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| bio | website | glasscitybeer.com |
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| location | Toledo, OH | |
| age | 24 | |
| visits | member for | 9 months |
| seen | 2 days ago | |
| stats | profile views | 4 |
Just a regular guy who loves everything about beer. From growing raw ingredients, to packaging and serving it to everyone.
I started brewing in 2012 and my first batch was an extract kit that got infected. The following week I went in and spent the money on an all grain setup. In just my first year, I brewed less than 1000 gallons of beer, and at least 75 batches, and gave most of it away to friends and family. I am now planning and working on opening a brewery in Toledo, OH. It should open in early 2014.
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Sep 29 |
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LHBS Got my grain bill wrong. Suggestions? That's what I'm going to do. I am going to split it up into two smaller batches and add some orange/grapefruit zest to one and leave the other alone. I'm heading back to the LHBS to get the correct grain bill as well. Nothing wrong with brewing two batches this weekend since I didn't brew last weekend. I'll report back here with how it all turns out. |
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Sep 28 |
asked | LHBS Got my grain bill wrong. Suggestions? |
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Sep 7 |
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What are the easiest and hardest commercial beer bottles to re-use for homebrew? If you soak Magic Hat bottles in a high concentration of oxyclean / hot water they float off in about 15-20 minutes. Once the labels float off, you can wipe the glue off with no effort using your bare hands. I've successfully removed a lot of tough labels this way. There was a guy who had about 8 cases of magic hat bottles that I took off his hands and had all the labels off within about two days. |
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Aug 10 |
awarded | Scholar |
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Aug 10 |
accepted | Got first 2 kegs and need advice |
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Aug 10 |
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Got first 2 kegs and need advice Found a complete system on craigslist for $85 used. I'm thinking I may get it. Right now I can only brew to a capacity of 10 gallons. Would I be able to move my batch into the keg after fermentation without it going bad? I assume keeping C02 in the tank would prevent oxidation, but is there anything else I need to be worried about? |
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Aug 6 |
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Amount of Water to Boil for Wort I just did an all grain batch over the weekend and used a tote filled with 30lbs of ice and a few gallons of water with added salt. My kettle was about 3/4 submerged and I got it to go from boil to 95*F in about 10 minutes. This method has worked wonderfully for me, and I have never used a wort chiller that can be bought from the home brewing supply store. For larger batches (I have a 10gal kettle) I could see this being problematic, though. |
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Aug 6 |
awarded | Student |
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Aug 6 |
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Got first 2 kegs and need advice Nice, that's actually a lot cheaper than what I was expecting. Is a 5lb tank enough for kegs of this size? Would there be any benefit (other than less refilling) if I went with, say, a 20lb tank? |
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Aug 6 |
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Got first 2 kegs and need advice I was able to get them opened and cleaned quite easily. Money really isn't an issue (but saving some/getting deals is nice), and I really would love to at least use one of these for serving. I was going to go with a 5gal keg, but there was no way I could pass these up. I like the idea of converting one of these into a kettle and may just have to do that. I know a couple of welders/fabricators that would do it for a 12 pack :) |
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Aug 6 |
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Got first 2 kegs and need advice There was no way I could pass them up at that price! Also, I have an old fridge that I stripped out (and put a sturdy shelve in) that I use for cold crashing up to 2 carboys at a time. One of these kegs will fit into it comfortably. |
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Aug 6 |
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Got first 2 kegs and need advice added 29 characters in body; edited title |
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Aug 6 |
asked | Got first 2 kegs and need advice |
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Jul 26 |
awarded | Editor |
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Jul 26 |
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Adding Vanilla Extract? added 25 characters in body |
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Jul 26 |
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Adding Vanilla Extract? I, too, LOVE vanilla. I'm making a brown ale with a lot of chocolate grain in it. I did take a small taste just before pitching the yeast, and the vanilla was definitely there. It was pretty tasty. I heard from a few sources that vanilla flavor fades quickly with time, and due to poor planning on my part (vacation) this will be going into secondary for about 3 weeks before I can get home to bottle it. I'm going to cold crash it for a few days and store it in the bottles for another 20 days before opening. Also, I'm filtering the beans from the vodka and adding just the liquid to the beer. |
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Jul 25 |
answered | Adding Vanilla Extract? |
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Jul 25 |
awarded | Supporter |
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Jul 24 |
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Best beer to brew that will last a long time Be careful, though. If you store it at too cold of a temp it may cloud. |
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Jul 24 |
awarded | Autobiographer |
