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goindownsouth
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 posted Jul-07-2006 11:16 AM
  
randymar... definately, go for the Sunrise... And that is the beauty of getting the beer from the source. At Victory, you can mix and match a case. So, a sixer each of Sunrise, Prima Pils, Hop Devil and Stomr King are always welcome additions to my refrigerator...
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webfoot
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posted Jul-07-2006 11:39 AM
or you can just brew a new batch every other week (thats ~ 2 cases /5 gal batch to you non-homebrewers)It's odd when I don't have at least 4-6 cases of beer in the basement at some odd point in their aging process..... If I didn't run, I'd be one fat basturd..... I do throw in some high-gravity bruisers now and then that are capable of aging for a looonnnnggggggg time. Weirdest/strange high gravity brew: Brewed "Cherries in the Snow", a papazian recipee. Basic ale but brewed with 10 lbs of sour cherries (got from farm in michigan via internet search....this was brewed during the winter) Anyway, 10lbs is a LOT of fermentables, never mind all the malt extract I had in there as well. My blow-off hose ID was not wide enough, cherries start getting stuck...I get a call from work from son #1 (home from school) that the carboy just blew off the top and squirted everything all over the basement. Can hear son #2 laughing his a$$ off in the background. I tell son#1 just to wipe it down and put the cap/hose back on after clearing it out. Get a call 10 min later with same story. Can hear son # 2 is now laughing so hard in background I'm worried he's gonna rupture something....
Tell son# 1 just to cover the top loosley with alluminum foil and I'll deal with it when I get home. Get home... cherries are strewn all over the place! Wall...floor...I'm picking cherries out of the ceiling! (embedded in soft cheap-home depot tile stuff) Well, it had such a head of fermentable spooge on it I figured any contaminating microbe would need an outboard moter strapped to its a$$ to make it through that barrier.So I fermented to completion and bottled. Its been 3 months now, have not opened "Mt Vesuvius Cherry Ale" yet...I'll let you know when I do :-)
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goindownsouth
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posted Jul-07-2006 11:52 AM
All I can do is LMAO...Please, let me know how ol' Mt. Vesuvius turns out...
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La Tortuga
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-07-2006 12:11 PM
Webfoot - that is amazing. I planted two sour cherry trees just so that I might brew such a batch. I may nned to stay home and monitor the fermentation when I do.I have a brew photo that perhpas Randymar will post for me. It's one that I am particularly fond of.
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La Tortuga
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-07-2006 12:15 PM
Back to knitting – this week-end I plan to steek a sweater (that is steek not streak Ms Trail). This is not an activity for those faint of heart. This will require me to cut open two armholes in a perfectly beautiful variegated baby sweater. RunMonkey – believe me I will be really toasted when I do this, otherwise it would never turn out.
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La Tortuga
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-07-2006 12:20 PM
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Originally posted by goindownsouth:
La Tortuga: A buddy of mine and I have brewed just about everything under the sun. Our fave is a "Pegasus" IPA, made with a good bit of hops... The hazelnut porter is excellent as well...
how do you get a brew partner? I have many volunteers until it actually comes to brew day. Maybe it's me...maybe it's my approach.
Pegasus IPA? Tell me more...
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-07-2006 12:40 PM
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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
how do you get a brew partner? I have many volunteers until it actually comes to brew day. Maybe it's me...maybe it's my approach.Pegasus IPA? Tell me more...
Well, we got the basic grain bill from a friend who used to be the brewer at Bethlehem Brew Works. It is an IPA with Cascade, Centennial, Warrior (I think), and one other type of hops I cannot recall. Amazing...
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webfoot
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posted Jul-07-2006 12:41 PM
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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
Webfoot - that is amazing. I planted two sour cherry trees just so that I might brew such a batch. I may nned to stay home and monitor the fermentation when I do.
I brewed the Cherry Sout (papazian recipe as well) which only required 5 lbs of cherries. Apparently, critical mass was not reached and nothing of note ensued. Well, actually the cherry stout was THE BEST STOUT I EVER HAD, but aside from that, no spewing, brewing projectiles. I love glass carboys - kinda like lava lamps for adults - but next batch of Mt Vesuvius (?) will get done in a 7 gallon plastic bucket, which should be OK
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La Tortuga
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posted Jul-07-2006 12:54 PM
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Originally posted by goindownsouth:
Well, we got the basic grain bill from a friend who used to be the brewer at Bethlehem Brew Works. It is an IPA with Cascade, Centennial, Warrior (I think), and one other type of hops I cannot recall. Amazing...
