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by JesseMcG
Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:51 am
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Session Toronto - June 22nd
Replies: 54
Views: 18930

I've been wondering how others felt about this event. Here is my run down: The Good - The beer. The quality of the collaborations was great. - Access to beer. Short lines for the breweries made getting beer really easy. As did the "all you can drink" aspect. - The brewers. As much as I lo...
by JesseMcG
Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:08 am
Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
Topic: Session Toronto - June 22nd
Replies: 54
Views: 18930

I had a good time... my biggest complaint (other than the fucking humidity) was that I waited in the wrong line for ages. I bought my ticket online the day before, and waited with my printed receipt in the ticket-holder line. I arrived at 3:45pm and waited in that line until I reached the front, to ...
by JesseMcG
Tue Jun 18, 2013 10:06 am
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: What're you brewing right now?
Replies: 1139
Views: 340183

I also brewed yesterday 10 lbs pils malt 2 lbs wheat malt 2 oz Nelson Sauvin at Flameout Wyeast 3711 Will dryhop with 3oz Nelson Sauvin Hey, how did this beer turn out? Sounds like something I'd like to try... very straightforward. It turned out really well, I throughly enjoyed it. I have plans to ...
by JesseMcG
Fri Jun 14, 2013 2:19 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: What're you brewing right now?
Replies: 1139
Views: 340183

J343MY wrote:I also brewed yesterday

10 lbs pils malt
2 lbs wheat malt

2 oz Nelson Sauvin at Flameout

Wyeast 3711

Will dryhop with 3oz Nelson Sauvin
Hey, how did this beer turn out? Sounds like something I'd like to try... very straightforward.
by JesseMcG
Wed Jun 12, 2013 1:30 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: 2013 Toronto Beerweek Homebrew Competition
Replies: 10
Views: 8107

On a whim I submitted a dunkelweizen I brewed for the first time. Very basic recipe, partial mash. This was the first beer I've ever submitted to a competition; I was just curious to get some feedback. I thought the beer turned out OK and I had exactly 3 bottles left at the back of the fridge. I liv...
by JesseMcG
Wed Jun 12, 2013 11:25 am
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: 2013 Toronto Beerweek Homebrew Competition
Replies: 10
Views: 8107

Did anyone else here submit anything to the TBW competition this year?
by JesseMcG
Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:22 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: 2013 Toronto Beerweek Homebrew Competition
Replies: 10
Views: 8107

And who are awarded prizes?
by JesseMcG
Tue Jun 11, 2013 10:14 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: 2013 Toronto Beerweek Homebrew Competition
Replies: 10
Views: 8107

You will be getting your feedback. I have all the sheets ready to send out. I just need to print labels, stuff envelopes and package prizes. The aim is to have everything out by the end of the month, sooner if possible. I must apologize on the scoring. I wasn't aware that the scores would be visibl...
by JesseMcG
Tue Jun 11, 2013 9:38 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: 2013 Toronto Beerweek Homebrew Competition
Replies: 10
Views: 8107

Judging has finished and scores are available now... I entered for the first time, and I'm just wondering what the score is out of? It doesn't appear to be the standard BJCP 50 point scale... Also, will we receive the judging score sheets? Edit: did some hunting around and found this: "We will ...
by JesseMcG
Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:24 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Replies: 3108
Views: 1197775

I guess what I was getting at is since a Geuze is a mix of two already aged beers, what's the basis for there being a general guideline for how long you should age a Geuze before drinking? Unless it's just about giving it enough time for the source Lambics to fully blend and get to know each other,...
by JesseMcG
Sun Jun 02, 2013 11:50 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: Coming Soon to the LCBO
Replies: 3108
Views: 1197775

I had a bottle last night, and it wasn't skunked. And it was awesome.
by JesseMcG
Thu May 09, 2013 10:16 am
Forum: LCBO, Beer Stores, Grocery & Indie Stores
Topic: LCBO Brasserie Dupont Brewery Feature - March 2013
Replies: 107
Views: 40353

I've had 2 bottles from the St. Lawrence Market location. Both skunked.
by JesseMcG
Tue Apr 30, 2013 2:54 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: SOB Bulk Grain Orders
Replies: 4
Views: 4006

icemachine wrote:Last one just passed a couple weeks ago, likely won't be another til late summer-early fall. There will be a Hop bulk buy will be soon. I'll ask a mod to approve you
Can you do the same for me? :)
by JesseMcG
Tue Apr 30, 2013 12:00 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: Crazy Canuck Clone
Replies: 19
Views: 13147

Great experiment, thanks for reporting back! I haven't tried the Danstar, but I think the WLP001 is fruiter than the US-05. It seems to have more of a citrus flavour, which works well with the American hops. The US-05 is perhaps a bit more neutral, though it can throw off more vanilla-like flavours...
by JesseMcG
Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:35 pm
Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
Topic: Crazy Canuck Clone
Replies: 19
Views: 13147

Ok - I finally got around to trying the batch brewed with WLP001, and it's awesome. It's pretty similar to the US-05, but I think the hop flavor is more pronounced. Who knows for sure, but it tastes awesome and of the 3 the most like Crazy Canuck. Initially I had thought the yeast bite in the Dansta...