Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Homebrew Digest #6004 (January 29, 2013)

HOMEBREW Digest #6004 Tue 29 January 2013


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Contents:
Re: Frozen Beer (bill keiser)


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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bankrupt in July. Due to recent developments, HBD.org
will likely have to be dissolved per the bylaws once
funding runs out.
Projected 2012 Budget $3,145.01
Expended against projection $ 85.95
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Projected Excess/(Shortfall) ($1,194.50)

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Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:24:33 -0500
From: bill keiser <sharpstik at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Frozen Beer

I've jacked mead before in my home refrigerator. I only did a quart or
so as an experiment. I put it in the freezer for about 20 minutes until
there was a thin crust of ice on the surface, skimmed it off and put it
back in the freezer for 5 or 6 cycles. Eventually it no longer made an
ice crust. It made a nice thick rich mead.
I suspect just one cycle might not be enough to make much difference.
Let us know how it turns out.

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End of HOMEBREW Digest #6004, 01/29/13
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Monday, January 28, 2013

Homebrew Digest #6003 (January 28, 2013)

HOMEBREW Digest #6003 Mon 28 January 2013


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Contents:
Re: Frozen Beer (Andrew Korty)


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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assigned to an agent. IRS is currently assigning
applications received in March 2012. Ours was received
in late June. To current financials, HBD is officially
bankrupt in July. Due to recent developments, HBD.org
will likely have to be dissolved per the bylaws once
funding runs out.
Projected 2012 Budget $3,145.01
Expended against projection $ 85.95
Unplanned expenditures $ 0.00
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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:13:48 -0500
From: Andrew Korty <ajk at iu.edu>
Subject: Re: Frozen Beer

James Gregory presents us with his frozen beer dilemma: to thaw or not to
thaw. False choice, I say. Fill a few bottles from below the ice, then let
it thaw and bottle the rest. Then you get both an ice beer and a slightly
more sessionable beer than you originally planned.

Andrew

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Saturday, January 26, 2013

Homebrew Digest #6002 (January 26, 2013)

HOMEBREW Digest #6002 Sat 26 January 2013


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Contents:
Frozen beer (David Root)
Frozen Beer (jeff)
Ice Beer ("A.J deLange")


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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applications received in March 2012. Ours was received
in late June. To current financials, HBD is officially
bankrupt in July. Due to recent developments, HBD.org
will likely have to be dissolved per the bylaws once
funding runs out.
Projected 2012 Budget $3,145.01
Expended against projection $ 85.95
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Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 06:49:41 -0500
From: David Root <droot0116 at gmail.com>
Subject: Frozen beer

I would bottle the beer and leave the ice.
Or pull the ice off and bottle the beer.

Its a one time chance to see what you get.

I like Ice beer. Its what I buy when I am out of home brew.

If you do, please report back your findings.

David

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Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 07:49:18 -0500
From: jeff <climbzen at pa.net>
Subject: Frozen Beer

On 1/26/2013 1:10 AM, James Gregory wrote:
> So do I bring it in to thaw then bottle or do I bottle all beer below
> ice for a super IPA ice beer. Any thoughts appreciated.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
my first thought was go for the ice ipa, why not. but that ipa already
sounds pretty darn big. don't know if you would want it any stronger.
also iceing it is going to make it sweeter and an ipa that big is
already going to have a lot of residual sweetness and it might be too
much if iced, at least for me. if you like super sweet high alcohol
ipa's then go for it, if not i'd let it thaw, it won't hurt the beer.
peace
jeff

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Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:13:18 -0500
From: "A.J deLange" <ajdel at cox.net>
Subject: Ice Beer

I would think the obvious course would be to taste what's below the ice
and make your decision based on that. It might be pretty interesting stuff.

A.J.



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Friday, January 25, 2013

Homebrew Digest #6001 (January 25, 2013)

HOMEBREW Digest #6001 Fri 25 January 2013


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Contents:
Frozen Beer (James Gregory)


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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501(c)3 status rescinded. Refiled 1023 for retroactive
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bankrupt in July. Due to recent developments, HBD.org
will likely have to be dissolved per the bylaws once
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Projected 2012 Budget $3,145.01
Expended against projection $ 85.95
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Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:03:09 -0500
From: James Gregory <jgregorygrlaw at gmail.com>
Subject: Frozen Beer

I have 5 gallons of an IPA 8-9% that I was cold crashing in my garage. Well
guess it was pretty cold here in northern jersey cause I have a thick layer
of ice on top. Beer is already in bottling bucket. So do I bring it in to
thaw then bottle or do I bottle all beer below ice for a super IPA ice beer.
Any thoughts appreciated.

