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TheRedneck
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| 06-28-2012 03:48 AM / profile
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I'm curious...
As a fan of the hef, and being as lazy as possible, instead of using real lemon slices and keeping the leftovers in my fridge or whathaveyou, would buying a bottle of lemon juice be an adequate substitute? Same taste/result?
I don't want to ruin the beer, but I also don't want to buy a lemon just for a slice or two while the rest just goes bad in the fridge.
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~~Snake~~
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| 06-28-2012 09:15 AM / profile
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I do the same thing. However it's not as good as a real fruit. But a decent substitute
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William T. Sherman
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| 06-28-2012 06:18 PM / profile
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Yesterday I bottled my first home brew. I made some American Wheat beer from Northern Brewers. It still needs two weeks to carbonate, but the flat beer smelled and tasted great already. I can't wait to try it.
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~~Snake~~
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| 06-28-2012 08:13 PM / profile
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What's it called. Douchbag brew?
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Mockery
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| 06-29-2012 05:21 PM / profile
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Originally posted by: ~~Snake~~
Originally posted by: Mockery
Hefeweissbier or Hefeweizen: "hefe" is the German word for yeast. The prefix is added to indicate that the beer is bottle-conditioned (unfiltered) and thus might have sediment.
It's not bad to drink the sediment.......I sometimes have a lot of mine in my bottle conditioned homebrew.
All bottle conditioning means is that you add some sugar to your beer, upon bottling, and let the natural yeast inside the beer carbonate the bottle.
This is opposed to carbonating the beer with CO2 and using a reverse flow beer siphon to prime and bottle each beer.
Depending on the beer, I usually leave the sediment on the bottom and poor until I reach it (leaving the rest). Otherwise it gives me gas if the yeast is too fresh.....
On a Hefeweizen I drink the entire thing. Since the yeast never flocculates all that well and it usually isn't as abundant as a homebrew. Don't drink too much of it or:
Aint that the truth........
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Mockery
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| 06-29-2012 05:22 PM / profile
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Originally posted by: William T. Sherman
Yesterday I bottled my first home brew. I made some American Wheat beer from Northern Brewers. It still needs two weeks to carbonate, but the flat beer smelled and tasted great already. I can't wait to try it.
Northern Brewer........god damn you!!
I ideologically hate having any similar interest with you.
Should be yummy, what was your Original Gravity?
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TheRedneck
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| 06-29-2012 05:24 PM / profile
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Beer Bread - Courtesy of my friend Jeremy
3 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
12oz beer (Budweiser recommended)
1/2 cup melted butter
Preheat oven to 375
Mix dry ingredients
Mix in beer
Pour into greased/buttered loaf pan
Pour melted butter over loaf
Bake at 375 for 40 min
Turn down to 350 for last 20 min
Feast.
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William T. Sherman
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| 07-01-2012 01:03 PM / profile
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Originally posted by: Mockery
Originally posted by: William T. Sherman
Yesterday I bottled my first home brew. I made some American Wheat beer from Northern Brewers. It still needs two weeks to carbonate, but the flat beer smelled and tasted great already. I can't wait to try it.
Northern Brewer........god damn you!!
I ideologically hate having any similar interest with you.
Should be yummy, what was your Original Gravity?
I didn't take the reading. Between being stoned & drunk and it being my first brew I didn't want to do anything I thought was unnecessary. Plus I was too busy worrying about the sanitation process to think about anything else. Now that I've gotten the hang of it and streamlined the process a little I'll be sure to do it from here on out. Now I just need another kit or recipe so I can start my next one. Got any recommendations? I mostly prefer the various German & Belgian styles and shy away from porters/stouts and anything too hoppy.
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Mockery
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| 07-01-2012 07:01 PM / profile
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Originally posted by: William T. Sherman
Originally posted by: Mockery
Originally posted by: William T. Sherman
Yesterday I bottled my first home brew. I made some American Wheat beer from Northern Brewers. It still needs two weeks to carbonate, but the flat beer smelled and tasted great already. I can't wait to try it.
