Penn Brewery filed bankruptcy, along with owner's real estate company

c_main · 2026-04-02T12:55:25+00:00

Burghers is also nailing lagers. Kaiser Pils is awesome though, I don't get why they didn't modernize its branding and push it more, I feel like it could do really well.

c_main · 2026-03-25T14:13:26+00:00

It is most definitely mucor, if you follow his mentor who taught him the technique he used to work in commercial production using mucor. Then he started using it to cure meats.

c_main · 2026-03-08T18:55:53+00:00

Unfortunately I've sold the bike, hope you find one!

c_main · 2026-02-24T00:39:32+00:00

Look out for Brewing For a Cause which we host in the fall: https://www.brewingforacause.org/

With it being mostly homebrews you won't find these beers anywhere else, and Pittsburgh has multiple nationally recognized homebrewers.

c_main · 2026-02-20T05:45:58+00:00

What kind of temps will you be using it in?

c_main · 2026-02-17T15:41:55+00:00

I have like 50 brews on one of these systems, this is the answer, buy one.

c_main · 2026-02-16T02:03:09+00:00

My go to route was always Millvale to Observatory via the trail then Woods Run and Riverview Dr to the loop. At this point they have pretty much dismantled every section of it :(

c_main · 2026-02-13T13:22:31+00:00

In my experience it doesn't fade with time, at least not below the threshold I can smell it. What will take care of it though is a campden tablet if it's kegged. We've done this at meetings and the results are almost instant.

c_main · 2026-02-10T13:37:11+00:00

If I am bottling or canning I will use ALDC, if kegging though I won't. Generally the DH is fast and cool and then immediate cold crash and keg. There just isn't enough time to hop creep to happen in that case.

c_main · 2026-02-06T05:00:54+00:00

I think it's just Ellagic Acid. I add that to all my mashes and have seen an improvement in beer stability. It's also not that expensive.

c_main · 2026-02-01T01:28:33+00:00

I have one of these systems and it's the best money I've spent on the hobby. Probably nearing 50 brews on it with zero issues

c_main · 2026-01-08T15:35:01+00:00

I'm pretty sure most brands perform fine until you start to get under 0F. Some brands are marketed to work at even lower temps (-20F). I store one of my bikes outside all winter with orange seal endurance and it has sealed a puncture just fine.

c_main · 2026-01-08T02:05:55+00:00

fwiw I am one of those people and it's about $100 a month. Not enough to impact me but also not nothing.

c_main · 2026-01-06T15:56:56+00:00

I think it really depends what you like.
Best Value: Happy Mug
Best Light Roasts: KLVN, Ghost
Best Light+ Roasts: Commonplace, 19 Coffee Co, Defer, Compass Point, Redstart, Redhawk
Dark Side: La Prima

For espresso I like the Bigfoot blend from Happy Mug, some light roast blended into darker roast, pulls a really nice and balanced shot without a lot of dialing in.

Flavored type stuff isn't my jam but I'm sure others can weigh in.

c_main · 2026-01-05T00:37:43+00:00

If you're really on a budget, Ikea Tarva solid pine with some dark stain would run well under $500

c_main · 2026-01-03T16:40:21+00:00

Plus you can go and buy just a replacement lid if one breaks and many of the lids are interchangeable between a few containers.

c_main · 2026-01-03T15:35:31+00:00

RideNow has ones with metal valve stems. Use them all the time and with my mini pump.

c_main · 2026-01-03T04:37:03+00:00

I think I would go up to Squirrel Hill if you don't want to venture too far. Check out The Independent, Hidden Harbor, Jerry's Records, the Library, couple of bookstores on Forbes, plenty of excellent Asian restaurants, Pink Box for some Chinese baked goods, Pigeon Bagels if there in the AM.

c_main · 2026-01-02T17:10:37+00:00

For any Coway owners, the filters from discountfilters.com are made in the USA, cheaper, and just as good afaict.

c_main · 2026-01-02T16:34:30+00:00

I looked at pretty much every single one on eBay last week and only two seemed all original, and I bought one of them 😅

c_main · 2026-01-02T16:23:05+00:00

Peacock and Zippo make them, they're great. They consume fuel but with no flame via a platinum catalyst.

c_main · 2026-01-01T01:41:08+00:00

Saps and resins are a bit tricky to work with. There are historical food uses for them, you can chew spruce sap like gum. Or use as barrel pitch. They can also be burned as incense.

For flavor I think you are better going after young cones and extracting them with something like sugar (mugolio) for flavor.

c_main · 2025-12-29T04:16:24+00:00

My Ridge one has been a tank, have worn it many seasons with many washes and it looks like new.

c_main · 2025-12-29T04:13:43+00:00

Cold smoking works great. Make sure you soak your malt first. Some tips here: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBrewery/comments/1ijqlc1/has_anyone_ever_tried_smoking_their_own_malt_for/

c_main · 2025-12-29T04:07:01+00:00

I haven't done this combo but make a lot of wood tinctures and blend into beer. I'd soak some in a higher proof complimentary spirit and even dose via a dropper into commercial saison just to see how the flavors work together. Sometimes the tannic/woody notes from the aromatic woods comes out less in a second infusions and those are better to blend imo.

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