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CajunXD45 · 04-27-2007, 08:38 PM

Abita Amber....Louisiana Proud!

Warstiener ain't too shabby either

dfib · 04-27-2007, 10:15 PM

The lack of lacing and carbonation could be a water issue? Hard to say.

I just drank the last of a rauchbier I made last year. Without question my best effort to date. I'll have to check my notes after I get moved into the new place, but I remember smoking a large amount of crystal and chocolate, #3 maybe?

The honey porter that followed was a diaster by comparison. Too much malt and honey. The freakin beer is more along the lines of Barley wine... A little to much alcohol bite for my tastes!

Cheers!

Skeet · 04-27-2007, 10:20 PM

Haven't brewed beer since my graduate student days ... mmm the memories or is it lack of memories ... j/k. Love IPAs, hops city! Always suprised me that it was so easy to make a better beverage than commercially available with a little time. Which reminds me why along with cost i want to get into reloading too.

Requiem4Senses · 04-27-2007, 10:32 PM

I'd like to get into homebrewing as well...
But until then I just wish Rogue Ales would brew up a little more 'Charlie.' It's one they only do every few years. Light Amber in color with a bold, but not overpowering hoppy flavor.

heffa · 04-27-2007, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cucamelsmd15

Currently, Im brewing a summer ale, a batch of wine (due to be racked in Oct), and a Newcastle clone.

If I could brew my own Newcastle and build an indoor range I would never have to leave the house

amishclark · 04-27-2007, 10:55 PM

i was thinking about your carbonation issue...do you measure out your priming sugar? how much do you use? do you keep an eye on the temperature of your fermenting beer? it is my understanding that, for homebrews anyway, carbonation comes from a final fermenting in the bottle with the priming sugar and the small amount of yeasties left in the beer. not enough sugar would create flat beer (conversly, too much would create a fizzy or overpressured beer). a drastic change in temperature, or temperature outside what the yeast can survive, could also make for flat beer. also, underfilling the bottles could create a flatter beer, just like overfilling could make one explode...just like loading ammo i guess...you should have about one inch of neckspace once you remove the bottling wand...however, i know what i know from helping an old guy brew (he can't lift anything, so i'm the muscle). but i just started reading the hombrewing bible

Niner4Tango · 04-27-2007, 10:57 PM

Mmmmmm....Beeeeeeerrrrrrr!

I've made about 6 batches of homebrew all total, but it's been a few years. I make a hoppy pale ale, like Full Sail or Sierra Nevada.

Dang, I just might get inspired to go get my stuff out and whip up a batch...

billbrasky · 04-27-2007, 11:09 PM

i am a big fan of virtually every sam adams beer, every Leinenkugel (http://www.leinie.com/ ) , and kalamazoo michigans own bells. Try the oberon and the bells double cream stout. Double cream stout is my favorite beer. http://www.bellsbeer.com/

ohh the best leinie is sunset wheat http://www.leinie.com/sw_page.htm
thats currently my second favorite beer.

jtkratzer · 04-27-2007, 11:24 PM

home brewing is something i'll get into one of these days. i love beer though. only found a few that i don't care for - usually the cheapy american brews that lack flavor.

leeindy · 04-27-2007, 11:36 PM

i got my three favs in no particular order

molson

killians

yuengling (wish i could get it in AK)

04-27-2007, 10:20 PM	#13
Skeet XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 30	Haven't brewed beer since my graduate student days ... mmm the memories or is it lack of memories ... j/k. Love IPAs, hops city! Always suprised me that it was so easy to make a better beverage than commercially available with a little time. Which reminds me why along with cost i want to get into reloading too. __________________ ______________ XD 45 Service (picked up 4/15/07) - 550 rounds Springer Sear Kit Rem. 1100 410 - 12 gauge skeet choke Ruger 10/22 Favorite shooter: lh 22-250 my friend refuses to sell to me

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Requiem4Senses XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Springfield, OR Posts: 540	I'd like to get into homebrewing as well... But until then I just wish Rogue Ales would brew up a little more 'Charlie.' It's one they only do every few years. Light Amber in color with a bold, but not overpowering hoppy flavor. __________________ XD40 V10 (ported) XD40 SC OD Green "The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is inherent in the people...that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed." -Thomas Jefferson to Major John Cartwright June 5th, 1824

04-27-2007, 10:55 PM	#16
amishclark XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: pennsyltucky Posts: 1,665	i was thinking about your carbonation issue...do you measure out your priming sugar? how much do you use? do you keep an eye on the temperature of your fermenting beer? it is my understanding that, for homebrews anyway, carbonation comes from a final fermenting in the bottle with the priming sugar and the small amount of yeasties left in the beer. not enough sugar would create flat beer (conversly, too much would create a fizzy or overpressured beer). a drastic change in temperature, or temperature outside what the yeast can survive, could also make for flat beer. also, underfilling the bottles could create a flatter beer, just like overfilling could make one explode...just like loading ammo i guess...you should have about one inch of neckspace once you remove the bottling wand...however, i know what i know from helping an old guy brew (he can't lift anything, so i'm the muscle). but i just started reading the hombrewing bible __________________ "sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. all other 'sins' are invented nonsense." - robert a. heinlein "when fascism comes to america, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross" - sinclair lewis

04-27-2007, 11:36 PM	#20
leeindy XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: montana Posts: 2,892	i got my three favs in no particular order molson killians yuengling (wish i could get it in AK) __________________ USAF F-15 Attack Control Specialist / Range Officer / Defensive Pistol Instructor "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" Sigmund Freud Anchorage Practical Shooters Club aka ANPRACS ANPRACS Match Videos click here and here USPSA # A-58756 IDPA # A28338 Co-Founder of the OFFICIAL XDtalk Competition League Another good gun forum http://www.nationalgunforum.com

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04-27-2007, 08:38 PM	#11
CajunXD45 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Baton Rouge Posts: 11	Abita Amber....Louisiana Proud! Warstiener ain't too shabby either

04-27-2007, 10:15 PM	#12
dfib XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Western Cheese-head Land Posts: 74	The lack of lacing and carbonation could be a water issue? Hard to say. I just drank the last of a rauchbier I made last year. Without question my best effort to date. I'll have to check my notes after I get moved into the new place, but I remember smoking a large amount of crystal and chocolate, #3 maybe? The honey porter that followed was a diaster by comparison. Too much malt and honey. The freakin beer is more along the lines of Barley wine... A little to much alcohol bite for my tastes! Cheers!

04-27-2007, 10:57 PM	#17
Niner4Tango XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SW Washington Posts: 446	Mmmmmm....Beeeeeeerrrrrrr! I've made about 6 batches of homebrew all total, but it's been a few years. I make a hoppy pale ale, like Full Sail or Sierra Nevada. Dang, I just might get inspired to go get my stuff out and whip up a batch...

04-27-2007, 11:09 PM	#18
billbrasky XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: suburban detroit Posts: 3,323	i am a big fan of virtually every sam adams beer, every Leinenkugel (http://www.leinie.com/ ) , and kalamazoo michigans own bells. Try the oberon and the bells double cream stout. Double cream stout is my favorite beer. http://www.bellsbeer.com/ ohh the best leinie is sunset wheat http://www.leinie.com/sw_page.htm thats currently my second favorite beer.

04-27-2007, 11:24 PM	#19
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,560	home brewing is something i'll get into one of these days. i love beer though. only found a few that i don't care for - usually the cheapy american brews that lack flavor.