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swampdawg 
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| Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/26/12 at 11:11 pm)
Anyone cooking anything up? I am gonna do a rye pale ale in the morning
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Aubie Spr96 
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/26/12 at 11:40 pm to swampdawg)
Nothing planned. Maybe a revisit of my house pale ale.
This post was edited on 4/26 at 11:41 pm
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Fratastic423 
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 6:54 am to Aubie Spr96)
Probably won't have time to brew anything but will do some random other stuff, like kegging. Just bought the stuff to make a Belgian wit fermented with brettanomyces
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BugAC
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 8:32 am to swampdawg)
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I am gonna do a rye pale ale in the morning
I would really like to do one of these. I hear, though, that Rye can be difficult, because it acts like cement when wet and heated. Let us know how it goes. 
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swampdawg
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 9:22 am to BugAC)
I probably do this recipe more than any other. I have had few problems with sticky sparges with 15-20% rye. Rice hulls help but I am all out.
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SouthOfSouth
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 9:54 am to swampdawg)
I just moved my first brew Autumn Amber kit from Midwest to a secondary. Looks much redder than I expected, but hopeing for good results. My fridge I bought for my homebrews came in to sears yesterday so Ill pick it up and possibly work on making it into a keggerator.
Ill probably start my second brew next weekend.
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swampdawg
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:16 am to SouthOfSouth)
Nice. Yeah, the differences between red an amber are often subtle to me. It just depends on what dark grain was used. I find chocolate malt gives a pretty good red color.
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SouthOfSouth
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:35 am to swampdawg)
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I find chocolate malt gives a pretty good red color.
It was 2 oz. Special B, 8 oz. Crystal 80L, 2 oz. Roasted Barley specialty grains.
No Chocolate malt.
Rereading the description makes me feel like this is the right color:
This Amber Ale features a deep amber-red color balanced with selected flavoring and aromatic hops.
This post was edited on 4/27 at 10:37 am
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Fratastic423
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:43 am to swampdawg)
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Rice hulls help but I am all out.
I have plenty if you need some.
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swampdawg
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:50 am to Fratastic423)
Thanks man. I am pretty much done with this one. Almost time to chill. No sticking issues thankfully
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Fratastic423
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:51 am to swampdawg)
Oh I thought you meant the morning, as in tomorrow morning. Didn't realize you were doing a Friday brew session.
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BottomlandBrew
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:52 am to swampdawg)
Weather and temperatures are looking good for the next week or more to brew a saison. Might just have to make that happen this weekend.
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swampdawg
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 10:58 am to BottomlandBrew)
I have not brewed one of those in years. They always came out good though. I am not a huge saison guy. I really don't like saison dupont oddly enough.
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tetu 
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:17 am to swampdawg)
I picked up a saison recently for the first time in over a year. Cellar Door by that guy in maryland (cant think of the brewery name). If i dont like this one i'll give up.
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Fratastic423
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:19 am to tetu)
Stillwater is the brewery you are referring to.
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DEANintheYAY 
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:21 am to swampdawg)
My friend in San Diego is brewing this. I really want to try it out!
LINK
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BottomlandBrew
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| re: Homebrewing this weekend (Posted on 4/27/12 at 11:25 am to swampdawg)
Saisons are my favorite style to brew. I use the term "style" loosely as most of mine aren't BJCP saisons, but rather anything I use a saison yeast with.
I'm cheap and somewhat lazy, so in the summer months I use primarily saison yeasts that work with temps in the high 70s and low 80s.
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