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Fratastic423 
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| Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:05 am)
What's on the brewing calendar for the weekend guys (and gals, are there any gal brewers who post here?)?
My plan is to brew a Belgian Trippel one of the two days. Probably will depend on if I get a starter going tonight or tomorrow morning. I am looking to make it traditional but slightly different. I have some Saaz hops (which would be on the traditional side for me) but I may use some German Perle or maybe some Vanguard. Going to enter this into the Karbach Pro-Am and then hopefully the NHC competition.
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LSUBoo 
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:08 am to Fratastic423)
We plan on doing a 10-gallon Rosemary IPA batch, probably Sunday morning. Come by if you want!
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Tiger Ryno 
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:09 am to Fratastic423)
the Pro-am is with Southern Star I believe, not karbach, but good luck with it. last year's pro-am winner is about to become a standard offering.
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BottomlandBrew
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:12 am to Fratastic423)
At lunch I'm going to run over and pick up some ingredients to brew at sunup in the morning. I love early morning brews. Going with a light saison in anticipation of warmer weather. ABV should be around 5%.
8 lbs Pils
1 lb Munich
1 lb Wheat Malt
1 oz Hallertauer (60)
.5 oz EK Golding (15)
.5 oz EK golding (flameout)
Wyeast 3711 French Saison yeast
Maybe some coriander, but I'll see how I'm feeling about that in the morning.
Playing with the idea of adding some strawberries in secondary, but again, we'll see how I feel and how it tastes when it comes that time.
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LoneStarTiger
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:14 am to Fratastic423)
I'll probably bottle my porter on Sunday
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Fratastic423
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:15 am to Tiger Ryno)
quote:
the Pro-am is with Southern Star I believe, not karbach
Nope, Karbach Carboy Classic. Belgian Trippel due on April 2nd.
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Zappas Stache
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:15 am to Fratastic423)
I have 12 gallons of porter to bottle.
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s14suspense
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:16 am to Tiger Ryno)
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the Pro-am is with Southern Star I believe, not karbach, but good luck with it. last year's pro-am winner is about to become a standard offering.
Everyone has a Pro-Am.
Just a competition with the opportunity for a Pro to brew an Amateur's beer for the pro am comp at GABF.
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Fratastic423
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:16 am to BottomlandBrew)
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Wyeast 3711 French Saison yeast
So much of a better yeast than the Belgian Saison
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s14suspense
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:17 am to Zappas Stache)
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I have 12 gallons of porter to bottle.
frick that....
We're brewing a chocolate porter that'll go in a bourbon barrel for Zapp's on Sunday morning.
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Fratastic423
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:19 am to Zappas Stache)
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I have 12 gallons of porter to bottl
I kegged 25 gallons on Saturday. I cannot imagine trying to bottle 12 gallons. 12 oz or 22's?
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s14suspense
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:21 am to Fratastic423)
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I kegged 25 gallons on Saturday. I cannot imagine trying to bottle 12 gallons. 12 oz or 22's?
Hopefully growlers 
Kegged our first all-grain beer last night. Will give it a proper taste today....
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BottomlandBrew
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:24 am to Fratastic423)
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So much of a better yeast than the Belgian Saison
By a long shot. The Belgian strains are too fickle. You have to baby them way too much. 3711 chomps through those sugars like it's nothing. After doing a few batches with the Dupont strain I tried 3711 and never looked back. 3711 and WLP670 American Famhouse are my two go-to yeasts.
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LSUBoo
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:25 am to s14suspense)
quote:
Kegged our first all-grain beer last night. Will give it a proper taste today....
Bring a growler tonight... I kegged a honey brown IPA a few days ago that we're going to try the hop randall out on tonight.
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s14suspense
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:26 am to LSUBoo)
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Bring a growler tonight...
We will see...
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rutiger 
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:31 am to LSUBoo)
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Bring a growler tonight... I kegged a honey brown IPA a few days ago that we're going to try the hop randall out on tonight.
Hell ya!
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s14suspense
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:32 am to rutiger)
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I kegged a honey brown IPA a few days ago that we're going to try the hop randall out on tonight.
Hell ya!
What is a Honey Brown IPA? Kind of like a Janet's brown?
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LSUBoo
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:41 am to s14suspense)
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What is a Honey Brown IPA?
A brew-gone-slightly-wrong that might actually taste good.
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Fratastic423
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:49 am to LSUBoo)
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A brew-gone-slightly-wrong that might actually taste good.
Way to pimp your beer.
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LSUBoo
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| re: Homebrewing - Plans for the Weekend (Posted on 2/15/13 at 10:52 am to Fratastic423)
It was supposed to be just a honey IPA, but I had to get darker crystal malt that I wanted from Marcellos, and then the efficiency was really low so we added some brown sugar. I haven't tasted it yet but the end result smelled pretty nice.
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