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how about that.  middle ages is a pugsley system.  never would have guessed. they are brewing some nice beers… unlike many other pugsley systems.

To tell you the truth.  The first time I tried the Middle Ages Impaled Ale, I loved it.  As time went on it got more and more buttery.  Now I cannot stand it, the level has gotten so high that the hops cannot hide it anymore. It is all yeast driven. I still have some old Druid Fluid I haven’t been willing to touch for fear it might be butter as well. So in a nutshell, my opinion of their beers is very different from yours. Cheers, Mike

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Magic Hat uses it on most of their beers I believe

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Are there any commercial beers fermented with Ringwood? I know a lot of brewpubs use it, but I don’t think any in my area do.

One of our local brewpubs (South Street Brewery, Charlottesville, VA) has just recently started using Ringwood.  In the first couple of batches they brewed with it, I noticed a distinct diacetyl problem.  The diacetyl isn’t noticeable (to me) any more, but I’ve noticed that all of their beers seem slightly less attenuated (sweeter finished product). — Lafe Homepage:    http://www.lafes.net/ Forums:      http://forums.lafes.net/ Beer Forum:  http://forums.lafes.net/index.php?act=SF&f=3

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Are there any commercial beers fermented with Ringwood? I know a lot of brewpubs use it, but I don’t think any in my area do. One of our local brewpubs (South Street Brewery, Charlottesville, VA) has just recently started using Ringwood.  In the first couple of batches they brewed with it, I noticed a distinct diacetyl problem.  The diacetyl isn’t noticeable (to me) any more, but I’ve noticed that all of their beers seem slightly less attenuated (sweeter finished product).

Some people cannot taste diacetyl at all. Others can pick it up in even in trace amounts. I cannot stand it…. Cheers, Mike

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Some people cannot taste diacetyl at all. Others can pick it up in even in trace amounts. I cannot stand it….

Very true.  I can detect it in appreciable quantities, but don’t have any problems with trace amounts.  Note that I’m not complaining!  This way, I can still drink Red Hook ESB. <g  Though, to be fair, I can still pick out the diacetyl, it just doesn’t bother me much. — Lafe Homepage:    http://www.lafes.net/ Forums:      http://forums.lafes.net/ Beer Forum:  http://forums.lafes.net/index.php?act=SF&f=3

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how about that.  middle ages is a pugsley system.  never would have guessed. they are brewing some nice beers… unlike many other pugsley systems.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I am unsure if Cooperstown is a Pugsley system, but all of the Pugsley’s use ringwood.  I know Middle Ages in NY uses it.  I can usually taste the beers and tell you if they use Ringwood. They all taste buttery… Cheers, Mike

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Not that I expect you’d find it in AZ, but the Cooperstown Brewery in Cooperstown NY uses Ringwood for all their beers. They have a 20 bbl system, though I can’t remember their annual production. Anyway, they said they use the stuff almost indefinitely. When I asked how many generations they can go before replacing it, the tour guide (also one of the brewers) kinda looked at me cock-eyed. He didn’t seem to remember them replacing it. IIRC, it’s very picky about conditions and requires impeccable sanitation. — –Bob

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I’ve been wanting to try this strain for awhile, but most people seem to despise it, so I’m reluctant to drop any $ on it or ruin a batch. Are there any commercial beers fermented with Ringwood? I know a lot of brewpubs use it, but I don’t think any in my area do. Anyone here use Ringwood before? — Jay Swartzfeger Scottsdale, AZ

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Not that I expect you’d find it in AZ, but the Cooperstown Brewery in Cooperstown NY uses Ringwood for all their beers. They have a 20 bbl system, though I can’t remember their annual production. Anyway, they said they use the stuff almost indefinitely. When I asked how many generations they can go before replacing it, the tour guide (also one of the brewers) kinda looked at me cock-eyed. He didn’t seem to remember them replacing it. IIRC, it’s very picky about conditions and requires impeccable sanitation.

I am unsure if Cooperstown is a Pugsley system, but all of the Pugsley’s use ringwood.  I know Middle Ages in NY uses it.  I can usually taste the beers and tell you if they use Ringwood. They all taste buttery… Cheers, Mike

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