Ce qui! C'est terrible! You are supposeto write these things down - hops used, their alpha acid, SG measurements. OCD can go a long way in brewing. What are your thoughts on Cascade hops? vs willamette? I love hops - I have some growing, but have yet to brew with them. Fuggles and Ruggles.
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-07-2006 01:11 PM
La Tortuga... Oh, we have the recipe written down, I just don't have it on my person.I love Cascade hops. I think, despite the fact that they are everywhere, they are undervalued. I also LOVE Chinook hops. Fantastic. There is also a place for Warrior, Amarillo, and some others, as well... Keep in mind, some of the best beers I have ever had have contained little more than a "kiss" of German hops like Hallertau, Tettnang, or Czech Saaz... Just putting it out there.
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-07-2006 01:13 PM
With all this magical brewing talk, I've never felt so much like a Muggle.
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-07-2006 01:19 PM
It could always be worse...
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webfoot
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posted Jul-07-2006 01:27 PM
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Originally posted by goindownsouth:
Keep in mind, some of the best beers I have ever had have contained little more than a "kiss" of German hops like Hallertau, Tettnang, or Czech Saaz... Just putting it out there.
Amen to that brother! I love IPAs, I mean that, but it seems to be all the rage now.... Randy, don't worry, you realize our eclectic/ADD like behaivor will soon lead us back to discussing knitting, or runmonkeys highlighted hair, or nehkid weenahs... should'nt be long now
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goindownsouth
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posted Jul-07-2006 01:36 PM
Agreed webfoot....Sometimes simpler is just better. In this day and age of "BIG" beers, some brewers tend to lose sight of that. But I digress...
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goindownsouth
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posted Jul-07-2006 01:42 PM
Agreed webfoot....Sometimes simpler is just better. In this day and age of "BIG" beers, some brewers tend to lose sight of that. But I digress...
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goindownsouth
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posted Jul-07-2006 01:45 PM
Agreed webfoot....Sometimes simpler is just better. In this day and age of "BIG" beers, some brewers tend to lose sight of that. But I digress...
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-07-2006 01:54 PM
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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
Back to knitting – this week-end I plan to steek a sweater. This is not an activity for those faint of heart. This will require me to cut open two armholes in a perfectly beautiful variegated baby sweater. RunMonkey – believe me I will be really toasted when I do this, otherwise it would never turn out.
I, on the other hand, will be taking an angle-grinder to a perfectly good set of handlebars. This is also not an activity for the faint of heart. However, I will not be toasted, or they would definitely NOT turn out ... in fact, they getting cut down BECAUSE they turn out.
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randymar
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posted Jul-07-2006 02:12 PM
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Originally posted by La Tortuga:
I have a brew photo that perhaps Randymar will post for me. It's one that I am particularly fond of.
As you wish ...  *Did she say "fond?" or "foamed?"*
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goindownsouth
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-07-2006 02:20 PM
I could not help but laugh at that one...
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goindownsouth
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posted Jul-07-2006 02:29 PM
I could not help but laugh at that one...
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-07-2006 02:50 PM
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Originally posted by randymar:
Ooooh, that reminds me, I should probably register for that.
Done.
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La Tortuga
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posted Jul-07-2006 02:55 PM
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Originally posted by randymar:
I, on the other hand, will be taking an angle-grinder to a perfectly good set of handlebars. This is also not an activity for the faint of heart. However, I will not be toasted, or they would definitely NOT turn out ... in fact, they getting cut down BECAUSE they turn out.
Much like Anthony Hopkins doing a pedicure with a dremel.
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-07-2006 02:59 PM
I DID clean Mariel's fingernails with a screwdriver last week.
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randymar
Cool Runner |
posted Jul-10-2006 08:13 AM
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Originally posted by goindownsouth:
randymar ... definitely, go for the Sunrise ...
They didn't have it, so I got Whirlwind instead
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goindownsouth
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posted Jul-10-2006 08:16 AM
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Originally posted by randymar:
They didn't have it, so I got Whirlwind instead
You certainly could have done worse for yourself... Sadly, I am really craving some Hop Devil today...
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