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blodhemn9
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| MezzoForte wrote: | | regarding canning.... It's a perfectly fine medium of storage and at this point I find it odd that it's still somewhat of a niche in craft. |
It's definitely on the upswing. It seems like every time I go to the liquor store here, there are more canned craft beers than every before. Quite a few of the local Chicago area breweries seem to be can only for their mass produced beers, while still using bottles for their bombers of limited run stuff. It's definitely a great time to be a beer fan. My only wonder is what breweries will be left after the bubble bursts in a few years. |
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The Prophet Muhammad
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| My recommendation is that you skip kit brewing and just use malt extracts. The only extra thing you would need is a stock-pot and a big spoon. You're basically just bringing preserved malts to a boil, adding whatever hops you want and then some yeast. You can make anything from a German Rauchbier to a porter. Tonnes of different malt extracts to choose from. Anyway, sure you have enough to think about now. Extract brewing doesn't take the fun out of it, it just makes the beginning stages a whole bunch easier and reduces the chances of you having an infected batch your first couple of times. |
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blodhemn9
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| Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 12:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Good to know, thanks. |
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LifeDepraved
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under a funeral shroom
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Drank a 4 pack of this last night, pretty good.
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under a funeral shroom
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Did anyone else try Southern Tier Warlock yet? I was able to snag 2 bombers last week and I think it's better than what Pumking is now.
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doomedplanet
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What I really like about a can is I can drop an unopened one on concrete and still have a beer later...
What I love are German imports in cans. I usually can only find a couple around here, but they always taste good. The same exact beer (usually a Pilsner) in a bottle always stale.
| MezzoForte wrote: | | regarding canning, I just believe that there's a stigma attached to the idea that really shouldn't be there. It's a perfectly fine medium of storage and at this point I find it odd that it's still somewhat of a niche in craft. |
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doomedplanet
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You get to the point where you are really going to go start piecing your system together pm me. A phone call would probably help answer questions better than a forum post. Check out your local library and see if they have some brewing books. I like Randy Mosher "Radical Brewing". He really gets into the history of beer. Nothing more interesting to me than beer and metal and books.
| blodhemn9 wrote: |
Thanks for the info. The link provided by the other poster and your post is giving me plenty to read and think about today at work.
I don't have any grand plans, I'd just like to brew some decent beers in a not too large, sustainable system for personal use. Decision, decisions... |
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The Prophet Muhammad
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Don't drop your beers!
I agree about the German beers in cans. Bitburger and Warsteiner especially. Dunno why this is. Probably because I pour the cans into a pint glass but I don't do that with the bottles. |
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necrodeceitdoctrinator
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| Death SS: pre, live and post show with eleven bottles of high level red wine...I'm still drunk |
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deathevocation
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| Brought back a case of Southwark Stout from SA. Easy drinking foreign extra @ 7.4%. |
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Demoniarch
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| Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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x15...
Plus a couple bottles of this pumpkin halloween liver killer...
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ChrisWitchhammer
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Demoniarch
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A couple of each of these last night. Gimmick beer. Nice 
The AC/DC beer may as well have been piss filled cans. Horrible. The Iron Maiden beer at least was decent.  |
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The Prophet Muhammad
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| Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 11:28 am Post subject: |
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| Hacker Pschorr Weisse |
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