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Is it true that New Glarus STOPPED making Fat Squirrel?

100% control of your brews. your in control of what goes in.

My 2 all time favorite books on smoking are SMOKIN with Myron Mixon and Slow Fire by Ray "Dr BBQ" Lampe

just tried my second brewing of the chocolate milk stout all grain kit from northern brewer with a few minor additions to up the chocolate flavor. my problem is i think it is 'watery' or thin in your mouth and i want to get a better mouthfeel a 'thicker feel' if you will. the first batch was the...

agree with above, have my B.C. set at 35-36 and get 84% eff. use S/S braid no stuck sparges. plus does a good job of crushing wheat, I run the wheat thru first, then add to uncrushed grains and run everything.

82-85 %

entered it in the S/H/V cat a. and it took second place, my blonde ale also took second

i read the BJCP guide lines and i will enter it in the S/H/V category A

I'm going to enter some beer at this years Iowa State Fair and had a question about what catagory i should enter my Chocolate Milk Stout. enter it in the stout category as a Sweet Stout or Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer or Specialty Beer?

Started with a 16 inch braid for my first few batches, cut it down to 8 inches and it still works great. have a coil of copper wire inside to to prevent any damage during the stirring process, and i stir pretty aggresively. i only sparge slow when i do a pumpkin ale otherwise once it runs clear...

Went thru a case of this this weekend, everybody loved it. will brew it again but i think i'll up the orange peel to 1 ounce to bump it up a little more noticeable. great recipe

boil in a few gallons of water with a cup or two of white vinegar for 10 -15 minutes, works great

I cold crash for5-6 days at 36 and then let it come up to room temp for a couple of days, never any issues:rockin:

Racked to secondary today, usually don't do secondary but i had the most vigorous fermantation ever, 5 gallon bucket at 68 degrees with wyeast american wheat and on the second day the air lock and the top and sides of the bucket covered in yeasty goo. smelled pretty good could pick up some lemon...