Jim

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Homebrew Digest #6000 (January 24, 2013)

HOMEBREW Digest #6000 Thu 24 January 2013


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Contents:
Getting Started, Cheaply (Joseph M Labeck Jr)


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

NOTE: With the economy as it is, the HBD is struggling to
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Financial Projection as of 03 December 2012
*** Condition: Cautiously Optimistic ***
501(c)3 status rescinded. Refiled 1023 for retroactive
status 25 June 2012. Did not hear back within 90 days;
therefor, must assume that there are issues and our case
must be assigned to an agent. IRS is currently assigning
applications received in February 2012. Ours was received
in June. We will not have our status reinstated for the
2012 tax year. To current financials, HBD is officially
bankrupt in May. Due to recent political developments,
HBD.org will likely have to be dissolved per the bylaws
once funding runs out.
Projected 2012 Budget $3191.79
Expended against projection $3137.96
Unplanned expenditures $ 331.88
Projected Excess/(Shortfall) $1282.62

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Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:29:40 -0500
From: Joseph M Labeck Jr <jmlabeck at joesjokearchive.ws>
Subject: Getting Started, Cheaply


My niece just celebrated a birthday. She had been making noises recently
about learning to brew. If you follow this blog and/or my podcast, you
know I'm all about low start-up cost.

So, I applied what I knew, and put together a complete, 1-gallon
homebrew kit.

Here's what's in it:

1- gallon fermentation jug
drilled rubber stopper
7 feet vinyl tubing
racking cane
bottlefiller
4 1-liter plastic bottles, w/caps
ingredients for 1 gallon of pale ale

The total cost for this came to $28.80, plus shipping. I think this will
do nicely to get someone started. And, you cannot beat the price.


Hey! Read my blog! http://youmakewhat.blogspot.com

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Homebrew Digest #5999 (January 23, 2013)

HOMEBREW Digest #5999 Wed 23 January 2013


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Contents:
2013 Coconut Cup (Scott Graham)


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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Financial Projection as of 03 December 2012
*** Condition: Cautiously Optimistic ***
501(c)3 status rescinded. Refiled 1023 for retroactive
status 25 June 2012. Did not hear back within 90 days;
therefor, must assume that there are issues and our case
must be assigned to an agent. IRS is currently assigning
applications received in February 2012. Ours was received
in June. We will not have our status reinstated for the
2012 tax year. To current financials, HBD is officially
bankrupt in May. Due to recent political developments,
HBD.org will likely have to be dissolved per the bylaws
once funding runs out.
Projected 2012 Budget $3191.79
Expended against projection $3137.96
Unplanned expenditures $ 331.88
Projected Excess/(Shortfall) $1282.62

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Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:22:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Scott Graham <grahams at cs.fiu.edu>
Subject: 2013 Coconut Cup

Greetings from the members of the Miami Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH)
in Miami, FL.

It is almost time for this year's Coconut Cup homebrew competition. We are
accepting all of the BJCP categories, as well as our special COCONUT BREW
category.

Entries are due by February 15th, 2013. Please use the on-line entry
form available at the Coconut Cup website,
http://miami-homebrew.org/competitions/coconut-cup/ .

Final judging will take place on March 1st and 2nd. Depending on the total
number of entries, preliminary judging sessions may take place February
17th, 23rd, and/or 24th.

Please contact me if you are available to judge so we can prepare for you.

I hope to see you (or at least your beers, ciders, and meads) in Miami!


Scott Graham
Coconut Cup Judge Coordinator
[1159.9, 169.3] Apparent Rennerian

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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Homebrew Digest #5998 (January 19, 2013)

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Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:25:32 -0500
From: jeff <climbzen at pa.net>
Subject: brett starter

