The Bar Towel

Lukie wrote:
If the non stick pots are unacceptable, can anyone recommend a place to get suitable, inexpensive pots?

If you are brewing over flame I would imagine you'll burn the teflon off at some point by accident.

But then, I avoid that stuff because of PFOA concerns in the kitchen too.

Woot, got 8 bottles off the only cast of Paniel in Ottawa. Guy said everyone in the city was looking for it.

Its to bad this will never hit the shelves for random people to buy, but I think that we are sending the message.

I scoop it clean, take out the false bottom and rinse everything.. once. There is usually a few dozen bits of grain left over that I don't bother cleaning. It's all going to be boiled anyway.

I thought Bog Water was a rather weak entry into gruit ale with its subdued bog myrtle and heavy dependence on the dubble style to prop it up. While I completely understand why bog water is what it is, gruit ale isn't for everyone. Its such a bazaar taste compared to a hopped ale after all. Bog Fath...

I'd like to see an easier to use distribution system so I can get my hands on more of these great beers!

Ottawa homebrewer group mailing list.

https://secure.neap.net/mailman/listinfo/brewers

I am not sure when my next brew day is, but you'd be welcome to watch. I typically brew on weekdays during business hours however.

Got mine!

Woot.

Red-Rye with wet hops picked yesterday.

viggo wrote:Plus 100 on Designing Great Beers. Can't live without that book

Best beer book I own. Very technical.

Grain, extract or kit?
How big batch size? Do you think you'll want bigger batches in the future?
Do you have easy access to 220v power where you intend to brew?

I put a sage kolsch in for 21A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Hot or cold steep some darker grains and add to one half.
Run off half and chill, boil second half longer with more hops/herbs.

They not about to start hunting down the top beers and bending over backwards to import them. this is precisely what they ought to be doing. Its part of their job to import quality products so that taxpayers who pay their inflated salaries can get the best bang for their buck. Nothing naive about t...

Also, don't forget that it is at the submission from an agent that the LCBO generally buys the beer; if an agent isn't submitting certain products then that ain't the boards fault, is it? In a way it can be. If the LCBO's policies are difficult and require significant investment in their packaging ...

New bottle shop opened up last last week, it blows Jovi away for Quebec micros, http://www.brouehaha.com/