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Just started a new job and have been working like a dog. I wanted to brew last Sunday, but got rained out. What a paradox - I have more grain and hops than ever, but no time to brew! Plus I got another baby (boy!) coming in June so I really got to get off my ass here and get some beers in the tank!!...

If that is fresh, not dried, orange/tangerine/grapefruit peel then 2 oz is about right. Use only .5 oz of the corriander and grind it just before you use it. You can also add chamomile flowers or other edible flowers like nasturtiums (I grow both in my garden, but no flowers right now). Remember tha...

Lars,

I will be driving by your house around 4:00pm. What time are your mashing in?

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I do it. The key is to get the carbonation just right then purge the pressure from the keg and fill at the absolute lowest pressure you can manage. It takes a full minute or two to fill the bottle, but I have had no ill effects that I can detect even after a month or two in the bottle (under refrige...

My porter brew has been delayed until this coming weekend. I am contemplating some vanilla and/or oak chips (both soaked in bourbon?) in one half of the batch just for fun.

Dan - I would say we are looking at around late March or early April until I will be ready to share...


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6.5 gallon carboy for me!! I will be out of town until this weekend (think snow!), but should be able to swing by this weekend!

Thanks!!

I think Porter is one of the few styles that can really benefit from a complex grain bill. Done correctly the result can be a wonderful drinking experience. Done incorrectly can lead to a "muddy" character, but I think that happens when too many dark malts and roasted unmalted grains are u...

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Hey Dan - I got you beat by one grain!!!



Oh, and I took out the Special B I had in there originally...



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My point is Mike that you are going to get pretty darn close to the actual numbers with the default settings in ProMash. The rest is up to you and your ecperience brewing with different grains. My point is, to quote Chris Colby, the beer in your glass is more important than the beer on your computer...

I got a Robust Porter coming into the world this coming weekend. Hop Out Porter BJCP Style and Style Guidelines 12-B Porter, Robust Porter Min OG: 1.048 Max OG: 1.065 Min IBU: 25 Max IBU: 60 Min Clr: 22 Max Clr: 42 Color in SRM, Lovibond Recipe Specifics Batch Size (Gal): 12.00 Wort Size (Gal): 12.0...

Default settings.

Thank you.



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Lyn - I think Tim wanted to avoid all the hassle with the paparazzi if you came by... :twisted: Actually Mike, it was the opposite with Tim enjoying my offerings including a nice bottle of Allagash Tripel along with some recent and not so recent homebrews!! I almost smashed the unopened Allagash bot...

Your system is SWEET Tim! You can tell Rezzin isn't in manufacturing or supply chain! JIT is Just In Time and you couldn't get much more just in time as Pat's timely arrival (with about fifteen minutes left in the boil!!).

That constant recirculation feature is priceless!

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Derrin - I have some Safale S-04 that I may pitch in one half of the batch to get the English nuances going. I am using the last Eroica hops on earth and whole Willamette for the finish so this could definitely go both ways.

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So it seems it is more a vitality issue versus a contamination concern (from the autolysis providing nutrient for latent bacteria). I have 4000ml of slurry so I can easily bump up how much I pitch. It looks like I have to cancel my brew today so another week will have to go by before I can use the 0...