Northern Brewer........god damn you!!
I ideologically hate having any similar interest with you.
Should be yummy, what was your Original Gravity?
I didn't take the reading. Between being stoned & drunk and it being my first brew I didn't want to do anything I thought was unnecessary. Plus I was too busy worrying about the sanitation process to think about anything else. Now that I've gotten the hang of it and streamlined the process a little I'll be sure to do it from here on out. Now I just need another kit or recipe so I can start my next one. Got any recommendations? I mostly prefer the various German & Belgian styles and shy away from porters/stouts and anything too hoppy.
Sanitation is certainly huge.......
Too little and you get something that turns out infected and completely rancid. Too much and you will no doubt taste the sanitation tinge in the final beer.
So I know where you are coming from with not wanting to do any excessive steps that could introduce contamination.
I have found that the rating and reviews are pretty solid at Northern Brewer.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/brewing/recipe-kits/extract-kits
I just made the Caribou Slobber Extract Kit and it was an amazing Brown Ale that I am still enjoying.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/shop/caribou-slobber-extract-kit.html
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Mockery
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| 07-01-2012 07:15 PM / profile
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Brewing is a really fun and addictive hobby.
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TheRedneck
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| 07-02-2012 10:18 PM / profile
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Rogue Ales, Newport OR - Mom Hefeweizen
"Mom Hefeweizen is a refreshing, Belgian style blonde ale, infused with Rose Petals from Eugene, Oregon."
This time it is mah pic. Dinner of split pea soup w/ pieces of thick cut bacon, beer bread (recipe above), and Rogue Ale hefeweizen.
Mmmmmmmm.
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TheRedneck
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| 07-04-2012 01:02 AM / profile
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Bought a 6 pack at the store the other night.
Widmer Brothers Bewing, Portland OR - Hefeweizen
"Meet the beer that started it all. Our naturally cloudy flagship brew starts with the highest quality wheat. It's bold, clean flavor and pronounced citrus and floral aromas are what define American-style Hefeweizen. So pour yourself a cool, cloudy glass, finish with a lemon and enjoy the original."
The prost (German for "toast") under the cap: "To no one seeing you fall."
Not mah pic.
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William T. Sherman
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| 07-04-2012 01:20 PM / profile
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So a I opened up a few of those Northern Brewer American wheat beers last night, and the taste and smell changed considerably in the week since I bottled them. It was still good, but considerably less "wheaty" and much darker then before. It's way too hoppy for it to taste anything like a standard wheat beer. I'd describe it as more of a brown ale that smells and tastes slightly bready. I like it, but I'll prolly pass on making it again. Although I'll give the rest of them another week in the bottles before I open up any more and make my final decision. Overall, I'd say it's a wheat beer for people that don't actually like wheat beers.
Post edited by William T. Sherman at 7/4/2012 1:22:53 PM
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Mockery
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| 07-04-2012 02:47 PM / profile
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Originally posted by: William T. Sherman
So a I opened up a few of those Northern Brewer American wheat beers last night, and the taste and smell changed considerably in the week since I bottled them. It was still good, but considerably less "wheaty" and much darker then before. It's way too hoppy for it to taste anything like a standard wheat beer. I'd describe it as more of a brown ale that smells and tastes slightly bready. I like it, but I'll prolly pass on making it again. Although I'll give the rest of them another week in the bottles before I open up any more and make my final decision. Overall, I'd say it's a wheat beer for people that don't actually like wheat beers.
It's amazing what time will do to a homebrewed beer.
Always keep some around, in a cool closet or whatever, so that you can try it over the following months and years to come. Homemade beer usually always gets better with time, with the exception of hoppier beers.
The hops taste rolls off and eventually gets replaced with a malty flavor.....that might be a good thing for you (if you hate hops).
