Cedar Rapids Brewing Society

I'll be working near downtown St Paul, not far from the Northern Brewer store. Dave had mentioned a good brewery/restaurant near there, I don't remember what it's called. We're going up this weekend to look at a few rentals, primarily in the Eagan, Apple Valley, Lakeville area. There were a couple p...

Guys, I haven't been very active in the club for the past 6-8 months or so, I've been ridiculously busy with work and home life. In any case, I've accepted a job in St. Paul and will be starting there in about a month. So I'm basically going to be even busier trying to get ready to move in time. I w...

I use a keg for my boil kettle. What's that, 16 gal? I like having the extra capacity. Less worry of boil over.  On Jul 14, 2012, at 8:06 AM, bf514921 <brew-equipment@crbeernuts.org ( brew-equipment@crbeernuts.org )> wrote: with a 20 gallon pot are there concers with a 5 gallon batch being to small ...

In da face!

You should just make it redirect every IE user to firefox or chrome's download page...

Yeah, I've never used it. I've just read you can. Can and should are two different things though, eh?

So I may or may not brew tonight. I really want to churn out a wheat beer and am debating over whether or not to do it tonight. I have some white labs yeast that I purchased probably in May. I wonder if I whip up a starter tonight when I get home from work, if it would be ready to pitch after only 6...

here's a good article on the crutch (aka foiling) http://www.amazingribs.com/tips_and_technique/texas_crutch.html I agree with this guy and never foil my pork. When I stopped foiling my ribs they took longer but got much better. Now, are you doing a loin roast or a tenderloin? If its pre-brined it s...

I haven't heard about the petroleum build up aspect, but I know you can use briquettes in a BGE or ceramic cooker. It will produce a lot more ash since its basically pressed hardwood particles held together with binders. It can be a bit of a pain to clean ash out of ceramic cookers. Also, it won't h...

Better Bottles rock. That's cool that the company is more than just a plastics manufacturer.  On Jun 17, 2012, at 8:37 AM, carrisr <brew-tech@crbeernuts.org ( brew-tech@crbeernuts.org )> wrote: Better Bottle has published a couple of papers on their site that are interesting. One is on the effective...

That's a good beer.  On Jun 13, 2012, at 8:32 AM, Lower Case T <shelf@crbeernuts.org ( shelf@crbeernuts.org )> wrote: Tapped our only keg of Sierra Nevada Southern Hemisphere yesterday. 4.50 a pint, 6 for a mug. -50cents for happy hour. http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/sierra-nevada-southern-hemisphere-...

Cool, I forwarded on your info.  On Jun 13, 2012, at 6:59 AM, daynelockheart <brew-equipment@crbeernuts.org ( brew-equipment@crbeernuts.org )> wrote: I would be interested in giving that fridge a new home. your friend can give me a call at 399-6253. Justin Post generated using Mail2Forum (http://www...

I have a friend who just moved who is giving away an older fridge. It's a top freezer setup. It works he says, it's just an extra that they acquired in the move. Judging from the looks/color of it, I'd say it's 25+ years old. If anyone is interested let me know and I'll pass along contact info.

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Right on. I've been trying to convince my father in law to get a gas smoker. He claims to not have the patience to learn charcoal, just wants as easy as possible.