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- Sun Jan 17, 2010 10:06 am
- Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
- Topic: What're you brewing right now?
- Replies: 1139
- Views: 367325
i had a fun day today: 3 gallon batch 3 lbs pilsner malt 2 lbs wheat malt .5 oz willamet mashed OG 1.040 cooled and pitched the dregs of some homebrewed biere de garde (100% bret b) 1 gallon batch 1 lb pilsner malt 1 lb flaked wheat no hops, no boil pitched 0.5 lbs of raw pils grain and 2 acidophil...
- Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:13 am
- Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
- Topic: cooler mashing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2610
I use a 10 gallon rectangular cooler with good results. My efficiency is typically ~70% which isn't the greatest but tossing in another pound or two of grain doesn't greatly increase the cost of brewing. I got my cooler at Dick's Sporting Goods. I think it was $20. When purchasing a braid to use as ...
- Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:24 am
- Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
- Topic: Carboy Warming Belt
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2310
Re: Carboy Warming Belt
Does anyone have one of these I could borrow? I waited too long to do my saison in the summer and its getting rather chilly in the apt, which is pretty much the opposite of what is needed temperature wise. Jer - get a big bucket - I use a rubbermaid storage container - & a fully submersible fis...
- Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:03 am
- Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
- Topic: Allagash Beer Dinner - Wed Sep 9th
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3433
- Tue Aug 18, 2009 7:17 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Berliner Weisse anyone?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3205
I have got the 1809 from Premier Gourmet. The style is really hard to find. 1809 is probably the best commercial bottled example available in the US. Dogfish's Festina Peche is OK, but not really all that. The recipe in BYO is too complicated. If you're a homebrewer it is super easy to brew one. I'...
- Mon Jul 27, 2009 6:09 pm
- Forum: Outside of Ontario Beer Travel, Local Beer/Brewery Guides and Talk
- Topic: Buffalo(Village Beer Merchant)
- Replies: 36
- Views: 15388
- Sun May 17, 2009 9:36 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: What're you drinking right now?
- Replies: 16952
- Views: 3239184
- Sun May 03, 2009 11:44 am
- Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
- Topic: bulk grain cracked vs whole
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2597
- Mon Feb 16, 2009 1:49 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: What beer would you get from Florida?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4467
- Thu Dec 11, 2008 11:47 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: DFH 60, Get some before it's too late
- Replies: 145
- Views: 30733
so, even premier is gouging the canadian cross border shoppers? :) and they are closer to the source than the place in chicago I saw it listed for three weeks ago at $9.69? Premier is typically a more expensive outlet in Buffalo for beer. There selection is unparalleled - but prices can often be be...
- Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:33 pm
- Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
- Topic: Bus Trip to Buffalo Cask Festival - Sat Dec 6th
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8153
Check out megabus.com as well for cheaper fares. If you do take Greyhound or Megabus, you can hop on the #20 bus in front of the Buffalo coach terminal. It'll take you right to Cole's. The schedule is at http://www.nfta.com/metro/route_020.asp -- Fare is $1.50 each way. Or you can cab it. Cheers - ...
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 12:09 am
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Brooklyn black chocolate not coming
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3378
Re: Brooklyn black chocolate not coming
That sucks. Just curious though, Black Chocolate is available everywhere here in Buffalo - bottles (and I'm assuming draught). How could a fire in a packaging plant, which seems to havey been addressed based on what is availble here in Buffalo - has impacted you guys. The fire didn't (AFAIK) impact...
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:59 pm
- Forum: Beer Events & Festivals
- Topic: Bus Trip to Buffalo Cask Festival - Sat Dec 6th
- Replies: 23
- Views: 8153
We've been planning our Christmas party on the 5th, so a 9am start the next day was unfortunately a no-go for me. For people still interested in going, greyhound can get you to Buffalo for around $40 return, and in about 2 hours. I think the bus to Cole's leaves from very close to the coach station...
- Wed Nov 26, 2008 8:53 pm
- Forum: General Beer Discussion & Random Talk
- Topic: Brooklyn black chocolate not coming
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3378
Re: Brooklyn black chocolate not coming
Hey folks. Was curious about the timing of Black Chocolate's arrival, so I sent an e-mail to the agent (given how inaccurate the official channels can sometimes be in terms of timing), and I got some bad news. The Black Chocolate isn't coming in this year. Before we all shit upon the LCBO in unison...
- Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:24 pm
- Forum: Homebrewing Recipes and Tips
- Topic: Sour mash for a hefeweizen, anyone?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4766