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I'll bring a mini keg of some 8% Strong Ale that Brian C brewed 7 months ago during a club brew day on New Year's Day. I used Edinburgh yeast on this portion.
I'll also bring a bottle of the Hemp Ale that won the Spice ale division at the O.C.Fair

Results are here: http://www.ocfair.com/competitions/results.aspx Looks like Scott B., BrewCaptain, Brad W. and a few others are on the list! Great job everyone! For me, my Hibiscus Metheglin took 2nd. Yeah! :) --LexusChris Way to go Chris! How about bringing some of that Hibiscus Metheglin to the ...

A freezer might work for you. You would need to buy an external thermostat. You could set one carboy on the floor of the freezer and then build a shelf above it for another carboy. You would have room left over at the top shelves for beer bottles. Here is a craigslist ad I saw today. http://orangeco...

Have you tried one of these screens?
I use these screens and only had a clog one time. I used compressed air and cleared the clog then it was fine. Now I add rice hulls to all my mashes.

hjw wrote:Do you have anymore of the old ale left? I actually voted that as my BOS winner. Quite excellent

I have one 12oz. bottle
email me at backhousebrew@gmail.com
Don

Thanks Guys
I just brewed a new batch of Hemp Ale today and I plan on bringing a keg of it to the O.C.Fair Party.
See you there!

Just received my email from O.C.Fair.
My Nut Brown Hemp Ale took First place in division 621 Spice/Herb/Vegetable
and...
my original Old Man Winter from last year took First place in division 619 Strong Ale

It really does get better with age!

Let me know when you're ready to start construction. I have all the tools to build it.

I'll be there pouring with Noble Ale Works. They had a good mix of breweries last year. Pretty impressive fest for a church. So many brewfests in June. This one looks great. Lots of photos of last year on their Facebook page. Scott, did you enter their homebrew contest? I already bought tickets for...

Any genius ideas for building a rack to hold corny kegs? Something that attaches to the wall or hangs from the ceiling perhaps. Maybe something along the lines of a wine bottle rack. Here's a wood shelf design that will mount to the wall. It may not be too clear since I had to resize the image. she...

Congratulations Brad !
You're going to need a truck to haul all of that silver and gold.
Way to go.

Here's some good info on the effect of sunlight on beer. I think I'll keep my wort in the shade. "Beer is highly susceptible to light, and we might add, light from any source. In sunlight, the reaction is almost immediate. The ultraviolet part of the light spectrum breaks down the sulphur conta...

I would like to enter it in both categories as long as it fits the Brown Ale requirements. Is it possible they would disqualify a Hemp Ale in the Brown Ale category or, would they just give it a lower score for not following the ingredient guidelines or, is the Hemp seed an acceptable ingredient in ...

I'm planning on entering my Nut Brown Hemp Ale in the O.C. Fair but I'm not sure which catergory it falls under.
It could be 10C American Brown Ale or 23 Specialty Beer.
Any suggestions?

Nice article in the Orange County Weekly about the "Barley Bandits" and homebrewing in general.
http://www.ocweekly.com/slideshow/homeb ... 917689/27/