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thats what i thought of when i saw that. bummer rowe is done, but good win by the terps. 5-2, not too shabby.

Ya. Not impressed with Brown's throws. But then, when is anyone? He's just not a passer.

picked up a mixed harpoon 12 pack. some IPA, rye PA, pumpkin and octoberfest. been trying really hard to expand outside of my love of hops with mixed results. the octoberfest was ok. the pumpkin was sweet and not really my thing. doublestroke- i had the terrapin rye too. it was pretty good, but my favorite rye is still the sierra nevada. the honey crisp wheat sounds really good.

of course, i missed the game. kept getting updates on my phone and was surprised the terps blew them out- at least from what id heard about indiana (that they were a decent team). how did CJ look?

kind of a weird game today. looked like a fairly decisive win on the scoreboard, but the stats and my eyes tell a different story. but, syracuse was 2-0 going into this game, and we beat them at home by 14, so i cant complain.

my thoughts precisely. unreal.

Sal conaboy is from my old high school in PA- Abington heights.

Where is everyone watching the game (besides being AT the game)? At my dads near Queenstown it's only on the big ten network, which he apparently doesn't subscribe to. Strangely, he doesn't get the HD channel, but the non HD channel is currently coming in. Wacky Hope I don't have to subscribe to btn just to watch my terps at my place.

Where do you get that? Got some flying dog truth imperial IPA tonight. Somehow I've never had it before. Not too shabby. Got a little bit of that sharp initial bite with not a ton of malt balance, kind of like I was saying above. I couldn't cut it with a knife, but still pretty good.

I think I'm with you on the IPAs. Love loose cannon and torpedo, Lagunitas Maximus, just had some Elysium immortal that I liked. but I actually don't love dogfish 60 minute, for example. It's ok, but I kinda feel like it's missing the malt body to balance the hops. Kind of like snapperhead ipa. I think a lot of regular IPAs are a bit like that. Lots of hops and that's it.

HB- So, my dad had already bought the ingredients for the IPA- basically the same as the last one. The only difference was not adding the cascade hops as a dry hop. He used 1.5 oz chinook and 2 total oz of cascade, added at 45 and 58 minutes of a one hour boil. Also he used 7lbs malt extract and English ale liquid yeast (we used dry yeast last time) A few things my dad definitely does wrong- he definitely has a habit of rinsing stuff after it's been sanitized in the no rinse sanitizer (it's chlorine free). Years ago, I remember him making a point of emphasis about how you don't have to rinse after sanitizing, so god knows why he does it now. He said we didn't have to splash the cooled wort cuz we used spring water which is oxygenated, plus we pour it into the fermenter with the added spring water. I don't think he gets the importance if this concept. Basically, he seems to follow the same carbon copy formula he uses to make his other beers (besides changing a few ingredients). I don't think he realizes that different beers benefit from different nuances. Oh, and he only cooled the wort (about 2.5 gallons) for about 8 minutes in a sink full of ice water and didn't check the temperature. He says he knows it'll " cool to room temp based on experience", so that's a potential problem. I told him I was getting him a wort chiller anyway and relayed what you said about hops and stuff in the suspension. Anyway, that's about all I can think if at the moment. So, I'm crossing my fingers and just hoping for the best. If nothing else, I at least have a much better grasp on the basics of home brewing. Next time I'll follow your recipe. Thanks again HB. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Yep. I've done that one. It's good stuff

thanks, HB. that sounds awesome. think i may be brewing this weekend. i'll let you know how it goes.

i think the extract is the way he does it, so that sounds good. no rush on the recipe- i wont be starting anything til this weekend at the earliest.

So, my dad thinks that he dry hopped the beer at the wrong time. I'm fuzzy on the details, but that's his basic explanation. I asked if he followed a specific recipe for this IPA, and he said no- he just got the basic ingredients and went from there, which seems to be the wrong way to do it. (I'm a littke surprised he could tell it was ruined, since it tasted basically like all his other beer.) I'd like to do it step by step following a tried and true recipe. Do you have any good, foolproof IPA recipes you could share? Btw, he did give me his "home brew for dummies book" which I'm reading. He doesn't seem to follow all if it's advice, strangely.

Thanks, HB. I think I'll definitely take your advice on the wort chiller. My dads been making beer for 20 years and I'm surprised he doesn't have one already. Been googling and I've seen a few that look pretty good. Any you'd recommend? Or is one as good as another? Gonna talk to dad a little more about his methods. I think his yeast choice may have something to do with his results, among a few potential other things. I'll update tomorrow. Thanks again.

