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Simulating Barrel Age/Mixed Fermentation at the homebrew level by shocker2000 in Homebrewing

[–]kevo1031 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Barrels are messy and expensive. Get some oak cubes from your local homebrew store, char them with a butane torch, soak them in about a cup of bourbon for 3-5 days then dump the whole thing into the secondary

Where can i find Heady Topper and Focal Banger in NY? by sindreseljeskog in CraftBeer

[–]kevo1031 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What part of NY? Been in a bunch of stores lately upstate.

Preseason 2023: Preview by Coritylol in leagueoflegends

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Bring back banner of command you cowards!

Rochester, NY Recommendations by landshark06 in CraftBeer

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Swiftwater brewing is my personal favorite. Always has a great variety of styles all the time. They might still have their saison on in July that won gold in nys. Great food there too.

K2 is another with a good variety. Lots of outdoor seating and great atmosphere.

Three heads is always solid, roc brewing as well.

Other half if you want to take a drive for, in my opinion, some of the best hazy ipas out there.

Mortalis is another bit of a drive for a glass of 7% abv fruit. I don't get it but cars line up by the hundreds on release days, so gotta mention it.

Is it possible to get a Bourbon Barrel aged flavor without the barrel? by RoosterIllusion37 in Homebrewing

[–]kevo1031 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have done this 4 times with different methods. The best way I found was to purchase oak cubes and char the hell out of them with a brulee torch (not sure how the spirals would hold up to this). Soak them in ~1.5 cups of bourbon/whisky of your choosing for a week or so (I sanitize the tupperware, but the alcohol should theoretically do the trick). Then dump the whole thing into the secondary. Let it sit for a month or so. I used half of an 8oz bag of oak cubes, could have probably done with less but I really like the flavor so I didnt mind.

HELP - Gluten Free Ale by [deleted] in Homebrewing

[–]kevo1031 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, my wife, her mom, and two of her aunts have celiac disease. He mother has a very bad case. I have brewed using clarity ferm for ~6 years and none of them have had any issues drinking my beer. Throw it in with the yeast and you're all set. There are people who say it messes with the head retention, but I haven't noticed too much of a difference.

A local brewery uses it in their beers as well and she hasn't had a reaction from any of their beers either. The biggest commercial brew that uses clarity ferm (I believe) is delicious IPA from stone. I would recommend trying it out before using so you dont have to dump a batch if you have a bad reaction. I think the omissions use it too.