil some of the beer with some pellets.

Thanks for the good advice Bike n Brew. Blending the two brews is a good idea and I may do that. One more question. What if I were to take some of the beer and use it to make the hop tea? That way I could use more liquid, maybe 3 or 4 liters, without watering down the batch. I'm not...

Although the max perceptible IBU's is 100, if I make the tea 200 IBU's would that then translate into a 10 point increase when added to the 5 gallons?

I have a beer that has been in my primary for about 10 days and I would like to increase the IBU's. I've read about people using hop tea to add aroma and flavour but not for bittering. My plan, unless advised otherwise, is to boil some hops for 30-60 minutes and take that concentrated 1 to 1.5...

Thanks for the comments and advice. I'm going to give it a try since it sounds like the worst thing that could happen is I waste 30-60 minutes.

I'm curious to learn how a decoction mash affects the malt flavour of a beer and so I'm thinking about doing a single decoction for Ed Wort's Pale Ale. I've made this recipe a few times so I think that I would really learn how this technique changes the flavour. I am wondering if those of...

Unibroue is great, I used to live in Montreal and so I have tried them. I will definately keep an eye out for those other beers you mentioned. Do you know of any stores in Port Huron that carries them?