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Comment on BRUTal Brewing by Kent Fletcher

Kent Fletcher — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:49:47 +0000

Hey David!
Glad to hear you’re going to get into some BRUTal brewing! You won’t be disappointed, these brews have been the source of a lot of enjoyment for Drew and myself, along with a few other Falcons who have participated here and there. It’s definitely worth the extra work, and the beers are always a big hit. from the NHC and So Cal Homebrewers fests to the odd birthday party, we’re turning a lot of people on to this great style, many of whom have never heard of a Champagne Beer. Have fun, and hope to get a taste of YOUR brut some day! Maybe NHC 2010?

Cheers!
Fletch, aka Brewgyver

Comment on I still hate bottling by Strijdom

Strijdom — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:05:56 +0000

I again love bottling,washing is fun and with the right equipment it can be FUN.

Comment on Dobbelbock by seanywonton

seanywonton — Thu, 28 May 2009 02:38:47 +0000

Lookin’ good Dave. I hope you have better luck than the last run of beers. Ever figure out what the problem was?

I’ve done a doppelbock a few times and I’m not saying they were awesome, but I would definitely go the route of doing a lower gravity lager first to get the pitch rate up for this beer. If not you’re looking at doing something retarded like making a 3 gallon starter, and there are some incredibly impractical homebrewers that do those things, but I prefer to take it easy on my DME stash.

I’d also recommend a secondary since you won’t be going to a keg, right? Best to let it ride out the summer months in a longish secondary and then bottle when the temp cools down. No problem leaving it in the primary for 3 weeks or longer if necessary.

Cheers,
Sean

Comment on Three Perfect Drain Pours….Fuck Me. by Phil M

Phil M — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:02:03 +0000

Sorry to hear that. I went through a similar spell (but didn’t drain ‘em. They’re bottled but I don’t really look forward to opening them). I found for me that it was my sanitizer and I had to rinse everything extremely well after sanitizing. I hope you found the cause. Its very disheartening when something like that happens.

Comment on Saisons by dave

dave — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:12:30 +0000

The Saison d’Hiver came out great. I kind of forgot about the batch until I was moving boxes around and realized I have a whole case left. After a year, the vanilla mellows but still accents the chocolaty notes wonderfully. I even looked up what Hiver means: winter. Thus, winter saison. This fits the bill perfectly. Let me know how yours turned out.

Comment on Saisons by jeff b

jeff b — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:08:42 +0000

How did the Saison d’Hiver come out. I have decided that I will brew a saison for every season, from Zymurgy last year. I built a recipe based off the d’Hiver so I want to know how it came out, but didn’t see any reviews of the beer on your blog.

Thanks.

Comment on What I’m Brewing by Seanywonton

Seanywonton — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:29:05 +0000

Glad to hear you’re back up and brewing again! I was starting to get worried after no follow up to the “I’ve got the itch” post.

Better to brew and not blog than not brew at all!

Comment on Got the itch…need to brew… by Phil M

Phil M — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:41:18 +0000

I know how that itch feels. I just brewed for the first time in 12 months. That was hard.

Just stumbled upon your blog, nice reading.

Comment on Oxi Clean by Dr_Gene

Dr_Gene — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:06:47 +0000

I agree about the oxyclean. I like your blog and have linked you from http://second-great-depression.com.

Comment on Got the itch…need to brew… by Laura @ BeyondBeerMoney

Laura @ BeyondBeerMoney — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 20:45:07 +0000

Exploding beer!!! Love it. There should be a picture of that somewhere on your site…..