On 1/18/2013 1:09 AM, Kevin Campbell wrote:
> As for stepping it up, I think it depends on what you want out of the
> beer. The more the Brett is stressed, the more of those funky flavors it
> will kick out. The more you pitch the cleaner the beer will be.
> Personally, I wouldn't bother.
****************
i'm not looking to get any funk out of it. for that i hear it works
better pitching a very small starter in to secondary. i also would have
picked a different strain since brett c is the least funky and most
fruity which is what i want. the inspiration came from evil twin femme
fatale brett, which is probably one of the tastiest ipa's i have ever
had. i did decide this morning (saturday, one week after i started it)
to cold crash it. it had fermented like crazy for 3 or 4 days then
mellowed out to almost no activity. i know it would keep on going
slowly, but since this is just for propagation i think it would be best
to add more wort to get more cells. so tomorrow i'll decant and add more
wort and let it go another week.
peace
jeff

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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Homebrew Digest #5997 (January 17, 2013)

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Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:53:02 -0500
From: "Jeff McNally" <jeff_ri at cox.net>
Subject: re: Great Club Malt Experiment

Hi All,

In HDB #5994 William Menzl asked about planning a malt experiment by his
homebrew club.

My homebrew club did this a few years ago, and the variability between
brewers mentioned in other replies does come into play. However, the
results are still very informative as to the flavors contributed by the
various malts used. Control as many variables as you can (i.e. yeast, mash
temps, water, etc) and you will learn a lot.

Jeff McNally
Tiverton, RI
(652.2 miles and 90.0 degrees Apparent Rennerian Coordinates)
www.southshorebrewclub.org


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Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:59:24 -0500
From: Kevin Campbell <kevincampbell27 at gmail.com>
Subject: re: brett starter

Jeff,

I'm no expert having only done a couple batches with Brett but I did listen
to that interview and I believe he did say you could let it hang out in the
starter as long as you want. Brett's such a thorough "eater" that I would
expect it to find something to keep munching on for weeks if not months.
As for stepping it up, I think it depends on what you want out of the
beer. The more the Brett is stressed, the more of those funky flavors it
will kick out. The more you pitch the cleaner the beer will be.
Personally, I wouldn't bother.

Kevin

------------------------------

Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:43:09 -0500
From: Josh Sled <jsled at asynchronous.org>
Subject: Re: brett starter

jeff writes:
> i'm getting ready to make my first ever brett beer. it will be a hoppy
> pale ale brewed with 100% brett c. i had planned on brewing this coming
> sunday so i started my starter this past saturday as i had heard chad
> (no idea how to spell his last name) from crooked stave say to make
> brett starters one week in advance in an interview.

Chad Yakobson, of Crooked Stave and the Brettanomyces Project. If it's
the same interview I'm thinking of (BN's Sunday Session from last
spring: http://thebrewingnetwork.com/shows/866), it was a treasure trove
of information about Brett, very high signal/noise ratio (during the
actual interview, anyways; skip the first and last hour if you're not
familiar with the Sunday Session) and his passion is infectious, if
you'll pardon the pun.

My understanding is that Brett is slower than Sacc., and as you say, you
should target lager-like pitching volumes. My current Brett starter
didn't really show any activity until into this second week on the stir
plate, though I'm not being particularly rigorous in checking its
progress (either via gravity or cell count).

(Since I'm doing a 2-step starter with a months-old culture and actually
two different cultures (split 10gl batch); that'll end up being a full
month of time on the stir-plate. Hrm. Guess it's time for another stir
plate. ;)

I can't speak to flocculation/cold-crashing/decanting, unfortunately.

Cheers...
- --
...jsled
http://asynchronous.org/ - a=jsled; b=asynchronous.org; echo ${a} at ${b}

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Homebrew Digest #5996 (January 16, 2013)

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brett starter (jeff)


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Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 05:52:25 -0500
From: jeff <climbzen at pa.net>
Subject: Re: Wort experiment

i love the idea, but i would think it would be better for one person to
brew all the beers or for your club to do it together but using a single
system to brew on. every person and every system will make different
beer even given the exact same recipe. they just did a brewing contest
on the brewing network where every had to brew from a kit. they all got
the exact same extract kit and they had to use the dry yeast that came
with it. they said that every single beer was completely different. this
just shows you how big a variable this is.
peace
jeff