I opened a brown beer that was made a few years ago and I don't remember it ever tasting so nice.........so either it changed dramatically, or my own individual taste buds did.
The fact that it's not contaminated, from your description, is a major accomplishment entirely in itself.......
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Mockery
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| 07-04-2012 02:49 PM / profile
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Another idea is to look for clone kits, to beers that you know you already like, and use that as a reference point, base recipe, in future home brewing.
Moorebeer.com
and
http://www.austinhomebrew.com
Have some great clone kits in my experience.
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William T. Sherman
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| 07-05-2012 12:41 PM / profile
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Yea, I think Imma try making clones of Weihensteephaner Vitus. Now that's a wheat beer. There's a lot of beers I wanna try making though; something light and floral or with honey while it's still summer, a pumpkin ale or oktoberfest in time for fall, a dark spicy ale for winter, and tons more. I'm gonna need to buy some more buckets or carboys if I'm gonna manage all of it.
On a related note, I found a duane reade with a draft beer bar in Brooklyn the other week, and they sell growlers (twist cap) and 32 oz flip top bottles for $3.99. I was looking at flip top growlers online and the cheapest I could find them was $10 each in a case of six, and that was before shipping. I think I'm just gonna get a shit ton of these 32 oz ones now. Way cheaper this way, especially once you factor in the lack of shipping costs.
On an unrelated note, I brought a 6 pack with me to the bbq yesterday and the beer was a huge hit and everybody wanted to be my friend and all the girls gave me all the attention. Homebrew for life!
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Mockery
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| 07-06-2012 03:06 PM / profile
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Originally posted by: William T. Sherman
Yea, I think Imma try making clones of Weihensteephaner Vitus. Now that's a wheat beer. There's a lot of beers I wanna try making though; something light and floral or with honey while it's still summer, a pumpkin ale or oktoberfest in time for fall, a dark spicy ale for winter, and tons more. I'm gonna need to buy some more buckets or carboys if I'm gonna manage all of it.
On a related note, I found a duane reade with a draft beer bar in Brooklyn the other week, and they sell growlers (twist cap) and 32 oz flip top bottles for $3.99. I was looking at flip top growlers online and the cheapest I could find them was $10 each in a case of six, and that was before shipping. I think I'm just gonna get a shit ton of these 32 oz ones now. Way cheaper this way, especially once you factor in the lack of shipping costs.
On an unrelated note, I brought a 6 pack with me to the bbq yesterday and the beer was a huge hit and everybody wanted to be my friend and all the girls gave me all the attention. Homebrew for life!
Not a bad beer wish list at all.......
I will also definitely do some kind of pumpkin ale for Halloween this year.
Weihenstephaner makes some phenomenal stuff.......certainly wouldn't mind a clone of any of their great beers.
Hard to believe that they are almost going on their 1000 year anniversary celebration .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weihenstephan_Abbey
I also started using growlers in replacement of carboys for my secondary fermentation. It's a great way to experiment with oak aging, dry hopping, cocoa knib, vanilla bean, etc, additions without sacrificing an entire batch to some unconventional taste ideas.
There are a lot of ways to cut cost corners and it looks like you are finding some great mechanisms over there.
It's also amazing how homebrewed beer can be such a hit when all we have to do is boil water, like soup, and sanitize a few containers. Yeasties do all the hard work for us.......haha
Be sure to keep this thread updated in your epic adventures......
Post edited by Mockery at 7/6/2012 3:08:00 PM
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~~Snake~~
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| 07-06-2012 06:40 PM / profile
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I just opened my first LANDSHARK island lager. It's so fucking hot here I feel like I'm on some Island paradise(except we have lots of white trash)
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Mockery
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| 07-09-2012 04:32 PM / profile
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Originally posted by: ~~Snake~~
I just opened my first LANDSHARK island lager. It's so fucking hot here I feel like I'm on some Island paradise(except we have lots of white trash)
Lagers are so very nice on a hot summer day.
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