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Re: Homebrewing Notes/Thoughts
« Reply #75 on: March 14, 2013, 07:16:00 PM »

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Don't use a burner, so I can't comment on that.

But, bumping this thread reminded me that I CAN comment that my Wary Bear Black IPA came out excellently!  It was a bit slow to carbonate but it worked out nicely.  Thanks to the_Bird for recommending the extra dryhopping, the beer smells excellent.

The bourbon barrel porter (name TBD) will be bottled this weekend.  And next up to be brewed is an Imperial Pale Ale.

Oh, and I made my first sale!  Charity auction at my wife's college, a mixed 6er of our homebrew went for $34.  It's not worth that much but I hope they enjoy it.

Re: Homebrewing Notes/Thoughts
« Reply #76 on: March 14, 2013, 07:22:00 PM »

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Excellent, FWF.

Have an Irish stout carbing up (hopefully) in my dining room. I doubt it'll be ready this weekend, although that probably won't stop me from trying it.
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Re: Homebrewing Notes/Thoughts
« Reply #77 on: March 14, 2013, 07:25:55 PM »

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Have an Irish stout carbing up (hopefully) in my dining room. I doubt it'll be ready this weekend, although that probably won't stop me from trying it.

Yeah, that's how I always wind up doing it.  The 5 day after bottle was pretty flat.  The 10 day after was a little better, but still worrisome.  The 15 day after had so much head it nearly overflowed my glass.  Good times.

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« Reply #78 on: March 14, 2013, 07:34:02 PM »

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Yeah, that's how I always wind up doing it.  The 5 day after bottle was pretty flat.  The 10 day after was a little better, but still worrisome.  The 15 day after had so much head it nearly overflowed my glass.  Good times.

I went easy on the priming sugar on this one, as my last stout was a little overcarbed (I'd prefer to err on the side of undercarbed for a stout).

I've started using Palmer's nomograph to determine how much priming sugar (by weight) to use, and so far, so good.

http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter11-4.html

This Sunday will be 14 days, although I didn't secondary. Bottled after two weeks in the carboy, which may have been a little early. Wondering if it'll need some extra time to condition/mature.
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Re: Homebrewing Notes/Thoughts
« Reply #79 on: March 14, 2013, 09:22:56 PM »

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Who here uses a burner (as opposed to stove top)?

Been thinking of picking up a Dark Star burner from NB. Was wondering about the pros and cons of using a propane burner.

Edit: I should probably add: I do nothing bigger than 5 gallon batches, and my outdoor space is a covered patio (not a garage).

I highly highly highly recommend the basic banjo burner from amazon. Not even the elevated or turbo (they dot call it turbo) model.

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Re: Homebrewing Notes/Thoughts
« Reply #80 on: March 16, 2013, 01:46:42 AM »

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Yeah, that's how I always wind up doing it.  The 5 day after bottle was pretty flat.  The 10 day after was a little better, but still worrisome.  The 15 day after had so much head it nearly overflowed my glass.  Good times.

I went easy on the priming sugar on this one, as my last stout was a little overcarbed (I'd prefer to err on the side of undercarbed for a stout).

I've started using Palmer's nomograph to determine how much priming sugar (by weight) to use, and so far, so good.

http://www.howtobrew.com/section1/chapter11-4.html

This Sunday will be 14 days, although I didn't secondary. Bottled after two weeks in the carboy, which may have been a little early. Wondering if it'll need some extra time to condition/mature.

I used to use carbonation drops/tabs before i had problems with over-carbonating my stuff. Now I use the same method as that site.


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Re: Homebrewing Notes/Thoughts
« Reply #82 on: May 02, 2013, 07:01:23 PM »

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Found an Arrogant B*stard clone kit from Brewer's Best.  Really came out well and I'm not even a huge fan of the original.  Great body and bitter hop bite at the end.  Kit is listed as "Imperial Pale Ale" if you're interested.

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« Reply #83 on: May 31, 2013, 02:04:57 PM »

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Has anybody made a coffee porter/stout?  If so, any tips?  Thinking of using this for the coffee:



Re: Homebrewing Notes/Thoughts
« Reply #84 on: May 31, 2013, 02:10:36 PM »

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Has anybody made a coffee porter/stout?  If so, any tips?  Thinking of using this for the coffee:




Don't waste your money

http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/lynne-rossetto-kaspers-coffee-concentrate

Its basically that stuff, but with extra preservatives.

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Re: Homebrewing Notes/Thoughts
« Reply #85 on: May 31, 2013, 05:27:01 PM »

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Has anybody made a coffee porter/stout?  If so, any tips?  Thinking of using this for the coffee:




Don't waste your money

http://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/lynne-rossetto-kaspers-coffee-concentrate

Its basically that stuff, but with extra preservatives.

Yeah we make our own coldbrew too but the Slingshot stuff tastes better.  Must be all the preservatives.

EDIT: You're probably right that it's moot in terms of the flavor of the beer.  But a friend was just talking on Facebook about having a Slingshot Coffee Porter and now I want one, or several.

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« Reply #86 on: May 31, 2013, 05:29:46 PM »

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« Reply #87 on: May 31, 2013, 06:17:05 PM »

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Re: Homebrewing Notes/Thoughts
« Reply #88 on: May 31, 2013, 08:01:48 PM »

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Do not try to make stronger beer by adding less water, my friend did that and it was some stout albeit rough stuff.   I didn't care after the 2nd 2 liter but prior to that it was nasty.