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I'd saw off my leg for my grocery store to start carrying something besides shitty IPA's and Budweiser
  • My IPAs and my pilsners finish at the same final gravity. IPAs do not universally have a lot of sugar. It's the same as any other beer of similar alcohol content/starting gravity. If I got rid of the hops, I'd just have a strong English ale.

  • Hotel > AirBNB
  • I'm not assuming anyone will act in good faith. Developers should build whatever is profitable. If they build a whole building of new short term rentals, that will increase the amount of existing units that become available to long term rentals. It seems like you just don't like tourism in your area.

  • Hotel > AirBNB
  • I totally agree. More housing would be built if we were to just fix our broken zoning regulations and building approval processes but everyone is obsessed with banning Airbnb.

  • Hotel > AirBNB
  • Why would you want to ban short term rentals when you could instead build more housing supply? Short term rentals bring in tons of money not only to property owners, but to the local area at large. Housing isn't a zero sum game where in order to have short term rentals, long term rental supply must go down. Zoning laws make it impossible to build high density housing and approvals for large building projects are subject to the whims of the local planning board or city council rather than concrete laws and requirements. If we were to fix zoning regulations and improve approval processes, you could have plenty of housing supply for both short term rentals and long term, and the community would be better off.

  • Anyone have experience with brewing in a stainless steel fermenter?
  • If it's brand new, I strongly recommend passivating first with citric acid. Soaking in citric acid removes free iron at the surface, then the chromium will react with oxygen in the air to form a protective shiny barrier. I didn't passivate my kettle first and got a small buildup of iron in the trub and some slight staining. It's not a big deal and the beer is totally fine, but I still would do it if I bought another one. I just let it soak in acid, then wipe it clean with a paper towel (while wearing gloves) and let it air dry. Citric acid also removes beer stone from kettles and is pretty cheap.

  • What hops should i grow?
  • Actually I'd suggest buying hop plants. They are more established than rhizomes, so you will get hops sooner! I bought mine from great lakes hops I think and I would recommend them. I currently grow teamaker hops.

  • Any no-chillers?
  • I've been no chil brewing for about 5 batches now and have noticed no ill effects. In fact, I've made some of my best beers. The only thing I don't like is that cleaning the cube is a bit of a pain in the ass, and I don't have any surplus hot water to clean my pump and kettle with. I think I definitely end up using a lot less water overall though which makes me feel good. Water is cheap and plentiful where I am so that isn't a huge deal, though I do like the saved time during brew day. I'm trying to make my IPAs more bitter anyway so that part doesn't bother me.

  • Brew Review: Hybrid IPA

    Edit: I don't think my direct image upload worked: https://postimg.cc/tZS8wf04

    I've given the name "hybrid IPAs" to IPAs that were sort of the pioneers of neipas. Think Heady Topper, Focal Banger, Julius, or Pliny the Elder. The Alchemist is my main inspiration. These beers are much more bitter than a NEIPA, are loaded up with sulfates, may or may not have oats/wheat (I'm choosing not to add any), and aggressively dry hopped. I love me a good NEIPA, but I have decided I want to brew a more west coast style NEIPA. This is my first iteration and was brewed with the leftover hops and Kveik I had on hand.

    After a few days in the keg, this beer came out nicely but still isn't quite where I want it. I was a little under on my efficiency and ended up at 7.5% abv. I think it is a little too bitter for the fruity hops used. It needs something a little more dank to hold up to the bitterness. It could use to be a bit punchier as well as far as the hop bill is concerned. It's hoppy, but not quite the same hop saturation I am looking for. Over time I've come to believe that chlorides are overrated. Load up on sulfates in all IPAs if you ask me. The nose is mangos, pears, and orange, and the finish is like bitter tang in a good way. Even though it's bitter, it's remarkably easy to drink. This keg won't last long.

    Next time, I will be using verdant ale yeast and a different mix of hops. Likely Simcoe, ctz, and Amarillo, maybe some citra. I also got some cryo Amarillo which should add some real kick to the dry hop.

    Recipe for this beer:

    Double IPA

    8.2% / 17.7 °P Recipe by

    All Grain

    BrewZilla / RoboBrew 35L 68% efficiency

    Batch Volume: 5.47 gal (Kettle) Fermenter Volume: 5 gal

    Boil Time: 60 min

    Mash Water: 6.45 gal

    Sparge Water: 1.08 gal Total Water: 7.53 gal Boil Volume: 6.22 gal

    Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.056

    Vitals Original Gravity: 1.073

    Final Gravity: 1.014

    IBU (Tinseth): 153

    BU/GU: 2.10

    Color: 6 SRM

    Mash Temperature — 149 °F — 60 min

    Malts (13 lb) 13 lb (92.9%) — Thomas Fawcett Pale Malt, Maris Otter — Grain — 2.8 °L Other (1 lb 8 oz) 1 lb (7.1%) — Sugar, Table (Sucrose) — Sugar — 1.3 °L 8 oz — Briess Rice Hulls — Adjunct — 0 °L Hops (12.13 oz) 1.83 oz (71 IBU) — Magnum 11.2% — Boil — 60 min

    1.5 oz (43 IBU) — Idaho #7 12.5% — Boil — 20 min

    1.5 oz (25 IBU) — Mandarina Bavaria 7.2% — Boil — 20 min

    1.5 oz (9 IBU) — Idaho #7 12.5% — Aroma — 20 min hopstand

    1.5 oz (6 IBU) — Mandarina Bavaria 8.5% — Aroma — 20 min hopstand

    4.3 oz — BRU-1 14.9% — Dry Hop — 2 days

    Hopstand at 176 °F

    Miscs 2 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Mash

    12 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Mash

    0.43 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Sparge

    2.6 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Sparge

    Yeast Kveik Blend 75% Fermentation Primary — 68 °F — 14 days

    Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol Water Profile Ca2+ 140 Mg2+ 0 Na+ 9 Cl- 48 SO42- 277 HCO3- 9

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