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Post by Voodoochile on Oct 20, 2013 20:36:29 GMT -5
Once you learn how to manipulate all the ingredients you make the beer that YOU like. Not other people. That's the point of home brewing. At least for me. I personally don't care for heavily hopped beers. I know many people do though. I like malty beers or wheat beers. You won't see me brewing an IPA anytime soon, or trying to make you drink one either. I wish my Rat fan buddy would have come to TC, his beer is downright tasty. But he's a science teacher, I plan on leaning on him when I go shopping. Going to start picking his brain via email, I'll share what he tells me. Probably not going the kit route, at least I don't think I am. Walter?
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Post by G&T on Oct 20, 2013 20:42:13 GMT -5
I wish my Rat fan buddy would have come to TC, his beer is downright tasty. But he's a science teacher, I plan on leaning on him when I go shopping. Going to start picking his brain via email, I'll share what he tells me. Probably not going the kit route, at least I don't think I am. Walter? He's that smart. Sat at his house in Ottawa a couple months back and he had three different home brews on tap, all damn tasty and they got me drunk. I just know he's been doing it a long time and might even come up to help me get setup. He can call me Jesse.
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Post by Josh on Oct 20, 2013 20:58:47 GMT -5
Anyone know when GL Christmas Ale comes out this year? I could kill a case right now
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Post by G&T on Oct 20, 2013 21:00:56 GMT -5
Anyone know when GL Christmas Ale comes out this year? I could kill a case right now I don't know but I need to find someone to lock some down for me. Two years on a row I've been shut out, these Wisconsin people love their GLB.
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Post by Josh on Oct 20, 2013 21:03:23 GMT -5
Anyone know when GL Christmas Ale comes out this year? I could kill a case right now I don't know but I need to find someone to lock some down for me. Two years on a row I've been shut out, these Wisconsin people love their GLB. I'll hook you up just remind me.
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Post by G&T on Oct 20, 2013 21:05:33 GMT -5
I don't know but I need to find someone to lock some down for me. Two years on a row I've been shut out, these Wisconsin people love their GLB. I'll hook you up just remind me. I should be able to get it here, just need to remember to have a store set aside a case for me. Thanks.
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Post by Josh on Oct 20, 2013 21:09:44 GMT -5
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Post by BrownstotheBone on Oct 20, 2013 21:20:11 GMT -5
That beer should be called Thanksgiving Ale. It's always fucking gone at Christmas time because of the hoarding.
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Post by G&T on Oct 20, 2013 21:41:16 GMT -5
That beer should be called Thanksgiving Ale. It's always fucking gone at Christmas time because of the hoarding. Thanks Obama
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Post by acejack on Oct 20, 2013 21:52:22 GMT -5
I should pop into Lee's and see if they can get it.
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Post by Diz on Oct 21, 2013 7:26:44 GMT -5
I love the Christmas Ale but dammit does it not get along with my body. I have a 3 Christmas Ale limit per night.
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Post by G&T on Oct 24, 2013 21:21:39 GMT -5
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Post by BrownstotheBone on Oct 24, 2013 21:40:01 GMT -5
Cool. Beer.
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Post by Voodoochile on Oct 25, 2013 8:16:04 GMT -5
Do we discuss brewing here or in the cooking thread?
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Post by BrownstotheBone on Oct 25, 2013 9:15:34 GMT -5
Do we discuss brewing here or in the cooking thread? Nothing wrong with this thread unless you want a separate brewing thread. Brewing is cooking though. I'm so confused!
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Post by G&T on Oct 25, 2013 9:28:03 GMT -5
Beer thread? I see no reason not to keep a solid record of all things beer in one place.
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Post by BrownstotheBone on Oct 25, 2013 9:45:44 GMT -5
OK. I'll start. In the process now of cleaning up an area upstairs to put my cooler with my keg in it. Downstairs has finally gotten too cold and I don't want my fermentation to get stuck. Especially with so much sugar (1 cup brown sugar) in this batch. If all the fermentables aren't eaten up in the keg.. when I add sugar for bottling/carbonation I'm setting myself up for bottle bombs.
It's fallen down to 63 degrees in the basement and my wort temp in the cooler is 61. Would like to get that up to about 65-67 for this last week to help clear things up in there. On the good side I only have 1 more week before I bottle. But I think this batch will need 8 weeks conditioning. We'll see.
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Post by G&T on Oct 25, 2013 9:52:01 GMT -5
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Post by Voodoochile on Oct 25, 2013 10:04:49 GMT -5
Do we discuss brewing here or in the cooking thread? Nothing wrong with this thread unless you want a separate brewing thread. Brewing is cooking though. I'm so confused! Hence my question. I know you were posting your brewing updates in the cooking thread
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Post by Josh on Oct 25, 2013 10:22:47 GMT -5
I really need to start brewing. There's a store in Akron I can go buy everything I need just haven't pulled the trigger yet.
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Post by Diz on Oct 25, 2013 10:28:00 GMT -5
Why brew when you can buy the finished product? That would be like killing your own cow or building your own car or knitting a sweater etc.
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Post by G&T on Oct 25, 2013 10:29:57 GMT -5
Some of us like to have hobbies other than sitting at Applebees.
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Post by Josh on Oct 25, 2013 10:34:12 GMT -5
Why brew when you can buy the finished product? That would be like killing your own cow or building your own car or knitting a sweater etc. I like making shit
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Post by Diz on Oct 25, 2013 10:38:52 GMT -5
Make some money
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Post by Diz on Oct 25, 2013 10:39:27 GMT -5
Some of us like to have hobbies other than sitting at Applebees. yeah, well your lives stink then.
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