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Ill look for that. As to the root beer suggestions by others, Im trying to replicate the process for him. He can be fairly particular about doing things a certain way. He wants to have to make something and age it, which I suppose could work with a root beer. He wants to keg it, and Im...

My son (10 yo) likes helping me brew and would like to try brewing his own. Of course there is the issue of alcohol. Im happy to give him a sip of the beers we brew together, but here hes looking for something he can drink. There is also the fact that he still has a child's taste profile and...

Im planning on stopping by. PS, I should be able to make the 20th if you have another meeting then.

I have a couple of things happening this afternoon. Ill do my best to make it, but am not sure if it will work out.

Before I was of legal age, I drank what I could get my hands on. But given a choice, I would try something different. Not that there was much choice available back then. But a friends father did introduce me to a scotch ale once, and once in a while I could find Samuel Smith's. Then there...

It was great to meet you all. Im looking forward to our next meeting in May! :mug:

Im sorry for the derail, but that is utter elitist claptrap. If you really like McDonalds, that is a good burger for you. Personally, I like the sharp flavor of blue cheese to contrast with the fatty goodness of the burger, but its not for everyone. I know a chef who swears the only...

So how do we find each other? Is there a password? A secret handshake? :) More seriously, is there a rezzie? Do we all meet at the bar? Just ask for the homebrew club? FWIW, Ill be a 6'2" bald guy in a dress shirt and slacks.

That's fine. I had assumed we would be buying some sort of food anyway. (I can see his point, if we don't buy anything, it kinda screws him.) Besides, some of us are likely to be coming straight from work. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

My first all grain, I didnt have a scale, so the whole grain bill was in 1lb increments, since the lhbs sold grain in 1lb packages. I called it K.I.S.S. IPA. I brewed a wheat beer on Father's Day last year, so I called it Father's Wit. Ill re-use a name, I have been working on an Rye IPA...

As long as its good with mgmt, Im not going to call the liquor board. :) Actually, I just checked the NJ statutes, and we are good at the state level. Unless Rochelle Park has a municpal rule banning it, it should be up to management. Cant think of any other issues there might be.

Yes, 4/1. For some reason I was thinking that the 1st was Monday. Meh. I blame lack of coffee. (And lack of beer.)

I think that having an opportunity to try each other's beers is a good idea. (I say this even though Im down to my last 4 bottles -- theres something fermenting though :) ) I might be a bit concerned that even if management of D&C are ok with it, there might be a legal problem with consuming...

Really? People here think it was presumptuous to ask for a discount? No. Just no. Presumptuous is the guy I work with who will negotiate with the waiter on how many shrimp come with his dish. But you know what? Most of the time he gets more shrimp than you. Im not saying you should...

I like IPAs. To the extent that they are stylish right now, I find it a good thing, because there are more varieties to try. But I can sympathize with the OP. Even though I like IPA's, I would be disappointed with a store that carried 75% IPAs. Because what I really like about beer is the...

This showed up in my facebook feed: http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/mar/25/star-trek-warnog-official-klingon-beer Thought if there were any trekkies here, they would be interested. Also thought it an interesting question -- Ignoring for the moment that the true audience is trekkies...

The "dunk sparge" is what I've been doing. From what I've read, there is a concern about the ph if your water to grain ratio is too high during the mash. And for the bigger beers there is a problem with all the grains and water fitting in a 8 gal pot. So I drop the grain bag into the top up...

Im only doing 5 or 5.5 gallon batches, but I am tending to "big" IPA's. My last has about 15lb of grains, holding that over the pot was a bit tiring. Those of you that BIAB, how much attention do you pay to the water temp while mashing? (Ie, are you adding heat several times during the...

I should be able to make that. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I have been doing BIAB for a bit. What is the advantage of moving to a mash tun? Other than it seems a fun, quick DIY project? I am guessing that it will allow me to hold temperature better, and therefore let the mash process proceed a little more hands off. (Now, Im checking temperature...