Barley Legal Homebrewers

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Est. 2010

President - Evan F.

Secretary - Ryan C.

Club Events - Devin G.

Meetings are held monthly on the first Tuesday at the Iron Hill Brewery Maple Shade. The meeting begins at 7PM in the back room but feel free to stop by a little early for a pint at the bar.

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Latest Activity

shawn kaderabek posted a discussion

Iron Hill to open brewpub in Voorhees

Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant has inked a lease for its 10th location and the second in South Jersey as it is taking a spot at Voorhees Town Center (nee Echelon Mall).Opening is targeted for this winter.Its 9th location, Chestnut Hill, seems to…See More

9 minutes ago

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Dave Barone replied to Daniel Obermeier's discussion Immersion chiller

"ive had my copper IC for about a year now and no problems with it getting corroded or too dirty...i dont't even really clean it i just toss it in the last 15mins of the boil and than when i take it out i squirt it off and hang it up to…"

1 hour ago

Chris Smith replied to Devin's discussion BL hosting a Philly Beer Geek round Monday May 21st!!!

"Kru and I tied for the win, but Kevin can't make it on Wednesday, so I think Blake is going as the third place "alternate." So Blake and I will be competing at Manayunk on Wednesday. Doors open at 7, competition starts at…"

2 hours ago

Daniel Obermeier replied to Daniel Obermeier's discussion Immersion chiller

"So SS stronger less corrosive. Copper weaker but better heat transfer. I guess it comes down to my question on cleaning."

2 hours ago

Daniel Obermeier replied to Daniel Obermeier's discussion Immersion chiller

"That was my initial thought too, but I'm reading that the wall thickness of a stainless steel IC is thinner then copper since SS is stronger. So the heat transfer difference is minimal. I still feel that copper would be quicker at chilling and…"

2 hours ago

Andrew Tasso replied to Daniel Obermeier's discussion Immersion chiller

"Copper is better a better conductor, overall, but I think both perform relatively the same as far as heat transfer goes in the application of wort chilling. However, I've never been through Thermodynamics, so don't hold me on this…"

2 hours ago

Ryan Cochrane replied to Daniel Obermeier's discussion Immersion chiller

"heat transfer of SS is significantly worse than copper."

2 hours ago

Andrew Tasso replied to Daniel Obermeier's discussion Immersion chiller

"It works in similar concept to a plate chiller. The counter flow of cold water pulls the heat out of the hot wort. It's a lot bigger than a plate chiller, too.I don't use a pump with my setup, it's all gravity fed. I also do BIAB with…"

3 hours ago

Forum

Iron Hill to open brewpub in Voorhees

Started by shawn kaderabek in Beer News 9 minutes ago.

Immersion chiller 16 Replies

I'm looking to buy an immersion chiller since I recently found out they make an adapter for sink faucets (I have no hose hookup where I live). Found one on amazon that looks pretty decent (50' of 3/8" copper tubing with all the needed tubing and…Continue

Started by Daniel Obermeier in Equipment. Last reply by Dave Barone 1 hour ago.

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BL hosting a Philly Beer Geek round Monday May 21st!!! 12 Replies

Barley Legal will be running a round of the Philly Beer Geek (http://www.phillybeergeek.com/) competition this Monday, May 21st! If you aren't familar, Philly Beer Geek is an annual competetion to…Continue

Started by Devin in Events. Last reply by Chris Smith 2 hours ago.

Pick Up Soccer? 17 Replies

Anyone interested in starting pickup soccer games or what not? Continue

Started by Ryan Cochrane in Off Topic. Last reply by Bruce Coletta 4 hours ago.

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Awesome June Events! 19 Replies

A few beer pouring events I wanted to mention. We'll need both kegs/bottles and pourers. I will post sign up sheets later but for now here we go:Sunday June 3 - Beer/food event at Noir a new resturaunt opening on East Passyunk. We supply the…Continue

Started by Devin in Events. Last reply by Devin 6 hours ago.

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Manayunk Philly Beer Week Events 3 Replies

Hey boys and girls. The following are some really cool events I have put together with some of my favorite accounts for PBW 2012. If you are interested, I would love to have some Barley Legal support wherever I can. Especially the pin and sixtel…Continue

Started by Evan Fritz in Events. Last reply by Michael Kennedy 18 hours ago.