HOMEBREW Digest #0215

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HOMEBREW Digest #215		             Sun 30 July 1989 

	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@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. 
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Date: Sat, 29 Jul 89 13:10:52 EDT 
From: Dr. T. Andrews <ki4pv!tanner@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. 
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End of HOMEBREW Digest #215, 07/30/89