Brewcommune

I use a Brita countertop filter. The Brita website states that their filters remove chlorine and chlorimines, not sure if this includes chlorides (which are wanted if you are making a hoppy beer) Gypsum is CaSO4. I will usually just add some gypsum if I'm making a hoppy beer, CaCl if I'm making a ma...

Hoppy New Year!

I am a big fan of the meads. It's always great to hear about a successful brew. Congrats! Here's to some first place finishes for it.

Welcome!

I'm in the middle of a move, leaving Westminster for Riverside. Joining the club was one of the greatest things I could have done for my brewing. The knowledge base is insane. The different angles and methods that are out there, you will take your brewing to another level!

For me the interesting thing is to see how the state and the Feds fight this one out. WA and CO have absolutely thumbed their noses at Federal drug laws, and I can't imagine it's being well-received in DC... Hurumph... my $.02... too bad so sad, DC. Call be a 10th'er... The federal governement has ...

I brew on the weekends 99% of the time, I usually start anywhere from 6 am to 10 am. Over the past year, since I started AG brewing, I have been setting up in the driveway on the side of the house. Since I don't have a garage to put everything, the start of my brewday consists of me lugging all of t...

Congrats Don!

Something came up, I'm not going to be able to make it tonight.
Enjoy the brews!

I'll see ya guys there. I don't have a "fall" beer per say, but I do have a Swcharts/brown porter that I did with US-05, fermented at lager temps.

I just heard from Jimi Sepulveda that CalWest Hydroponics in Riverside is an official drop off location now.
http://www.calwesthydroponics.com/

I would like to taste the Old Ale that took first, cause Backhouses Old Ale is one of the best I have had.
Congrats to you sir!

A good time was had by all (at least those under my tent )

Good beer, good friends, good people

Good luck!
I think a Kolsch is something that I need to do. Been thinking I need to try my hand at something lighter.

brahn wrote:

bwarbiany wrote:But hey, all that means is that when next spring/summer comes more experiments can be run and more data collected

I'll volunteer to help with "data collection".

Here here

One thing I haven't seen to be too good with US-05 is flocculation. When I tried the SD Super Yeast, that yeast cake dropped like a freakin' slab of cement. +1 US-05 is great, but it is super powdery. Having a more flocculant alternative with a similar flavor profile would be a definite plus. Crash...