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    What wet-hopped beer would you make with Willamette hops?

    ESB perhaps?
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Sep 8, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    Do we have a homebrewer "network" or directory?

    Oddly enough, no. Nor did I ever actually live in Hershey. I grew up about an hour north of Philly in the Allentown area, went to college in the...
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jul 21, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    Do we have a homebrewer "network" or directory?

    Everyone should simply make their usernames "NameFromCity" and it would be super easy and no one would ever end up moving to a different state I...
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jul 21, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    Oktoberfest yeast....without lagering

    Gonna throw in another vote for alt yeast (I've used wlp036). I never found kolsch yeast to be particularly lager-y since it has a fairly...
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jul 18, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    Averagely Perfect NorthEast IPA - Poll #34 - Specific Concentrations for Chloride and Sulfates

    I had been banging the "need way more galaxy than citra" drum for a long time, but there was push back because of the price and availability of...
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jul 18, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    Averagely Perfect NorthEast IPA - Poll #33 - General Water Profile

    I'm actually pretty shocked that I'm the only vote for soft water with no added magnesium
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jul 15, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    What Homebrew Are You Drinking - July Edition

    Nope.
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jul 1, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    Averagely Perfect NorthEast IPA - Poll #27 - Fermentation Dry Hop Timing

    you get 5 gallons for fully participating ;)
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jun 30, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    Averagely Perfect NorthEast IPA - Poll #26 - Fermentation Dry Hop Variety(s)

    Ha, I'm the lone vote for Galaxy. I've been disappointed the previous few polls haven't put a heavier emphasis on galaxy vs. the other two so I...
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jun 29, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    Naming Your Brew

    Most of my beers end up getting called "IPA with Simcoe" or "English Mild Version 2", but occasionally I'll get super duper creative and call a...
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jun 28, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    Averagely Perfect NorthEast IPA - Poll #25 - FO/Whirlpool/Hopstand Hop Qtys

    I have some galaxy from yakima that's at 15%
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jun 27, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    What is the difference between a Refractometer and a Hydrometer?

    I prefer the refractometer due to the smaller samples used. I always hated wasting half a beer every time I wanted to check gravity, and it can...
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jun 27, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    Brewing Activities June 2016

    Cranked this out this morning. Glad I went extract. Would have been pushing it to fit an all grain batch in this weekend. Ended up losing quite a...
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jun 25, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    Averagely Perfect NorthEast IPA - Poll #23 - 10 Minute Hop Qtys

    I think from the onset this was going to be one where a lot of people would be waiting for the next hop crop to become available before brewing....
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jun 22, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing
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    Brewing Activities June 2016

    Completely agree. I love the all grain process and the freedom and control it gives you for recipe creation, but something I just wanna knock out...
    Post by: CurtFromHershey, Jun 22, 2016 in forum: Homebrewing