Brewing Master

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We like "Firebird" on 46th street between 8th and 9th. A bit pricey – they have all sorts cavier etc on the menu. . Its done like czarist Russia. Speaking of caviar, how about "Petrossian"?  Great food, comfortable restaurant.  One of my favorites.
Both pricey. Petrosian close [...]

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Ive only had NM and Elliot Ness from Great Lakes Brewing in CLeveland.  Both are fantastic, IMHO.  There are very few examples of the style left. I suspect that the buttered popcorn taste you got was from diacetyl, common in both ales and lagers.  It is often undetectable in ales because of [...]

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: It would be very interesting to see a reconstruction of the sinking, : such as was done for the Titanic. :         That may be difficult. With the Titanic, there were a     lot of eye witnesses, and even if their accounts of the [...]

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1. Is it possible for the homebrewer to replicate a cask conditioned pale ale?
Yes. The important thing when replicating cask conditioned beer is to make sure the beer is not too fizzy so either don’t over prime or make sure you can vent off some pressure before serving. 2. [...]

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You forgot turning a refrigerator into a microbrewery… Darn the things you can do with a used refrigerator…. Rob
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Dear Duct Tape Guy: How can I use duct tape to repair where my refrigerator is falling through [...]

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Hi, Teresa, What: Tucson 5000 USATF 5k run and 10k inline skate      USATF State Championship 5K Where: Tucson, AZ. 6:30AM When: June 1 Temp: Warm, maybe mid 70’s-low 80’s? Benefits: Flowing Wells Jr High CC Team
[report snipped but appreciated] Wow, great run! An AG [...]

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A simple rotary three phase convertor can be made from a single phase motor, say about 1 hp, turning by way of pulleys and a v belt, connected to a larger 3 phase motor (say about 5 hp)  You might have to play with the sizes of the pulleys to get it [...]

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Does anyone have a clone recipe for Oberon?  One that is tried and true?

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Does anyone have a clone recipe for Oberon?  One that is tried and true?
The following is from the June 3, 1997 HBD. Thanks go to Jeff Renner. Brewers HBD traffic is down a bit, so I thought [...]

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  5) technical problems — half way through "Proud Mary", we had to abort because our lead singer suddenly realized his acoustic guitar had come unplugged and, because he hadn’t been able to hear his (or any other) guitar, he was singing in the wrong key.  So we got that fixed [...]

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For x-mas I received a yeast culturing kit from Brewtek. Can any of these strains–C130 British Pale Ale #2,….
This is my favorite British ale yeast and I’ve maintained the same culture for 6 years or so.  This is a fast fermenter and flocculates like crazy.  The yeast finishes fermenting [...]