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Love it. I will take you up on that.

 

I'm taking that assertion that one's brewing ability can be lacking and as long as you slap enough hops in it and call it an IPA you can be praised for your ability. Where as attempting a cleaner recipe will truly showcase your ability to brew and achieve the desired profile for the style you're brewing.
But that's just a guess...

 

I will gladly try it! What do you have in the works right now?

 

Speaking of beer, BLO and had to part ways. Last two times I drank it, I got a hellacious headache. I really don’t drink much beer anymore, moved over to mixed drinks.

 

My system has been in storage for a while, but this weekend i will be making my Cream & Amber Ales. 10 gallons of each. People are welcome come by to hang out and bbq while I brew on Labor Day as well.

 

Anyone in the market for a 20" Rigid SR-PRO light bar for about 10% off? Brand new-in-box.

 

Trust me, I’ve had some pretty bad IPAs (IMO), and I think your statement fits them perfectly. When I come across one that I really like, it populates my fridge regularly. Unless it’s something like Pliny that is hard to come by.

 

The thing with bitterness is that it trumps all else. So your beer can have all kinds of issues; flavor, infection, fermentation, carbonation, etc; and it will still just taste like a hop bomb. Great IPAs are amazing beers but they are GENERALLY a bad style to use a basis for brewery quality. The best tests are, and will always be, super light malty beers. IMO of course.

 

Glad to see you’re on the road to recovery from BLO...

 

Grain selection is the backbone of your beer style and profile characteristics and hops should be selected and utilized in a way that compliments the base. If you can overwhelm the flavor profile with a blend of hops and call it an IPA you drown out what makes your beer stand out, and can be seen as a parlor trick to mask the quality of your product and "everybody loves them" so it's an easy way to make more money by keeping a bunch of beer around that doesn't require the same level of quality control but gets consumed faster.

 

I have heard of Pliny the Elder but never had one.

 

Then why do so many fuck it up?

 

I might have to join you, I have something Monday night but might be able to do something before it

 

Bringing you one...

 

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RIP NICK. Do you have an E14 socket? I think that’s the size. An inverted torx. And a 12mm hex.

 

No and maybe

 

Did you get lockers?

 

What's wrong Nick? This looks like it's functional. You feeling ok?

 

Well you see ...more boost means i need more traction....means lockers... and a cage. Plus the 4.88s well help my 60ft time.