Hb- awesome information. Way more that I could have hoped for. I really appreciate it. One thing- you're saying that I should splash around the wort before pitching the yeast? But only after it's cooled below 80 degrees, right? And I should avoid splashing around the beer for the remainder of the brewing process? I'll try to find out more today about exactly how my dad makes his beer. There's definitely something he's doing that's producing these wheat beer-like flavors, as all of his beers taste like that. And he definitely rinses stuff after sanitizing which is not good. I'll have to find out what sanitizer he uses. Thanks again. I'll try to update.

not too shabby. ive said before, i have a really good deal with comcast (somehow) but if i could get internet alone at a good price, i'd love to cut the cord.

i would like to join this thread. who do i send my dues to? where do i sign? GO TERPS! seriously, i'm a terp and i do think the terps could be pretty good this year. i like the QB, and i love the WR's. as for the basketball team, good luck, mark turgeon.

who do you have, and how much do you pay, if you dont mind me asking.

the only thing stopping me from going in this direction is the cost of getting internet alone (as opposed to my tv/internet/phone package). its been a minute since i checked, but getting internet at my house costs something like $60 a month, but my package costs less than $100 (i have a really good deal with comcast). so its worth it for me to get the bundle. now, if i could get internet at $25 a month or something like that, i'd consider doing away with the cable. btw, old bay, did you see your boy brad edwards on comcast sports net 2 weeks ago with brian mitchell? he was on talking about becoming the new AD for george mason. good dude.

homebrew enthusiasts!- i have a question for you. my father has been brewing his own beer for about 20 years. the problem is, every one of his beers, no matter what kind he's trying to make- tastes like a moldy wheat beer. (my dad happens to like wheat beer, i, on the other hand, would rather drink a miller lite. theres just something about the taste of a wheat beer that gags me- more on that in a minute) now, he thinks his beers are all great. and, from private conversations with people who have had his beer, they seem to think its actually not bad. very few people react to his beer the way i do. i do my best to not let him know i think his beer tastes like wet cardboard wrapped in band aids because i dont want to hurt his feelings (that, and most people cant taste what i taste in his beer, so whats the use?) i recently made my first real batch of beer- with his help- (ok, he did it and i helped. and it was kind of my second. the gimmicky gallon jug blond ale my sister in law got me for christmas actually tasted ok- as in, not terrible. it tasted like a light beer, and i was actually happy with that, despite liking light beers about as much as i like wheat beers). my first real attempt at home brewing was an IPA, of course. its been a month, so. i just opened it -and it tasted exactly like my dads other beers. like wet cardboard and band aids. now, i've had several other peoples home brews. virtually every other one i've had is amazing. full, hop flavor, or other flavors, with absolutely no phenol, chemical taste. i've done some googling on the problem, and there are a few things my dad does which may be the cause of the problem. first, he uses some kind of sanitizer (i think its an acceptable, fool proof one, but i'll look more into it, as this is a potential problem within itself) to sanitize everything. then, he'll take the siphon tube, stopper, whatever he sanitizes, and rinses it AGAIN in a water and dish detergent (just a drop, but still.....WTF?) solution. i have a feeling this is one potential problem, especially if hes using regular tap water (its well water, filtered to remove arecenic). i know he uses spring or purified water for the actual beer, but for the rinse, i'm not 100% sure. another potential problem is the 'aeration' of the wort when its too warm. i'm actually not aware that he actually aerates it, as i have made beer with him a couple of times and can't recall it. he does take his 5 gallon kettle and cools it in water with a few ice cubes in it for a few minutes, but i'm not sure that all he should be doing before transferring it to the fermenting bucket. i dont think theres a problem with splashing the brew as we bottle it, or not filling it enough. and i think he just scrubs and sanitizes the bottles really well, but there could be a secondary rinse involved there, as well. i'm not sure. oh, and he does gently squeeze the wort bag, which many frown upon. to be fair, its a really gentle squeeze, as he is conscious of the fact that this could be bad. so, its probably not an issue. hell, i've squeezed the bag myself, and its really not even a squeeze. more of a 'touch'. anyway, sorry for the wordiness. i'm not sure if i'm explaining the problems with the flavor properly- obviously, if someone with a sensible palate tasted it, they would likely be able to be able to pinpoint the problem. any thoughts from my brew loving brethren would be appreciated!

http://www.taplist.at/BellyBusters/Bellybusters in OC. (Maybe- can't tell for sure going by the website- also looks like they have loose cannon.)

love lagunitas- those two brews in particular. really awesome stuff. good stuff. gonna be having me some of that on a pontoon boat on the bay around this time tomorrow got a 12 pack of the sam adams 'deconstructed latitude 48 IPA' yesterday. so far, i've only had the zeus, but it was really good. i like their rebel IPA more than the latitude 48, but still looking forward to trying the rest. http://www.brewbound.com/news/samuel-adams-latitude-48-ipa-deconstructed-variety-pack-available-this-month

Where did you have it on tap? I gotta hear more about this