Hello, I’m in the Nova Scotian Valley. The Port Pub would be my local. I’ve been doing BIAB for the past 6 months, IPA’s getting hoppier and hoppier, and now more and more “imperialised”. Have been experimenting with things like fermenting in the brew kettle, non-insulated BIAB mash, and real ale simulation. I developed these techniques with discussions on BIABrewer.info. I have fanatically tried all the hopping techniques, and have invented?/explored “overnight mash hopping”.
My best beer so far was an 8% FWH only Styrian Goldings/MO SMaSH with 1lb hops, it has amazing flavour. Next one planned is a StyrianGoldings 8oz mash hop (tried that before by itself- big flavour) combined with a 5 min addition of 8oz cascade at 9% ABV and 1lb crystal 80 with the MO. Expensive hop bill but delicious. Actually OBK has the Styrian Goldings for $9.99 per lb.
I wanted to join this local group because I would like eventually to enter competitions. I also noticed a few experts on here that I recognised form other sites. I posted enthusiastically on other forums, but less so these days now the nice weather is here (the winters get a bit boring and long) Oh and thanks Jimmy/Becky for the great BIAB bags.
Hello
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"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.
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Thank you very much for the welcomes.
-Mark
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Welcome aboard! Be sure to check the Events subforum for info on the upcoming Valley meetup next weekend.
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Chalmers, Thanks very much. I will be out of the country though unfortunatelychalmers wrote:Welcome aboard! Be sure to check the Events subforum for info on the upcoming Valley meetup next weekend.
I'd like to watch out for the next one though if that is ok.-Mark
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Of course! We're always up to something. 
Enjoy the visit home.
Enjoy the visit home.
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