------------------------------

Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:04:50 -0500
From: jeff <climbzen at pa.net>
Subject: brett starter

i'm getting ready to make my first ever brett beer. it will be a hoppy
pale ale brewed with 100% brett c. i had planned on brewing this coming
sunday so i started my starter this past saturday as i had heard chad
(no idea how to spell his last name) from crooked stave say to make
brett starters one week in advance in an interview. anyway plans changed
and i won't be brewing till the following weekend. i do believe i had
heard (probably in the same interview) that you can let a brett starter
go indefinitely at room temp. this if i recall was for storage of the
yeast not for starters. anyway does anyone know if i just let this
starter go will it be fine to use after sitting for two weeks or should
i add some more wort to it to keep it chugging. i had also thought this
might be a good time to step it up since the starter is a typical sized
starter for ales (one white lab vile in 1.75L of 1.040 wort) and i know
for 100% brett beers it should be closer to a lager starter. anyone know
how well brett will flocculate out if i crash this starter in the fridge
so that i can decant the beer and add fresh wort.
peace
jeff

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Homebrew Digest #5995 (January 15, 2013)

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Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:49:43 -0500
From: Joseph M Labeck Jr <jmlabeck at joesjokearchive.ws>
Subject: A fun idea

OK, I admit this is not world-changing importance. But, it's so much
fun, I just had to share it.

For the last few years, my niece has held a family party for St
Patrick's Day, and has made Irish stew with stout as an ingredient in
the gravy. Last year, she asked me if I would brew a stout, just for
that event. I was honored, and did so.

It was yummy, and it started me thinking. My son and nephew both brew. I
thought, why not have a little family competition? Everyone agreed, and
we decided to call it The St Patrick's Day Stout Smackdown. And my
daughter-in-law decided to join in, so we now have 4 stouts competing
for the right to be included in dinner. A friend of ours, Will Siss, who
writes a column for the local paper called The Beer Snob, and who also
blogs about beer (http://drinkreadlive.blogspot.com/), has agreed to be
guest judge for our little competition.

It promises to be a good night, and good fun, with good beer.

Oh, yeah. I have a blog, too. (http://youmakewhat.blogspot.com)

------------------------------

Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2013 20:12:21 -0600
From: "Steve Johnson" <sjohnson3 at comcast.net>
Subject: Wort experiment

William in Michigan asks about the malt experiment they are planning to do.
I applaud your thinking and planning and think it has the potential to be a
very
informative activity for your club. I've done a few similar things with our
club
in Nashville over the years, including some yeast comparisons by splitting
one
really large batch and fermenting in small 3 or 5 gal. carboys to come up
with
5 different batches to ferment with 5 different yeasts.

One thing to consider is how you plan to try to control for some of the
other
variables besides the grain bills in these mashes. If each of your brewers
is
going to brew on their own system, there may be some uncontrolled issues
related to mashtun configuration and run-off , mash temp, system efficiency,
sparge temps, etc. that could have a pronounced effect on the final product
that ends up being fermented. Fermentation temperature control could have
an impact as well, even if as you say you are planning to work on
controlling
the yeast count with similar pitching rates by yeast volume. Fermentation
vessel shape and size could impact the final product as well.

I would think that an ideal scenario would be to make all of the batches on
the
same system and then ferment all of the finished worts in the same temp.
controlled space. This is probably not very practical, but perhaps some
back-to-
back brew sessions with whomever has the best systems could cut down on some
of the variability in the process factors.

Finally, how the finished products are carbonated, whether kegged or
bottled,
will also impact the final result. Kegging them all at the same time with
the same
process of force carbonating might be one way of controlling that.

I'm not saying that you guys won't learn from the experience. Regardless of
how
you manage these other variables (or not), I am sure that you will still be
able
to taste some major differences in each of these finished beers. Sounds like
a
great club experience! Make it a BJCP training opportunity for some future
judges!

Steve Johnson
Music City Brewers
Nashville, TN

Good lu


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Monday, January 14, 2013

Homebrew Digest #5994 (January 14, 2013)

HOMEBREW Digest #5994 Mon 14 January 2013


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Great Club Malt Experiment (National Midnight Star Brewery/Dead End Brewers)
Homebrew Gadget: Help Needed to Construct a Continuous Liquid Level Sensor for Boil Kettle and HLT Volume Measurements (Kevin Eggemeyer)


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Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:34:08 -0500
From: National Midnight Star Brewery/Dead End Brewers <nmstarbrewery at gmail.com>
Subject: Great Club Malt Experiment

Greetings all! With the lower load of traffic on HBD lately, I have a
good topic to get some discussion going. Our club is planning our year
and I would like to organize a "Great Club Malt Experiment". Basically
we would like to mash and ferment a series of specialty malts with a
consistent batch of base malt. We plan to keep as many variables as
possible constant with the ultimate goal of tasting all the different
beers at a club meeting andeducate ourselves on the tastes of the
various specialty malts.

