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Mat K.
Portland, OR
40 years old
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I got into homebrewing about 15 years ago. I bought a starter kit from the LHBS. It sucked, and after about 5-6 batches, I pretty much quit. Then in late '07 I randomly popped into the LBHS near my place of work. After purchasing ANOTHER starter setup, I made my first extract + steeping grains brew, which was slightly less sucky than my first few attempts many years ago. Then I found the HBT and said screw it - time to brew some decent beer - and went all grain. Now I keg, too. I've found brewing to be a great diversion from work and real life.

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06/12/2008

About 10 minutes into the boil on this bad mutha:

5.5 gallons
OG - 1.050
FG - 1.013
ABV - 4.9%

9 lbs Vienna
1 lb Crystal 10L
.5 Carapils

Mashed at 150 for 60 mins in 3.5 gallons.
Added 1.5 gallons and ran off to kettle.
3.5 gallons of 180 water and sparged to kettle to achieve 7 gallons in the boiler. I always aim for 5.5 gallons in the fermenter and expect to lose .5 galls to trub.

Glacier .5 oz 60 mins
EKG .5 15 mins
EKG .5 5 mins
EKG .5 0 mins

Safale -05

Going to cold condition for a few weeks after fermentation and see if I can get it to attenuate enough to fool people into thinking I used a SF lager yeast....


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Davidbarron7
01/30/2009

I'm David and a major duck fan season ticket holder and saw the "o". I've been at it for a year and meet up with a old high school buddy and we've combined our 6 years of experience and are doing ok. I like learning and thought that I'd say hello and talk to another duck and brew fan. Drop a line if you get a chance.