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Alpha Male
07 Sep : 05:32PM
Yah!!! When in doubt, call them at HG. Technology only seems to work to a point, then an old school phone call saves the day. Does anyone other than me think that technology acts counterproductive to our human need to talk directly to someone? My biggest pet peeve is drive throughs. Most companies bust their butts to serve the lazy customer who can't bothe to get off his ass to come in to their place of business and ignores those that do. Perplexed by that one.
beermaker
07 Sep : 11:34AM
The mysterious case of the missing Roeselare has been solved. Thank you!
mostlymissiles
06 Sep : 08:17PM
thought about filling kegs from secondary this weekend but was tired after having to work all 3 days
arrogantbastard
06 Sep : 09:00AM
They are holding one for you - I saw it , plus theres an order in for more
beermaker
05 Sep : 07:46AM
I called yesterday and they said it was sold out. I have an order pending so I appreciate it ab...
arrogantbastard
04 Sep : 04:34PM
I was in there yesatrday and they had some - going again tomorrow and will recheck. I'll ask them to put one aside for you
beermaker
04 Sep : 02:08PM
I guess someone must have bought up all the Roeselare. It says out of stock.
arrogantbastard
03 Sep : 04:30PM
I was recently at the brouwers cafe which rated the highest beer bar on ratebeer - underwhelming but the lamb burger was good. worth a trip if you are close to downtown seattle
Beertracker
03 Sep : 09:58AM
Big Time, Elysian & Pike in Seattle. I've also heard that Freemont is good, but it opened since my last visit. If you get near Mt. Hood then visit Walking Man. Visit Silver City (Silverdale) if you get across the Sound or if you go up the 5, then stop at the Fishbowl (home of Fish Tale Ale) in Olympia. Also look for Diamond Knot IPA on draught. Enjoy the beer & the scenery!
drunkmechanic
03 Sep : 01:01AM
ok another road trip for me any brew pubs in washington state i should check out
beermaker
02 Sep : 06:23PM
Thanks Desiree!
Desiree
02 Sep : 03:38PM
And I don't recall getting any emails... I will investigate that too.
Desiree
02 Sep : 03:37PM
I have it on the website now:[click here for web link]
Desiree
02 Sep : 03:33PM
we have the Roeselare in stock. Don't know why it's not onthe website.
beermaker
01 Sep : 04:17PM
At least I know they're not just picking on me.Ok, I'm just kidding here folks..I love those guys.
Okierat
01 Sep : 01:59PM
Ya know I sent them an email they never answered back as well.What are you two doing in that store?
beermaker
01 Sep : 12:05PM
They never answered my e-mail about it, so, Hey Dave & Desiree, you guys have roeselare in stock?
arrogantbastard
31 Aug : 01:41PM
FYI- I was in the store yesterday pretty sure they had the roselare
beermaker
30 Aug : 11:15AM
Thanks ab!
arrogantbastard
29 Aug : 11:46AM
For the Flanders you could use the wyeast 3278
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 [ Grand Master Brewer ] Registered Member #374Joined: Wed Nov 18 2009, 09:21AM Posts: 46 | I have the RSG-100ATC refractometer. It has both brix and sg scale and is auto temperature correcting. Problem is that it gives a lower reading than my hydrometer. Examples: kolsch 1.051 refrac, 1.054 on the hydro Brown Ale 1.051 refrac, 1.057 hydro RyePA 1.072 refrac, 1.080 hydro Seems like higher gravities and darker beers may have an affect. Any one have similar issues or is my refractometer a dud? I have no idea what I'm saying. Just trying to get my post count up. | ||
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[ Grand Master Brewer ] Registered Member #374Joined: Wed Nov 18 2009, 09:21AM Posts: 46 | Think I just found the source of some of my error. This is from the MoreBeer website. May be additional information since I bought mine. By the way, it's an MT700 on their website. Getting Geeky about Specific Gravity Vrs. Brix The inaccuracy in the Specific Gravity(SG) scale on this model is rooted in the non-linear conversion of Brix to SG. Take a Brix reading of 10, multiply by 4, and you get a SG reading of 1.040 - the accurate SG reading is 1.041. Take a Brix reading of 20, multiply by 4, and you get 1.080 - the accurate conversion is 1.084. When multiplying by 4 the conversion is worse as sugar levels rise. When this (and other recent)refractometers were made they used the same linear, multiply by 4, approach to create the Specific Gravity scale. Can they fix this - absolutely. We have initiated this change and we expect models with accurate Specific Gravity scales to be available by 2011 and you can be assured MoreBeer! will be the first to carry them. I have no idea what I'm saying. Just trying to get my post count up. | ||
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 [ Patron Saint of Brewers ]  Joined: Mon Jan 15 2007, 01:00AM Posts: 247 | Hmmm....Interesting! Do you suppose MoreBeer will exchange the faulty logic version with a new one? I bet not! Life is too short to drink cheap beer. | ||
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 [ St. Arnold ] Joined: Sun Feb 12 2006, 03:39PM Posts: 426 | I'm not convinced the ATC part of these works well , I think you need to be pretty cool to get a good reading. If there's still an offset at ambient use the adjustment screw to bring it in line with the hydro. I've not noticed a different offset with pale or dark beer. I only use mine to make sure I'm in the ballpark pre and during boil | ||
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