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Comment on What’s Infecting you? by Glass Bottles

Glass Bottles — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:28:33 +0000

I went through a pretty bad infection a few years back. It was so frustrating, but it is a past chapter in the every exciting book of home brews.

Comment on What’s Infecting you? by barleypopmaker

barleypopmaker — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:09:09 +0000

That’s a good question. The reason you want to replace any plastic equipment is because plastic can have tiny scratches or cracks from normal use. That is one of the downfalls of the plastic parts You can’t always see these cracks or feel the scratches, but they can be there. Even with a long soak and good sanitation, these tiny abrasions can house bacteria or wild yeast. Sometimes the sanitizer cannot get into the crack, either because of the size or there is a tiny air pocket. The foaming action of star san does help get into the cracks (or so they say) but this can still be an issue. I hope that helps you out.
Thanks, Jason

Comment on What’s Infecting you? by Novice Brewer

Novice Brewer — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:07:08 +0000

Why would you replace your hoses/filter even if you thought that was the cause? Wouldn’t sanitizing them REALLY well next time solve your problem? Are there some infections that are permanently in equipment no matter how much you sanitize?

Comment on Beer Evaluation by What’s Infecting you? « Barleypopmaker's Beer Blog

What’s Infecting you? « Barleypopmaker's Beer Blog — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 02:01:12 +0000

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Comment on A look at Sam Adams Longshot Beers Part 1: Lemon Pepper Saison by barleypopmaker

barleypopmaker — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 17:25:55 +0000

Thanks for the input Glass Bottles. I didn’t really think it was a bad beer, just when I think of the top winners from around the country, I expect a bit more. Maybe my expectations are too high. However, we have to remember that this was the winner of the employee competition. Boston Beer Co has 780 employees (http://www.answers.com/topic/the-boston-beer-company-inc). I am sure not all the employees enter, but if you figure 3/4 of them do, that is still quite an acheivement to beat out that many other homebrewers. Heck even if only 100 of them enter, that would be like winning BOS in a mid-sized competition. So I don’t want to take away from it, I thought it was very good (But not outstanding) and I will drink the other two in the six pack without any problem.

Comment on A look at Sam Adams Longshot Beers Part 1: Lemon Pepper Saison by Glass Bottles

Glass Bottles — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:25:49 +0000

I tried this one also, I was not impressed at all. I have come to expect more out of Sam Adams, so the next one should be very good!

Comment on Kohler Festival of Beer, well worth the price…. by barleypopmaker

barleypopmaker — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:26:41 +0000

It really was. The only part I didn’t like was the price of tickets. Every single event you went to you would need a ticket or weekend pass, which I normally wouldn’t mind. The problem was a day pass was about $140 or so if I remember correctly, I know it was over $100 for sure. That can get pricey if you want to attend all three days. But like I said, food was included so you would save a bit there.

Comment on Kohler Festival of Beer, well worth the price…. by Michael Bergman

Michael Bergman — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:43:26 +0000

Looks like it was a great time. I’ll have to make room on the calendar for this one next year!

Comment on Review of New Glarus Unplugged: Enigma by David M. Taylor

David M. Taylor — Mon, 24 May 2010 03:25:58 +0000

I just tasted the New Glarus Enigma last night. Well made to be sure — I picked up the sourness in the aroma, as well as a very low barnyardiness. Very nice. Flavor was same plus tart cherry and oak. The oak is nice in smaller amounts, but here I thought it was overdone. Of course, I guess they didn’t really try to control the amount of oak seeing as how it was aged in oak casks. But to me it distracted a bit more than it should. Maybe they aged it too long, or not long enough? I’m no expert but I guess I just don’t like oak THAT much. To brew this at home with little oak chips, I’d use a smaller amount to provide a hint without being overpoweringly woody.

Overall, this is a complex sipping beer, not one you want to slam three of. I’d score it in the upper 30s… maybe a 38. The extent of the oak took it down those few notches for me personally. But otherwise, what a unique and delicious brew.

Comment on Home Roasting Your Malts by Prepairing for an all home roast brew - - Home Brew Forums

Prepairing for an all home roast brew - - Home Brew Forums — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:30:49 +0000

[...] will home roast into some toasted malt (amberish?) and some crystal 40. I plan to use this write up http://barleypopmaker.info/2009/12/08/home-roasting-your-malts/ as a guide for home roasting. My only question is will roasting maris otter make a difference [...]

Comment on Review of New Glarus Unplugged: Enigma by Peter at Simply Beer

Peter at Simply Beer — Fri, 21 May 2010 01:38:32 +0000

Awesome, I can’t wait to try it! 42, that is a pretty big score for you. BTW, like the new layout and header image!

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Fri, 21 May 2010 01:30:55 +0000

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Comment on Capital Brewery Takes it in the Can by Glass Bottles

Glass Bottles — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:18:08 +0000

Wow… Never thought I’d see this day. I love Capital, this is a trend we are seeing happen quite a bit!

Comment on Review of Dundee Honey Brown Lager by barleypopmaker

barleypopmaker — Thu, 13 May 2010 17:24:48 +0000

Thanks Scott, I like the label with the bee on it myself. I agree with it is a good beer, but nothing outstanding. I think the key to liking this beer is to get beyond the “brown” label. I think today there are too many beer lovers who are expecting a bit more of nut brown ale when they see the “Brown” on the label. Those people will be disappointed. But if they notice that it is a lager, and not intended to be a brown ale, it really does it’s job. I just think the name will throw some people off. Dundee did hire a PR company to promote the re-release of the beer, plus several others. That is how I got this six pack, as part of a PR push. What sucks is they were going to send me more beer to review but the UPS and FedEx fiasco regarding beer shipments put an end to that.

Comment on Review of Dundee Honey Brown Lager by Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:42:11 +0000

Nice review!

I actually like the redesigned label better (right) but I understand that they switched back to the classic label (left) in an effort to reconnect to old fans of the beer that have moved on to different stuff. Not sure if changing the labels will help sales or not – I guess we’ll see!

I thought it was an enjoyable beer, but not something I’d work too hard on having again.