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#21 MyaCullen

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Posted 18 July 2014 - 02:19 PM

the sulfite knocks it right out - like campden tabs and chlorine

ahhhh



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Posted 18 July 2014 - 02:38 PM

I used an entire packet of star anise also, the beer tasted great -but you had to force yourself to get past the Aroma. Another lesson learned-  "NOT everyone at the LHBS  knows what there talking about "

 

 

 

I made a brew w/ some potatoes once. Nothing to write home about for me.( red beer- my buddy kidded me because i did not use red potatoes,but the Idaho- :lol: )



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Posted 18 July 2014 - 02:44 PM

I used an entire packet of star anise also, the beer tasted great -but you had to force yourself to get past the Aroma. Another lesson learned-  "NOT everyone at the LHBS  knows what there talking about "   I made a brew w/ some potatoes once. Nothing to write home about for me.( red beer- my buddy kidded me because i did not use red potatoes,but the Idaho- :lol: )

Man, I knew some guys that would put anything in their beer. I knew a guy in CO who would just grab random berries off the tree in his backyard, freeze them and add them to the beer. I said, "what kind of berries?" and he would say, "How should I know? No idea". Oy.

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Posted 19 July 2014 - 12:59 PM

Hmmmm.... Adding random stuff...... Hmmmmmm.....ganja?

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Posted 19 July 2014 - 02:10 PM

Hmmmm.... Adding random stuff...... Hmmmmmm.....ganja?

I thought that discussion was not allowed on this site.

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Posted 20 July 2014 - 05:42 PM

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Posted 23 July 2014 - 11:26 AM

what stoutfan said.

 

Doing the boil with a lid on provided some very nasty beers.  I was trying to be cheap and save $1 in propane...



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Posted 23 July 2014 - 12:17 PM

what stoutfan said.

 

Doing the boil with a lid on provided some very nasty beers.  I was trying to be cheap and save $1 in propane...

mmm DMS



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Posted 23 July 2014 - 12:28 PM

mmm DMS

 

Guy at the LHBS made a celery beer once. Tasted like a giant pile of DMS. We asked why he made it, "I like celery". Suits him, who am I to judge....

 

 

...It was freakin terrible.



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Posted 23 July 2014 - 12:31 PM

my Cousin and his brewbuddy Mike in Alaska make an IPA with cucumber



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Posted 23 July 2014 - 01:09 PM

Guy at the LHBS made a celery beer once. Tasted like a giant pile of DMS. We asked why he made it, "I like celery". Suits him, who am I to judge....

 

 

...It was freakin terrible.

If you talk real nicely to Seagis, he may send you a celery soda.  

 

And before you dismiss it... I've got to tell you it was one of the most refreshing soda's I have ever had.  I think it was a brand called Cele-Ray's.

my Cousin and his brewbuddy Mike in Alaska make an IPA with cucumber

What exactly will cucumber bring to the party?  I can't imagine that it would bring any flavor... and if anything just more water.  Or was it just to say "it's a cucumber beer"?



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Posted 23 July 2014 - 01:42 PM

If you talk real nicely to Seagis, he may send you a celery soda.  

 

And before you dismiss it... I've got to tell you it was one of the most refreshing soda's I have ever had.  I think it was a brand called Cele-Ray's.

What exactly will cucumber bring to the party?  I can't imagine that it would bring any flavor... and if anything just more water.  Or was it just to say "it's a cucumber beer"?

Caleb said it adds a crispness to the beer



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Posted 23 July 2014 - 01:42 PM

Cucumber has a distinct flavor. Cigar City has a Cucumber Saison that won a gold medal at GABF a couple years ago. I tried it and hated it. It tasted like the cucumber/ginger salad you get a sushi place.



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Posted 23 July 2014 - 01:50 PM

Cucumber has a distinct flavor. Cigar City has a Cucumber Saison that won a gold medal at GABF a couple years ago. I tried it and hated it. It tasted like the cucumber/ginger salad you get a sushi place.

dammit this was suppose to be in the gimmick beer thread



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Posted 23 July 2014 - 01:52 PM

Previous comment deleted and put in gimmick :)

Edited by Steppedonapoptop, 23 July 2014 - 01:56 PM.


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Posted 23 July 2014 - 03:37 PM

my Cousin and his brewbuddy Mike in Alaska make an IPA with cucumber

When I was in Edinburgh last month, Brew Dog had their Punk IPA in one of those engines that infused juniper and cucumber. I gotta tell ya, I hate IPAs (yes, I know, I'm broken), but it wasn't bad. I liked it a lot.



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Posted 23 July 2014 - 03:46 PM

When I was in Edinburgh last month, Brew Dog had their Punk IPA in one of those engines that infused juniper and cucumber. I gotta tell ya, I hate IPAs (yes, I know, I'm broken), but it wasn't bad. I liked it a lot.

I can see the flavor of juniper possibly going well with some hops. 




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