HOMEBREW Digest #215 Sun 30 July 1989

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	FORUM ON BEER, HOMEBREWING, AND RELATED ISSUES
		Rob Gardner, Digest Coordinator

Contents:
  Re: Why not to boil grains (Dr. T. Andrews)
  Yellow Dog (Dr. T. Andrews)

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---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 29 Jul 89 8:54:59 EDT From: Dr. T. Andrews <ki4pv!tanner at bikini.cis.ufl.edu> Subject: Re: Why not to boil grains It's true that boiling grains is not generally advised. However, the practice mentioned in the most recently arrived issue of the digest (take hot water off stove and steep) is not the easiest way to do the job. I drop the grain bag in the water as it is heating, jostle and annoy it to assure good extraction, and pull it out when the water starts to boil. Same procedure is used when adding crushed grains to wort for an all-grain brew: I don't mash the un-mashables, but just soak them in the wort until it boils. Hint for people who don't like the flavour of burnt nylon: tie the grain bag to the handle of the kettle so that it doesn't touch the bottom. -- ...!bikini.cis.ufl.edu!ki4pv!tanner ...!bpa!cdin-1!ki4pv!tanner or... {allegra attctc gatech!uflorida uunet!cdin-1}!ki4pv!tanner Return to table of contents
Date: Sat, 29 Jul 89 13:10:52 EDT From: Dr. T. Andrews <ki4pv!tanner at bikini.cis.ufl.edu> Subject: Yellow Dog It's fairly warm today (96 in the shade, according to the thermometer), and I've foolishly been out working on my property clearing away briars, watering the new limes and grapefruits, and generally working up a sweat. I got back home, pulled out the first bottle of #26, the yellow dog beer which started a few weeks ago. Good stuff. Two cans of yellow dog, with three pounds of crystal, made a very refreshing beer. I used bullion for the whole boil, and hallertaur for the last half-hour or so. Next time I'll add a bit more hops at the end to increase the aroma; I like a nice, hoppy beer. Advice: it's a good deal. For the money (less than $8/can), you can't go wrong. Shipping & COD charges will raise the price a lot, so you may want to buy a case and let them pay the charges. Even at two cans/batch it's still cheaper than buying beer, and of course we all have opinions about store-bought beer anyway. -- ...!bikini.cis.ufl.edu!ki4pv!tanner ...!bpa!cdin-1!ki4pv!tanner or... {allegra attctc gatech!uflorida uunet!cdin-1}!ki4pv!tanner Return to table of contents
End of HOMEBREW Digest #215, 07/30/89
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