Recent content by pauljmccain

Had it while in Louisville last week. Speaking of which, there are some incredible beer bars downtown. But this one was OK, not great.

This thing is still bubbling pretty frequently through the blowoff tube after a week of fermenting. Tons of pumpkin sitting at the top and bottom. I'm going to try to wait until the pumpkin all falls down before racking to secondary.

If it is successful, you are unequivocally setting yourself up for failure by limiting your original capacity for growth. Eliminating risk = eliminating both bad risk (failure) and the chance of successful growth. I'd say go for it if you want it to be a hobby in your retirement. But if you...

I would buy a good iteration of the "Brew Tycoon" game. I love tycoon type games. However, I don't do the Facebook "your friend needs Centennial Hops for his beer!" type games. It's not a brewing replacement guys, obviously we all enjoy brewing over playing videogames. It's just a fun game...

^^^ I thought the same thing. Though you could explain it away easily... that guy's fighting this beer!

+ 5 gallons Maple Pumpkin Rum Ale 25,374 + 5 = 25,379 Gallons

Moral of the story: someone needs to open a reverse-biergarten.

I was drinking a pint or two every night when I first got my kegging setup. Started dieting since then and now I only have a pint or 2 1 or 2 days a week, and usually on Fridays and Saturdays.

I pour it around in the yard and claim it as a fertilizer to others in the house. I sure hope it is.

It's brew day! This is extract, but yeah, it's being added to the boil. I guess I'll find out what happens. Here's my (tweaked) recipe. Using US-05 because I have a ton. 6 lbs Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) (60 minutes) 1 lb Dark Dry Extract (17.5 SRM) (60 minutes) 12.0 oz Maple Syrup (35.0 SRM)...

I'm including some Maple flavor extract in the secondary along with the rum and spices.

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It doesn't matter how fast they ferment, it matters how fast they are good to drink, conditioning included. I'd say that wheat beers are ready to drink the fastest, from brewing to glass.

Send a letter out to your representatives, the board, and governor explaining to them why you are moving to RI to start your new business. Write it well, and gently remind them of how much revenue and business will be lost in the state due to your decision to open there, because of the...

You'll be fine.