Our first stab at a plan includes the following malts: Marris Otter, Six
Row, Two Row, Pilsner, Wheat, Rye, Munich, Vienna, Aromatic, Brown,
Crystal 40, 80, & 120, Biscuit, Chocolate, Smoked, & Special B. We are
thinking about each club member doing 1 malt and we would all use a slug
of the same yeast slurry from our sponsorBrew Pub.For the base malts in
the list, we would only use that malt.

I would love to hear any comments, suggestions, links to experiments
already run, etc. Private replies are fine but if you don't mind,
please respond back to the HBD and lets get some traffic goingand keep
Pat and the boys working!

Thanks!

- --
Keep Brewing!

William Menzl
Midland, Michigan [99.8, 344.8] Apparent Rennerian
National Midnight Star Brewery
Member of Dead End Brewers
http://www.hbd.org/deb


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Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:26:19 -0600
From: Kevin Eggemeyer <keggbrewer at gmail.com>
Subject: Homebrew Gadget: Help Needed to Construct a Continuous Liquid Level Sensor for Boil Kettle and HLT Volume Measurements

I would like to move beyond the sight glass measurement of liquid level that
I currently use in my brewery and am looking into a capacitance-based
sensor. I have constructed a prototype sensor probe and connected it to a
simple circuit. The readings are steady under constant conditions and
removing an ounce from the vessel causes a change in the frequency reading.
Very promising!



I'd like to take the next step and build a better measurement circuit, but
find myself in need of help. While this request might be better suited to
an electronics forum, I thought I'd pop it up on the HBD to see if there was
anyone here-perhaps an electronics or control engineer-who might be willing
to provide some advice.



If you would be willing to help, or if you are interested in liquid level
measurement for your own setup, please send me an email and I'll send more
information.



Happy Brewing!



Kevin




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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Homebrew Digest #5993 (January 08, 2013)

HOMEBREW Digest #5993 Tue 08 January 2013


FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES
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Re: Mash pH question ("Bill Pierce")
Rauchmalt ("Mike Maag")


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
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in June. We will not have our status reinstated for the
2012 tax year. To current financials, HBD is officially
bankrupt in May. Due to recent political developments,
HBD.org will likely have to be dissolved per the bylaws
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Projected 2012 Budget $3191.79
Expended against projection $3137.96
Unplanned expenditures $ 331.88
Projected Excess/(Shortfall) $1282.62

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Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 08:43:52 -0500
From: "Bill Pierce" <BillPierce at aol.com>
Subject: Re: Mash pH question

Jeff Krynitsky asks about the calcium values in his water utility report,
and the reason calcium is reported in two different ways. The first value
he mentions is calcium hardness, which is very likely reported "as CaCO3,"
that is, as if it were calcium carbonate, the main component of hard water
deposits. It is related to the second value, which is the actual amount of
calcium reported as mg/L or parts per million (these are effectively the
same thing). It is this second value he should use in his calculations for
the mash pH. Remember of course that there are other factors affecting the
mash pH, including the levels of magnesium and alkalinity in the water, as
well as the composition of the grain bill. As of now, the acidity of the
grain is only an approximation; maltsters do not report this data
specifically.

Brew on!


Bill Pierce
Cellar Door Homebrewery
Burlington, Ontario




------------------------------

Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2013 10:04:38 -0600
From: "Mike Maag" <mikemaag at comcast.net>
Subject: Rauchmalt

Last year I brewed a Bamburg Rauchbeer using 60% Weyermann Rauchmalt and 40%
Pilsner. It turned out just the way I wanted.
Is Best Rauchmalt roughly equivalent to Weyermann regarding smokiness?

Mike Maag
Shenandoah Valley (staunton va)



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Monday, January 7, 2013

Homebrew Digest #5992 (January 07, 2013)

HOMEBREW Digest #5992 Mon 07 January 2013


FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES
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Contents:
Mash pH question (Jeff Krynitsky)


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

NOTE: With the economy as it is, the HBD is struggling to
meet its meager operating expenses of approximately $3500
per year. If less than half of those currently directly
subscribed to the HBD sent in a mere $5.00, the HBD would
be able to easily meet its annual expenses, with room to
spare for next year. Please consider it.






Financial Projection as of 03 December 2012
*** Condition: Cautiously Optimistic ***
501(c)3 status rescinded. Refiled 1023 for retroactive
status 25 June 2012. Did not hear back within 90 days;
therefor, must assume that there are issues and our case
must be assigned to an agent. IRS is currently assigning
applications received in February 2012. Ours was received
in June. We will not have our status reinstated for the
2012 tax year. To current financials, HBD is officially
bankrupt in May. Due to recent political developments,
HBD.org will likely have to be dissolved per the bylaws
once funding runs out.
Projected 2012 Budget $3191.79
Expended against projection $3137.96
Unplanned expenditures $ 331.88
Projected Excess/(Shortfall) $1282.62

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Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 20:45:52 +0000
From: Jeff Krynitsky <jeff at wheats.com>
Subject: Mash pH question

The water company sent me 2 reports for the water analysis. One sheet is
titled "Inorganic Analyses" and lists "Hardness, Calcium" as 88 mg/L. The
second sheet is titled "Metal Analyses" and lists "Calcium" as 42 mg/L. Which
value do I use for calculating mash pH?

Thanks,

Jeff

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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Homebrew Digest #5991 (January 05, 2013)

HOMEBREW Digest #5991 Sat 05 January 2013


FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES
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Contents:
6-Row Vienna? (Bob Hall)
Re: Dogfish Head Indian Brown Clone (Thomas Maszerowski)


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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Financial Projection as of 03 December 2012
*** Condition: Cautiously Optimistic ***
501(c)3 status rescinded. Refiled 1023 for retroactive
status 25 June 2012. Did not hear back within 90 days;
therefor, must assume that there are issues and our case
must be assigned to an agent. IRS is currently assigning
applications received in February 2012. Ours was received
in June. We will not have our status reinstated for the
2012 tax year. To current financials, HBD is officially
bankrupt in May. Due to recent political developments,
HBD.org will likely have to be dissolved per the bylaws
once funding runs out.
Projected 2012 Budget $3191.79
Expended against projection $3137.96
Unplanned expenditures $ 331.88
Projected Excess/(Shortfall) $1282.62

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Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2013 10:02:06 -0500
From: Bob Hall <rallenhall at henry-net.com>
Subject: 6-Row Vienna?

I've been gifted a bag of Briess Vienna (regular, not the new
GoldPils) malt. I like continental Vienna malts and use them often
for amber lagers, but have never used a 6-row domestic variety. What
are your experiences with this malt and how would you recommend that
it best be used?

As an aside, I'll soon have a check in the mail to hbd. There's lots
of competition out on the web these days, but hbd has given me so
much over the years it just feels like an old friend. Plus, the
expertise of the collective still exceeds that of any other
discussion group I've found.

Cheers,
Bob


------------------------------

Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2013 10:56:58 -0500
From: Thomas Maszerowski <tommasz at frontiernet.net>
Subject: Re: Dogfish Head Indian Brown Clone

>
> Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:41:16 -0600
> From: Littleboybrew <littleboybrew at verizon.net>
> Subject: Dogfish Head Indian Brown Clone
>
> Tom,
>
> A search turned up this clone recipe. Hope it is useful.
>
>
> http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/indian-brown-ale-dogfish-head-48622/
>
>
> Kevin
>

Thanks, and thanks for not being judgmental.

Tom.

Tom Maszerowski
tommasz at frontiernet.net



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Friday, January 4, 2013

Homebrew Digest #5990 (January 04, 2013)

HOMEBREW Digest #5990 Fri 04 January 2013


FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES
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Contents:
Recipes (Thomas Rohner)
Re: Copper ("David Houseman")
Re: copper (mossview5)
Saprkiling mead not sparkling ("Dave Burley")


* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Beer is our obsession and we're late for therapy! *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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meet its meager operating expenses of approximately $3500
per year. If less than half of those currently directly
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spare for next year. Please consider it.






Financial Projection as of 03 December 2012
*** Condition: Cautiously Optimistic ***
501(c)3 status rescinded. Refiled 1023 for retroactive
status 25 June 2012. Did not hear back within 90 days;
therefor, must assume that there are issues and our case
must be assigned to an agent. IRS is currently assigning
applications received in February 2012. Ours was received
in June. We will not have our status reinstated for the
2012 tax year. To current financials, HBD is officially
bankrupt in May. Due to recent political developments,
HBD.org will likely have to be dissolved per the bylaws
once funding runs out.
Projected 2012 Budget $3191.79
Expended against projection $3137.96
Unplanned expenditures $ 331.88
Projected Excess/(Shortfall) $1282.62

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Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 09:26:10 +0100
From: Thomas Rohner <t.rohner at bluewin.ch>
Subject: Recipes

Hi all

When i started brewing, i tried some recipes i read in books or on the net.
Many of them used seven or so types of malt and three to five types of
hops added at different times in the boil.
I tried to follow these recipes religiously at first.
I had a huge stress to gather all the stated ingredients, because at
that time, Switzerland had one! homebrew shop with limited selection and
high prices...
I used to order from the U.S. and the EU to get the "required" ingredients.
The resulting beers were drinkable, but they all tasted somewhat the same...
Then i realized, that it was the desinfectant i used for my plastic
fermenters...
After i changed the desinfectant, my beers got a lot better ;-)
I also changed my supplier and used Weyermann malts and mostly Perle hops.
At some point, i brewed a batch with every easily available base malt
individually. (Pilsener, Vienna, Munich)
Then with Pilsener and different amounts of light and dark Cara and
Carafa malts.
This gave me the fundamentals for my malt bills.

Later, after another change of my supplier, i started using noble hops
and adding it also at the end of the boil.

This brought my beers on a kickass level, where they were in the league
of Sam Adams Lager or Augustiner Helles...

Last year, i had some Tettnang hops growing in my yard.
I harvested it and dried it in my dehydrator.
I added a hop bag full of it at the end of boil.
I couldn't believe the impact. The change in aroma was so fantastic and
the head retention was worlds better, than with all my attempts in
tweaking my mash schedule.
I was truly amazed by the impact of whole hops, compared to pellets.
My homegrown hops lasted for five 50l-batches and i realized, that no
shop in Switzerland sells whole hops :-(
But i can order it from Belgium at reasonable prices and i will enlarge
my "hop yard" significantly this year.


I read almost all the books published on homebrewing and some of the pro
books as well.
But i realized, that nothing beats experience.
Following recipes only distracts you on the path of enlightment ;-) They
may be a starting point, but you need to know your ingredients and
equipment, if you want to replicate a beer you like.
I say that after brewing more than 4000 gallons in the last 20 years.

The HBD was also a reliable source and inspiration. I think i'll donate
some $$$

Cheers Thomas

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2013 07:31:03 -0500
From: "David Houseman" <david.houseman at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Copper

Steve,

No worries about copper toxicity in beer. In fact boiling kettles are
called "coppers" because they have been made of copper for centuries. The
short time wort is exposed to a copper wort chiller, immersion or
counter-flow, is negligible and will not leach too much copper into the
wort...and as you found, trace amounts are beneficial to yeast. Brewers
without copper in their system (stainless steel only) are known to just add
pennies to their kettles to add that trace amount. Sorry, I can't point to
any given study, but in my 22 years of brewing I have read a number of
articles on this subject and this was never a concern or a problem, but I
don't have those references.

Dave Houseman


------------------------------

Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 08:26:46 -0500
From: mossview5 <mossview5 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: copper

Copper in wort is a total "non-issue" for brewing. All breweries
should include some copper contact in their wort handling to supply
copper for the reductive reactions necessary for beer "polishing" and
for yeast nutrition. Copper is largely removed from wort in the
fermentation process. Colin Kaminski reported in an interview on the
Brewing Network that the State of California performed an extensive
study on copper in beers and found that all California breweries had
copper concentrations well below actionable limits. Copper is a
non-issue.

Martin Brungard

------------------------------

Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 16:08:44 -0500
From: "Dave Burley" <Dave Burley at charter.net>
Subject: Saprkiling mead not sparkling

Michael,

Mead is particularly difficult to ferment unless you pay attetion to the pH
and correct it to above about 5 using calcium carbonate. Add about 1/2
teaspoon at a time until it finishes.

This has to do with the lack of buffers in the honey ( unlike wine and
beer). So get some pH papers and some calcium carbonate and adjust the pH to
above 5.

Since you already have this batch bottled, you could carefully experiment
with adding the carbonate to the bottle and decide if you want to cose up the
bottle.

Me? I suggest you add the carbonate, let it finish fermenting to dryness and
then redose the bottle with a sugar syrup before you close it back up.

Good luck and keep on Brewin',

Dave Burley

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